Imagine a place where the Atlantic breeze hums through pine needles, oyster beds glisten near the shoreline, and low‑slung ...

La Rochelle, France — We didn’t take long to RSVP when friends who are renovating a 200-year-old farmhouse near La Rochelle invited us to visit in August. “It’ll be good for the children’s sense of ...

For history, culture, kick-back beaches and eye-aching prettiness. La Rochelle’s sheltered harbour made it a major Atlantic trading port, and its history is reflected in its fortifications and elegant ...

Turning an apartment into short-term tourist accommodation may seem harmless. But on a large scale, it ends up transforming entire cities and daily life for their residents. France's politicians are ...