Another top Rick Steves pick is Chartres in Lights, a city-wide sound and light show in which the cathedral's facade and other historic buildings and bridges around town are spectacularly ...

They reference the historical figure François Villon, a renowned yet troubled French poet, and discuss how the picturesque setting evokes memories of his life and work. Keywords Chartres, cathedral, ...

And Fallingwater does that the way Chartres Cathedral does that. That there’s some experience that gets you in your gut and you just feel it. And you can’t quite even say it. My whole life is ...