IN the enthusiasm of fresh discovery, archaeologists at times are apt to overstress the importance of their finds. No reservation is necessary in appreciating the outstanding character of the ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73 ...

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE – I long ago lost my sense of direction during what I’ve dubbed The Tour de la Ferme, aka The Farm Tour. The car’s talkative GPS is programmed to tell us the winding way to Lascaux ...

This cave is not to be missed. The paintings of animals — many that appear to be Appaloosa horses — are beautifully executed in several colors, but the reverse hand prints are the most touching. It is ...

France's Dordogne region is loved by Brits, but has largely remained under the radar of American travelers. Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey ...

Freshly plowed fields in the Vézère Valley -- Font de Gaume -- Millions of years ago -- Neanderthals and Homo sapiens -- Combarelles -- Venus figures, blades, beads, and bone -- Rouffignac -- Laurel ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. I’d take her for a lazy canoe ride down the river, ...