Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.

Nestled in the northeastern corner of France, the picturesque region of Alsace is home to a collection of enchanting towns that seem to leap straight off the pages of a storybook. With their ...

France's easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against the German border, along the Rhine, the region flip-flopped between Germany ...