Towers capped with steep slate roofs rise from the forest like something out of a storybook. Pierrefonds Castle, rebuilt in the nineteenth century under the direction of Viollet-le-Duc, stands as a vision of medieval grandeur reimagined for the romantic age. Moats surround the outer walls, and the inner courtyard reveals carved stonework, ornate chimneys, and […]
Categories: Castles, France, Sights, Sights, Virtual Travel
The salt spray hits your face before your feet touch the sand, a fine mist carried inland on the Atlantic breeze. Overhead, gulls trace lazy circles against a sky that shifts from pearl grey to cerulean. Biarritz is a place of contrasts: rugged surf breaks crash against a shoreline that once hosted European royalty, and […]
