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Duravel · Occitanie

Eglise de Saint-Avit

In the heart of the Quercy region, the ruined church of Saint-Avit in Duravel preserves an 11th-century Romanesque apse of rare purity, the cradle of a bewitching healing legend where springs and popular beliefs mingle with age-old limestone.

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Gréalou · Occitanie

Deux dolmens

Standing on the limestone plateaux of the Lot for over 5,000 years, the two dolmens of Gréalou bear witness to a Neolithic civilisation that built megaliths, and were listed as Historic Monuments in 1978.

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Barneville-Carteret · Normandie

Ancien corps de garde de Carteret

A granite sentinel facing the English Channel, this 18th-century watchtower has stood guard over Cap de Carteret since 1745, a rare reminder of the royal defensive system that protected the Cotentin peninsula from maritime invasion.

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Cléden-Cap-Sizun · Bretagne

Chapelle de Saint-They

Perchée sur la pointe du Van, la chapelle Saint-They défie les vents du Finistère depuis le Moyen Âge, offrant un panorama sauvage sur la mer d'Iroise et une aura légendaire hors du commun.

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Aix-en-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel Isoard de Vauvenargues dit aussi d'Entrecasteaux ou Boniface-Laidet

Au cœur d'Aix-en-Provence, cet hôtel particulier du début du XVIIIe siècle incarne l'élégance baroque provençale, avec ses façades sculptées et sa cour intérieure où se mêlent noblesse de robe et art de vivre aixois.

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Saint-Divy · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Divy

In the heart of Brittany's Léon region, Saint-Divy church reveals a rare treasure: its painted panelling dating from 1676, recounting the life of the founding saint, in a remarkably coherent Renaissance architectural setting.

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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Javerlhac

Jewel of Romanesque architecture in the Périgord vert, the church of Javerlhac reveals two naves from distinct periods, a mediaeval cupola and a Romanesque bell tower housing a moving enfeu with recumbent effigies.

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Sulniac · Bretagne

Cimetière

At the heart of the Sulniac cemetery, this 16th-century granite cross boasts a remarkable range of carvings: Crucifixion, Pietà and patron saints chiselled into Breton stone.

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Crozon · Bretagne

Four à chaux de l'Aber

A 19th-century industrial vestige in the heart of Finistère, this Breton lime kiln is distinguished by its granite facing of exceptional quality, nestling on the banks of the Aber in a landscape preserved by the Conservatoire du Littoral.

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Saint-Gervais · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Gervais

A Romanesque jewel of the Bordelais, the église Saint-Gervais reveals a twelfth-century apse adorned with interior arcading and pilaster buttresses of rare elegance, crowned by a pendentive dome of Byzantine inspiration.

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Lambesc · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Tour du Jacquemart

Sentinelle de pierre au cœur de Lambesc, la Tour du Jacquemart dresse son beffroi Renaissance sur la Provence. Son automate mécanique frappant les heures fascine depuis le XVIIe siècle.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Monument élevé à la mémoire des Girondins

Colossal monument standing 50 metres tall in the heart of Bordeaux, the Monument aux Girondins spreads its bronze fountains across the place des Quinconces — a masterpiece of French republican sculpture.

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Distré · Pays de la Loire

Dolmen La Vacherie

A Neolithic vestige from the Saumur area, the La Vacherie dolmen in Distré stand with their imposing thousand-year-old sandstone slabs in the heart of the Saumur region, silent testimony to the first megalith builders in the Loire Valley.

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Réville · Normandie

Eglise Saint-Martin

Set in the heart of the Cotentin region, the church of Saint-Martin in Réville is a sober Norman Romanesque, where granite and limestone have been in dialogue since the Middle Ages. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1923.

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Quistinic · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Pierre

In the heart of Morbihan, Saint-Pierre church in Quistinic boasts a stone spire of rare elegance, crowned with balustrades and belfries, an emblem of 18th-century Breton craftsmanship.

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Erdeven · Bretagne

Tumulus avec deux dolmens à galerie de Run-er-Sinzen

On the outskirts of Erdeven, Run-er-Sinzen conceals under its great mantle of earth two Neolithic gallery dolmens of rare eloquence, silent witnesses to a megalithic civilisation that shaped the Morbihan over 5,000 years ago.

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Saint-Brieuc · Bretagne

Tour du Saint-Esprit

Vestige discret mais saisissant d'un manoir médiéval du XVe siècle niché au cœur de Saint-Brieuc, la Tour du Saint-Esprit fascine par ses deux escaliers de pierre en colimaçon, intacts depuis six siècles.

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Aubas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Sauveboeuf

Built in the 17th century by the Ferrières de Sauveboeuf family, this Périgord château with a square courtyard sheltered the childhood of Mirabeau before becoming a restored jewel of the Oberkampf family in the 19th century.

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Sarlat-la-Canéda · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ruines du château de Temniac

A stone sentinel overlooking Sarlat, Temniac castle has seen its history span twelve centuries of bishops, wars and ruins. Its quadrilateral enclosure and towers bear witness to an exceptional destiny.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Manoir du Grand Nozay

Nestling on the outskirts of Angers, the Manoir du Grand Nozay boasts the discreet elegance of the Anjou Renaissance: sculpted dormer windows, corner turrets and a white tufa facade bear witness to the seigneurial lifestyle of the 16th century.

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Hébécrevon · Normandie

Château de la Roque

A discreet 16th-century Norman jewel, Château de la Roque in Hébécrevon displays the sober elegance of the Manche Renaissance, a grey stone manor house and a reminder of a preserved aristocratic Normandy.

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Gréalou · Occitanie

Eglise

In the heart of the Quercy region, this 12th-century Romanesque church features a timber-framed bell tower perched on the transept - a rare architectural feature in the Lot.

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Capdenac · Occitanie

Fontaine troglodytique dite Fontaine des Anglais

Carved out of the rock in ancient times, the Fontaine des Anglais in Capdenac features a staircase carved into the cliff, leaded pools and an astonishingly pure medieval pointed arch.

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Gourdon · Occitanie

Maison Cavaignac

In the heart of Gourdon, this 17th-century mansion bears the name of the famous Cavaignac family. Its Quercy limestone facade and mullioned windows bear witness to a remarkable provincial elegance.

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