Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture. France’s Loire Valley may be known for its fairy-tale-like ...

This photograph taken on July 16, 2017, shows an aerial view of Chateau Chenonceaux on the River Cher, some 30kms east of Tours. - Built in 1513 by Katherine Briconnet and enriched by Diane de ...

Water levels in France’s longest river have fallen to a record low over the summer. Many campaigners, scientists and ...

LOIREAUXENCE, France (Reuters) - France's river Loire, famous for the hundreds of castles gracing its shores, is a shallow river at the best of times, but this year even its flat-bottom tourist barges ...

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many ...

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Exploring France’s Loire Valley is a surreal affair, with its blend of ancient Gaelic history, resplendent Renaissance châteaus, and vineyards with roots in an era that makes the American mind, with ...

“Wine was one of the first signs of civilization to appear in the life of human beings…It is in the Bible; it is in Homer, and it shines through all the pages of history, participating in the destiny ...

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Famous for UNESCO World Heritage castles, Loire suffers drought Unprecedented low water levels endanger river ecology Sand banks stretch for miles, flat-bottom boats stranded Four nuclear plants ...