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Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de Tout Espoir

At the gates of Bordeaux, the église Notre-Dame de Tout Espoir reveals eleven centuries of living stone: pioneering Gothic vaults crown a Romanesque nave built upon the very foundations of Roman Gaul.

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Sarzeau · Bretagne

Ruines du château de Suscinio

A ducal fortress facing the sea, Suscinio was a favourite holiday destination for the Dukes of Brittany. Its moats, towers and medieval pavements make it a jewel of Morbihan.

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Malansac · Bretagne

Calvaire

Set in the Breton countryside around Malansac, this monumental 17th-century sculpted granite calvary, crowned by its stone altar, embodies all the mystical fervour and excellence of Armorican stonemasons.

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Saint-Germain-du-Salembre · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château

Built on the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa, this Périgord castle with its truncated medieval keep tells the story of a thousand years of history, from the Hundred Years' Wars to the 18th-century rebuilds.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean

Temple of the railways from the Second Empire, the gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean stretches its majestic eclectic façade across 300 metres, crowned by a canopy of cast iron and glass that bathes the platforms in a golden light.

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Saint-Astier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Puyferrat

Perched on the Périgord lands of Saint-Astier, the château de Puyferrat displays the restrained elegance of the sixteenth-century French Renaissance, where round towers and mullioned windows combine seigneurial might with architectural refinement.

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Guiscriff · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Maudé

Nestling in the Morbihan bocage, the chapel of Saint-Maudé in Guiscriff is a jewel of rural Breton art, dedicated to a Celtic evangelising saint whose cult still permeates the local memory.

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Denée · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Tucked away in the Anjou bocage, Denée church reveals eight centuries of stone history, from the sober Romanesque of the 12th century to the Gothic and Classical alterations that make it a fascinating architectural palimpsest.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Hôtel de Maquillé

An elegant eighteenth-century Anjou town house, the Hôtel de Maquillé epitomises the refinement of classical architecture in Anjou, with its ordered facades and sober distinction listed as a Historic Monument.

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Arzal · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lantierne

Joyau roman du Morbihan, cette chapelle templière au clocher conique unique abrite huit autels médiévaux et un plan en T d'une rare complexité architecturale, témoignage vivant de huit siècles d'histoire religieuse.

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Paimpol · Bretagne

Croix

Erected in the 17th century in the heart of Paimpol, this monumental cross in Breton granite combines maritime fervour and Breton lapidary art, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1926.

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Périgueux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vestiges de la citadelle gallo-romaine de Vésone

Last bulwark of the ancient city of Vésone, the Gallo-Roman walls of Périgueux have stood with their round towers and majestic Porte de Mars since the third century — an exceptional testament to Roman resilience in the face of barbarian invasions.

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Quimperlé · Bretagne

Ancien présidial

An imposing vestige of royal justice in Brittany, the granite facade of Quimperlé's former presidial court stands in the heart of the lower town, a sober and austere testimony to the judicial power of the 17th century.

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Granville · Normandie

Enceinte de la Haute-Ville

Perched on their granite promontory facing the English Channel, the ramparts of Granville's Upper Town offer a breathtaking panorama and bear witness to an intense military history of privateers, wars and 18th-century reconstruction.

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Plougourvest · Bretagne

Croix de chemin en pierre de Lambader

Dressée au XVIe siècle sur les chemins de Plougourvest, cette croix de pierre de Lambader incarne l'âme spirituelle de la Bretagne rurale : sculpture finement ouvragée, kersanton et granit mêlés, classée Monument Historique depuis 1910.

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Trégunc · Bretagne

Menhir de Kérangallou

The Kérangallou menhir, a stone sentinel that has stood guard over the Trégunc area since Neolithic times, embodies the mysterious power of Brittany's megalithic civilisations and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1930.

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Mespaul · Bretagne

Ancienne église Saint-Aurélien, au Vieux Bourg

A remnant of the Mespaul parish enclosure, this Renaissance chapel-ossuary from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries is a rare reminder of a sunken funeral Brittany, converted into a dwelling in 1908.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne)

A medieval vestige of Angers, the former Saint-Lazare chapel combines sober 12th-century Romanesque features with Grand Siècle alterations, the silent guardian of a history linked to lepers and Christian charity.

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Plouisy · Bretagne

Manoir de Kérisac

Nestling in the hedged farmland of the Trégor region, Kérisac manor house reveals the sober elegance of 16th-century Breton Renaissance architecture, with its mullioned windows and carefully carved granite.

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Périgueux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de la Préfecture

A masterpiece of the Périgord Second Empire, the Préfecture de Périgueux displays its ordered classical façade, its sumptuous interiors with trompe-l'œil ceilings and its gilded Corinthian woodwork, a testament to the administrative grandeur of the 19th century.

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Granville · Normandie

Château de Grainville

A medieval vestige in the heart of Granville, the former chapel of Saint-Nicolas houses a rare 15th-century mural fresco, a striking testimony to the faith and art of Norman Gothic.

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Fouesnant · Bretagne

Phare et fort de Penfret

A stone sentinel at the heart of the Glénan archipelago, the Penfret lighthouse and fort has been combining crenellated military architecture and maritime signage since 1838, forming a unique ensemble in the Iroise Sea.

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

Palais de Justice

Austere and majestic, the Palais de Justice in Aix-en-Provence embodies the neoclassical rigour of the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, standing at the heart of a city that was the judicial capital of Provence for centuries.

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Gatteville-le-Phare · Normandie

Chapelle des Marins

Nestling at the tip of the Cotentin Peninsula, the Chapelle des Marins de Gatteville-le-Phare has stood watch over the waves since the 11th century, a poignant testament to the faith of Norman seafarers in the face of the merciless English Channel.

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