NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...

It was no secret that Hôtel Lagorce in Vannes, a historic town in northwestern France, was built on top of a medieval castle. What archaeologists didn’t realize was the remarkably good condition that ...

Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. (Cristina Baussan for NPR) NORTHERN ...

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included. In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century ...