The tony 17th-century square is home to art galleries, vintage clothiers, restaurants, cafés and is now the best-kept beauty ...

The Grand Banquet offers an immersive experience of the royal feasts of France’s 18th century — with a seasonal menu by Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse for today's exacting epicureans.

In 1623, King Louis XIII built a hunting lodge at Versailles for his own pleasure. It wasn’t until his successor, King Louis XIV, took the throne that Versailles was expanded to become a grand ...

His father, King Louis XIII favored the site for its hunting potential and built a brick and stone lodge there so modest, one of his advisors remarked that "a mere gentleman would not have been ...

Read More: World's Prettiest Places The French King Louis XIII originally built a lodge here as a quiet retreat where he could hunt. His son, Louis XIV, had different intentions for the property.