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Tursac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique ou Abri du Facteur

Nestling beneath a rocky overhang in the Vézère valley, the Abri du Facteur in Tursac reveals the secrets of the Magdalenians: engravings, refined tools and the remains of a humanity 15,000 years old.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte d'Aquitaine

Baroque jewel of the 18th century, the Porte d'Aquitaine raises its triumphal arch in the heart of Bordeaux. The work of the architect Portier, adorned with sculptures by Francin, it embodies the urban grandeur of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmen de la Madeleine

Vestige néolithique niché dans le pays de Carnac, ce dolmen à couloir livre en silence les secrets d'une civilisation bâtisseuse de mégalithes vieille de plus de cinq millénaires. Un fragment d'éternité en granit breton.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Cimetière communal et son enceinte entourant l'église

Nestling on the mythical rock of Mont-Saint-Michel, this medieval cemetery surrounded by a granite wall offers a striking dialogue between death, the sea and the sacred. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1934.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Maison

In the heart of ancient Arles, this listed house bears witness to the genius of Provençal construction, with its sculpted façade, harmonious massing and subtle dialogue between Roman heritage and medieval sensibility.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède

An elegant eighteenth-century Bordelais townhouse, the hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède embodies the splendour of Bordeaux's merchant bourgeoisie at the height of Atlantic trade and the wine négociant business.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Escalier monumental d'accès à la gare Saint-Charles

Monumental staircase at Marseille's Saint-Charles station: 104 spectacular steps adorned with allegorical statues, a truly grandiose prelude to the city of Marseille, listed as a Historic Monument.

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Plonéour-Lanvern · Bretagne

Menhir

Sentinelle de pierre dressée depuis le Néolithique, ce menhir de Plonéour-Lanvern incarne la puissance mystérieuse de la Bretagne mégalithique. Monument classé depuis 1924, il dialogue en silence avec un paysage finistérien inchangé depuis des millénaires.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne église Saint-Martin de Mazerat

Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, this Romanesque church from the 12th century blends a medieval apse and a Renaissance bell tower in a rare architectural dialogue, listed as a Monument Historique since 1920.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel Laurens de Beaujeu

An elegant 17th-18th century Arles town house, Hôtel Laurens de Beaujeu embodies the refinement of the Provencal bourgeoisie, with its well-ordered façade and inner courtyards bathed in southern light.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Soutard

At the heart of Saint-Émilion, the Château Soutard combines classical eighteenth-century architecture with exceptional winemaking, listed as a Monument Historique for its remarkable character within the grand cru classé vineyard.

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Les Garennes sur Loire · Pays de la Loire

Moulin du Pavé

Standing on the banks of the Loire in Anjou, the Moulin du Pavé in Garennes-sur-Loire is a rare example of milling in the Loire, and was listed as a Historic Monument in 2022 for its architecture and intimate relationship with the river.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Canon

Born of the audacity of a legendary privateer, Château Canon combines the elegance of the 18th century with the finest terroirs of Saint-Émilion. A vineyard enclosed by low stone walls, owned by Chanel since 1996.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte, dite de la Cadène, et maison à pans de bois attenante

At the heart of Saint-Émilion, the porte de la Cadène raises its medieval ogival arch between two centuries-old houses. The chain that once divided the upper town and the lower town still haunts every stone of this unique passageway.

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Belz · Bretagne

Ensemble mégalithique de Kerdruellan

Sixty recumbent megaliths, all in place since the Neolithic: the Kerdruellan alignment in Belz reveals a secret page in Breton prehistory in an exceptional state of preservation.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pont dit Pont de Pierre

The Pont de Pierre, the first permanent bridge in Bordeaux, has spanned the Garonne with 17 elegant arches since 1821. A masterpiece of stone and ingenuity, it remains the architectural symbol of the rose-hued city of the South-West.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Victoria

Jewel of nineteenth-century Bordelais hospitality, the Hôtel Victoria combines Second Empire elegance with the memory of the great travellers who made Bordeaux a cosmopolitan capital.

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

abri Audi

At the gateway to Les Eyzies, the abri Audi opens onto two stone ages, from the Mousterian to the Perigordian, offering an exceptional testimony to human continuity in the Vézère valley.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Menhir de Crifol

Standing alone in the Carnac region, the Crifol menhir is one of Brittany's oldest stone witnesses, standing guard over the moor for over five thousand years.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pavillon de musique

Discreet jewel of the Bordeaux gardens, this 18th-century music pavilion captivates with its neoclassical elegance and refined proportions, a rare testament to the French art of living under the Ancien Régime.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne chapelle du Chapître

Unsung Gothic gem of Saint-Émilion, the former chapelle du Chapitre conceals beneath its 13th-century vaults medieval paintings long buried under whitewash, and capitals adorned with enigmatic faces.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Coutet

At the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, the Château Coutet displays the understated elegance of a nineteenth-century Bordelais chartreuse, set within a park of pools and flowerbeds traversed by an exceptional water feature.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne église du couvent des Dominicains, dit des Jacobins

A striking medieval vestige in the heart of Saint-Émilion, this large 26-metre Gothic wall bears witness to the power of the Dominicans in Guyenne: ogival windows with tri-lobed infills of rare elegance.

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Montcaret · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ruines gallo-romaines

At the heart of the Périgord, an exceptional Gallo-Roman villa reveals its baths adorned with intact polychrome mosaics — one of the best-preserved ancient bathing complexes in the South-West.

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