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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cathédrale Saint-André

A Gothic jewel of Bordeaux, the cathédrale Saint-André raises its twin spires in the heart of the city, housing a royal portal from the 13th century and the mysterious tour Pey Berland, built apart like a stone sentinel.

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Tursac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique dit Abri Cellier au Ruth

Carved into the rock more than 30,000 years ago, the abri Cellier au Ruth offers an exceptional testament to Aurignacian art: decorated blocks featuring animal figures and vulvas among the oldest in Europe.

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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement de la Micoque

At the gateway to Les Eyzies, la Micoque reveals 400,000 years of humanity within a uniquely stratified deposit, the cradle of a Palaeolithic civilisation that gave its name to an entire culture.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Palais des Archevêques ou Palais Cardinal

Nestled within the medieval ramparts of Saint-Émilion, the Palais Cardinal reveals its Romanesque twin windows and the mark of Gaillard de Lamothe, nephew of Pope Clément V — a forgotten gem of the medieval Bordelais.

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Locmariaquer · Bretagne

Dolmen dit Table-des-Marchands

A jewel of the Breton Neolithic, the Table-des-Marchands is home to one of the largest engraved slabs in Europe: mysterious crosses, a sharp axe and enigmatic symbols dating back 6,000 years.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Maison dite Les Terrasses

Clinging to the sides of the legendary rock, the house known as Les Terrasses is one of the rare examples of preserved medieval civil architecture on Mont-Saint-Michel, with its corbelled terraces overlooking the bay.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Maison Piquerel (dépendance de l'Hôtel de la Confiance)

Nestling in the heart of Mont-Saint-Michel, the Maison Piquerel, an outbuilding of the Hôtel de la Confiance, is a medieval jewel that was listed in 1948 and bears witness to Norman island civil architecture at its most authentic.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte du Palais (ou Porte Cailhau)

Flamboyant Gothic jewel rising above the Garonne, the Porte Cailhau spreads its two slender towers and its airy campanile like a medieval triumphal arch in honour of Charles VIII.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmen de Roch-Feutet

Vestige dolménique néolithique aux portes de Carnac, le Roch-Feutet dresse ses orthostates de granit dans le paysage breton comme un dialogue silencieux entre les vivants et leurs ancêtres d'il y a cinq millénaires.

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Savignac-de-Miremont · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique de la Ferrassie

Sanctuary of primitive humanity, the La Ferrassie rock shelter has been yielding unique Neanderthal remains since 1896: engraved burials, bones and Mousterian tools revealing the earliest known funerary rituals.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 9 rue Le-Corbusier

Jewel of the modern movement in Pessac, this house designed by Le Corbusier embodies the architectural revolution of the 1920s: roof terrace, free façade and pilotis for a reinvented style of living.

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Prignac-et-Marcamps · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Caverne à peintures dite de Pair-non-Pair

Engraved more than 25,000 years ago, the rock sanctuary of Pair-non-Pair reveals its mammoths, aurochs and horses on intact limestone — one of the oldest testimonies of human art in the Gironde.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Villa Bellevue

A neo-Gothic jewel dating from 1913, nestling in the heart of Mont-Saint-Michel, Villa Bellevue blends into the medieval architecture of the sacred islet while embodying the audacity of early 20th-century holiday resorts.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Maison adossée aux remparts

Nestling against the medieval ramparts of Mont-Saint-Michel, this listed house reveals the art of living in the shadow of the walls: a rare example of island civilisation, between Norman stone and the dizzying heights of the rock.

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Rocamadour · Occitanie

Ancien palais abbatial, actuel musée d'art sacré

Perched on the cliffs of Rocamadour, the former abbey palace now houses an exceptional museum of sacred art, combining medieval Causse architecture with the spiritual treasures of Quercy.

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Le Buisson-de-Cadouin · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne abbaye de Cadouin

Founded in 1115 in the heart of the Périgord, the Cistercian abbey of Cadouin dazzles with its Flamboyant cloister of rare delicacy and its turbulent history linked to a mysterious relic.

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Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault · Pays de la Loire

Maison du Prieur (ancienne) à Cunault

Nestling in Cunault, this 16th-century priory house epitomises the elegance of the Loire Renaissance, with its sculpted tufa stone and mullioned windows overlooking the tranquil Loire.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne Maison de Montaigne

At the heart of Bordeaux, this sixteenth-century Gothic residence holds the memory of Michel de Montaigne, born within these walls in 1533. A polygonal turret, an oratory with a ribbed vault, and a period fireplace bear witness to an exceptional past.

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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique du Vignaud

Nestled in the limestone rock of the Vézère valley, the Vignaud deposit contains remains from the Mousterian and the Upper Palaeolithic, silent witnesses to 80,000 years of human occupation at the heart of the world's cradle of prehistory.

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Camaret-sur-Mer · Bretagne

Tour Vauban

A granite sentinel standing at the entrance to Brest harbour, the Vauban Tower at Camaret is one of the few works of military engineering to have actually withstood enemy fire - and come out on top.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Lecomte de Latresne

Elegant Bordeaux townhouse from the mid-eighteenth century, the Hôtel Lecomte de Latresne spreads its eight bays between a courtyard of honour and a secret garden, in the great Girondine classical tradition.

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Sergeac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Abri Castanet

An exceptional vestige of the Upper Palaeolithic, the abri Castanet at Sergeac contains some of the oldest artistic expressions of humanity, engraved and painted in the rock more than 35,000 years ago.

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Marquay · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique de Laussel

Rupestrian sanctuary of the Périgord noir, Laussel conceals one of the oldest feminine representations in human history: the Vénus à la Corne, sculpted 25,000 years ago in limestone rock.

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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement de Laugerie-Basse

Beneath the rock shelter of Laugerie-Basse, the Vézère reveals one of the richest Magdalenian deposits in the world: sculpted ivories, harpoons and venus figurines bear witness to a fascinating humanity 15,000 years old.

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