Anchored to a rocky cliff face in France's Southwest Lot region is the city of Rocamadour, a stunning tiered beauty of medieval dwellings, imposing towers, and a castle at its highest point. Its ...

French police are investigating the disappearance of Durandal, a sword linked to mythology akin to the fabled British King Arthur's Excalibur, after it mysteriously vanished from the Pyrenean village ...

Legend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it went missing in June, an investigation to find France’s Excalibur began. By Hank Sanders and William ...

A charming village nestled on top of a cliff-edge in the French countryside has been compared to a town straight out of the popular Game of Thrones series. Rocamadour is a charming commune located at ...

The French town of Rocamadour was partly known for a centuries-old sword embedded in a cliff wall 100 feet off a riverbank. The 1,250-year-old Durandal sword disappeared recently, believed to be ...

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France's answer to the Excalibur, the Durandal, has mysteriously vanished, after being stuck in stone for over 1,300 years in the village of Rocamadour. The French police are investigating the loss of ...