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France's Château de Maintenon: The castle of Louis XIV's secret wife

This French Renaissance-style castle would probably have remained largely unknown if it hadn't become home to the secret wife of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon. Françoise d'Aubigné – her real name – was a woman of humble origins who is often compared to Cinderella. After Louis secretly married her, the Château de Maintenon underwent numerous transformations as she put her own stamp on it. Meanwhile, the French-style garden was designed by renowned landscape architect André Le Nôtre but was only laid out in 2013.   
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The lasting legacy of French military architect Vauban

French minotaur stalks streets of Toulouse

Meet the medieval castle builders in France's Burgundy region

The giants of the River Seine

Haute couture socks: Broussaud, a French success story

The virtues of France's most remarkable trees

Blackcurrant: Burgundy's second treasure

France's Vaux-le-Vicomte, an avant-garde château

The guardians of Paris's River Seine

France hosts World's Best Cheesemaker competition

Inside the legendary Hotel Negresco in the French city of Nice

Sequins in the countryside: France's Royal Palace cabaret

The marshes of Bourges in France's Loire Valley

Guadeloupe's Carnival: An island fiesta

France's Jura region, a wild land with a rich heritage

A stitch in time: Discovering French fashion traditions

Restoring the priceless heritage of France's Loire Valley

A wine festival in France's Burgundy villages

Chantilly: France's castle of princes

A French family business: The intricacies of Boulle work
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