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Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle de la Bernardière

Nestling in the Maugeois bocage, La Bernardière chapel is a jewel of Angevine rural faith, with its medieval oak framework bearing witness to a humble art of building deeply rooted in the land.

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Langonnet · Bretagne

Chapelle Neuve et sa fontaine

Niché dans les terres mystérieuses du Morbihan, cette chapelle du XVIIe siècle déploie sa flèche à crochets vers le ciel breton, tandis que sa fontaine sacrée aux balustres de pierre perpétue d'anciens rites de dévotion populaire.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Église Saint-Pierre de Trinquetaille

Nestling in the ancient suburb of Trinquetaille, this Arles church, listed as a Historic Monument in 2023, reveals the strata of a thousand-year-old history between the Rhône and the Provencal sky.

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Pujols-sur-Ciron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de La Salle

Nestled amongst the vineyards of the Sauternais, this 15th–16th century Gascon manor house displays its main dwelling flanked by a polygonal spiral staircase tower, a striking example of the regional manorial style of the Bordelais.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Monument commémoratif au roi Alexandre Ier de Yougoslavie et à Louis Barthou, situé jardin de la Préfecture

Erected in 1938 in the gardens of the Prefecture, this solemn monument commemorates the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, combining allegorical sculpture and diplomatic memory in the heart of Marseille.

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Crach · Bretagne

Cimetière

Nestling in the heart of Morbihan, Crach cemetery boasts a Breton funeral heritage of rare authenticity: ancient stone crosses, engraved steles and a parish enclosure listed as a Historic Monument since 1925.

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Coutances · Normandie

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestling in the heart of Coutances, Saint-Pierre church reveals an exceptional Norman flamboyant Gothic style, with a sculpted portal, star vaults and light filtered through 15th-century stained glass windows that enchant the eye.

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Plouhinec · Bretagne

Nécropole mégalithique

In the heart of Finistère, the megalithic necropolis of Plouhinec reveals tumuli and dolmens built over 5,000 years ago, silent witnesses to the burial rites of the first farmers of Armorique.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Maison de la Prévôté

A discreet jewel of historic Rennes, the 17th-century façade of the Maison de la Prévôté stands in the heart of the walled city. Formerly the seat of seigneurial justice, it embodies the elegant austerity of classical Breton architecture.

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Brantôme · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cluzeau de Chambrebrune

Carved into the Périgord rock, the medieval troglodytic fortress of Cluzeau de Chambrebrune reveals, over 45 metres, a defensive labyrinth of striking ingenuity: pitfall traps, arrow slits, and grain silos hewn directly into the limestone.

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Faycelles · Occitanie

Site de l’abri de Lagrave

A Magdalenian relic nestled in the limestone of the Lot, the Lagrave shelter reveals 12,000-year-old rock engravings, a rare example of Upper Palaeolithic cave art in Quercy.

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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

Maisons de la Fontaine

In the heart of Saumur, these late 16th-century Renaissance houses reveal the grace of white tufa and their facades with sculpted dormer windows, testimony to a prosperous town at the dawn of the Grand Siècle.

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Eygalières · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Manoir Renaissance dit Mas de la Brune

A Renaissance gem nestling in the Alpilles, the Mas de la Brune in Eygalières fascinates visitors with its Italianate architecture of rare elegance and its formal gardens framed by centuries-old box trees.

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Grézillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

At the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Notre-Dame de Grézillac reveals a Romanesque bell tower from the 12th century, once fortified, and a dome on pendentives of rare elegance, a discreet gem of the Entre-Deux-Mers.

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Plougonvelin · Bretagne

Phare de Saint-Mathieu

Sentinelle de granit dressée sur les ruines d'une abbaye médiévale, le phare de Saint-Mathieu veille depuis 1835 sur la mer d'Iroise, l'un des carrefours maritimes les plus redoutés d'Europe.

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Aubas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte

At the heart of the Périgord, the église Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte d'Aubas blends Romanesque austerity and Gothic delicacy, with a portal featuring sculpted colonnettes and a wall belfry of rare campanile elegance.

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Rocamadour · Occitanie

Chapelle Sainte-Anne

Nestling in the rock walls of Rocamadour, the chapel of Sainte-Anne watches over one of France's greatest Christian pilgrimage sites, combining medieval fervour with the mystery of the limestone of the Causses.

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Le Puy-Notre-Dame · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

A jewel of Angevin Gothic art, the church of Le Puy-Notre-Dame houses one of the most venerated belts of the Virgin Mary in France, attracting pilgrims and heritage enthusiasts since the Middle Ages.

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Daumeray · Pays de la Loire

Ferme de Vaux

Nestling in the Anjou bocage, the Vaux farm in Daumeray reveals seven centuries of rural heritage: a remarkable medieval ensemble where the dwellings, outbuildings and dovecote bear witness to the landowning power of the Loire.

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Kerfot · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nichée au cœur du Goëlo, l'église Notre-Dame de Kerfot dévoile l'âme de la Bretagne du XVIe siècle : un porche sculpté d'une sobre élégance et un chevet révélant l'art breton dans toute sa ferveur granitique.

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La Dornac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

At La Dornac, the Notre-Dame church reveals a rare dialogue between Périgord Romanesque and late Gothic styles: a triple-arched porch, a flat tower-porch, and a Romanesque chancel with sculpted capitals of striking refinement.

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Vannes · Bretagne

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

Dressée au cœur de Vannes depuis le XIIe siècle, la cathédrale Saint-Pierre fascine par sa chapelle circulaire unique en Bretagne et la superposition remarquable de ses styles roman, gothique et Renaissance.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Caisse d'Epargne de Meriadeck

The Brutalist jewel of Bordeaux-Mériadeck, Edmond Lay's Caisse d'Épargne (1977) astounds with its projecting circular tops and dizzying interior atrium - a work listed as a Historic Monument.

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

Bastide du Jas de Bouffan, dénommée aussi propriété Granel-Corsy du Jas de Bouffan

A Provençal showcase for Cézanne's genius, Jas de Bouffan was the creative sanctuary of the Aix painter for forty years. Its frescoed salons and majestic chestnut-tree lined grounds are unique in France.

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