Known to the French as "La Fête Nationale," and by the Anglicized term "Bastille Day," Tuesday marks France's independence and the 226th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, a medieval ...

Irene S. Levine is an award-winning travel and lifestyle journalist. Bastille Day, a national holiday in France, commemorates the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution.

This year's Bastille Day will also carry a sombre note. Last year, at least 84 people were killed, including more than 10 children, when a lorry slammed through a crowd as they celebrated in the ...