In the old quarter of a Breton town, a routine construction project turned into a rare encounter with the Middle Ages. Beneath the courtyard of a working hotel, archaeologists uncovered the stone ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 14th-century medieval castle, including a moat, hidden beneath the courtyard of a historic hotel in France. Jewelry, pots, pans and padlocks were among ...

Archaeologists had known for years that a hotel in Vannes, France, was built on the site of a medieval castle. The 18th century mansion-turned-hotel even named itself after the castle: the Château de ...