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Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

A masterpiece of Saintonge Romanesque architecture, the église Saint-Pierre de Petit-Palais captivates with its tripartite façade of exceptional sculptural richness: a cinquefoil portal, lions in bas-relief, and capitals chiselled with remarkable precision.

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Le Palais · Bretagne

Fort de Ramonet

A granite sentinel standing on the cliffs of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Fort Ramonet reveals a unique semi-circular layout and the scars of two centuries of French military strategy.

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Vaillac · Occitanie

Château

A medieval fortress in the Quercy region, raised from the ruins in the 16th century by Anne de Montberon, Château de Vaillac combines Gothic military architecture with Renaissance refinement, with decorations commissioned from the royal sculptor Mathieu Jacquet.

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Clohars-Carnoët · Bretagne

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Maurice

Au cœur du pays de Quimperlé, l'abbaye Saint-Maurice de Clohars-Carnoët dévoile une salle capitulaire gothique du XIIIe siècle d'une rare intégrité, rescapée des bombardements de 1944 qui emportèrent le reste du monastère.

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La Chapelle-Faucher · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Jumilhac-le-Petit

Nestled in the Périgord Vert, this small 12th-century Romanesque church displays an intact chancel with blind arcades sculpted with rare refinement, retaining the traces of a mysterious medieval polychromy.

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Le Faou · Bretagne

Fontaine du 16e siècle de Rumengol

Nestling in the leafy setting of Rumengol, this 16th-century votive fountain embodies the mystical soul of Brittany: its elaborate semi-circular arch, spitting gargoyles and water reputed to be miraculous have attracted pilgrims and travellers for five centuries.

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

Hôtel de Boades

A discreet jewel of Provençal Baroque, the noble façade of the Hôtel de Boades stands in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, an unspoilt testament to the aristocratic lifestyle of the Grand Siècle in Aix.

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

Hôtel de Fonvert

In the heart of old Aix-en-Provence, the Hôtel de Fonvert boasts the discreet elegance of the great aristocratic Provencal residences, with its classical façade and courtyards bathed in Mediterranean light.

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Dinan · Bretagne

Château de la Reine Anne

Sentinelle de pierre dressée au cœur de Dinan, le Château de la Reine Anne mêle architecture gothique flamboyant du XVe siècle et remaniements classiques. Ancienne prison royale, il veille sur la cité médiévale depuis plus de cinq siècles.

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Plouharnel · Bretagne

Vingt-sept menhirs dits de Sainte-Barbe

Twenty-seven menhirs standing in the heart of Morbihan, the Sainte-Barbe alignments in Plouharnel unfurl their mysterious procession of standing stones just a stone's throw from the famous Carnac alignments.

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Prudhomat · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Gilles de Bonneviole

The Romanesque pearl of the Quercy region, founded by the Cluniac Benedictines in 1100, Saint-Gilles church in Bonneviole boasts a cul-de-four apse and a Romanesque doorway with billets of rare elegance.

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Tréglamus · Bretagne

Croix de chemin en pierre

Érigée au XIVe siècle dans le Trégor breton, cette croix de chemin en pierre incarne la piété médiévale dans toute sa sobriété. Son fût taillé à même le granite local dialogue avec un paysage d'bocage préservé.

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Quettreville-sur-Sienne · Normandie

Eglise

Set in the heart of the Normandy bocage, the church at Quettreville-sur-Sienne is a sober medieval Gothic with centuries-old stone vaults, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1970.

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Saint-Marcouf · Normandie

Eglise de Saint-Marcouf

Born out of a 6th-century Merovingian monastery, this Norman church houses a rare Romanesque crypt with eight columns, a living vestige of the origins of Christian Normandy.

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Fresville · Normandie

Eglise

In the heart of the Cotentin region, Fresville church combines a 12th-century Romanesque nave with 14th-15th-century Norman Gothic elegance, providing a rare example of medieval architectural stratification in the Manche region.

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Monpazier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte fortifiée

A stone sentinel standing at the gates of the royal bastide of Monpazier, this fortified gateway from the 13th century embodies the military rigour and restrained elegance of medieval architecture in the Périgord Noir.

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Bergerac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Mounet-Sully

Architectural whim of a theatrical genius: the château de Mounet-Sully blends Carolingian towers, a Gothic cloister and a private performance hall, where Rodin sculpted and Rostand dreamt of his Cyrano.

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Crach · Bretagne

Dolmen de la pointe Vide-Bouteilles

Sentinelle de pierre dressée à la pointe Vide-Bouteilles, ce dolmen néolithique de Crach veille depuis plus de 5 000 ans sur le golfe du Morbihan, alliant mystère mégalithique et panorama maritime exceptionnel.

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Guégon · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

Nestling in the heart of Morbihan, this 11th-century Romanesque church harmoniously blends schist and granite, round arches and Gothic arches in a rare and striking dialogue of stone.

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Saint-Geniès · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Jewel of Romanesque and Gothic architecture in the Périgord Noir, the église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption reveals a twelfth-century apse of rare elegance, crowned with finely sculpted arcading on colonnettes.

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Sibiril · Bretagne

Château de Kérouzéré

Forteresse médiévale bretonne du XVe siècle, Kérouzéré dresse ses tours de granit face au Léon sauvage. L'un des châteaux forts les mieux conservés de Bretagne, quasi intact depuis sa construction.

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Grand-Champ · Bretagne

Maison de prêtre de Chanticoq

Dated 1560 and adorned with a chalice carved in granite, Chanticoq's priest's house is a discreet jewel of Breton Renaissance architecture, listed as a Monument Historique for its large stonework and monumental fireplace.

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Arsac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Germain

At the heart of the Médoc vineyard, the église Saint-Germain d'Arsac preserves an exceptionally rare Romanesque doorway with four archivolts dating from the twelfth century, a jewel of stone set within a plain nave remodelled during the Victorian era.

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Cassis · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de ville (ancien hôtel Désiré de Moustiers)

A former 17th-century mansion converted into the town hall, this jewel of Provençal Baroque architecture dominates the historic centre of Cassis, with its elegant ashlar façade and balustraded balcony.

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