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Bourg-des-Maisons · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Marie

Nestled in the Périgord vert, the église Sainte-Marie de Bourg-des-Maisons houses a little-known treasure: frescoes from the early seventeenth century depicting saint Christophe, sainte Catherine and Christ carrying his cross, of a rare pictorial eloquence.

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Tamerville · Normandie

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Cotentin peninsula, Tamerville church's Norman stonework dates from the twelfth to the seventeenth century, offering a striking dialogue between the sober medieval Romanesque and the first inflections of Classicism. A listed monument of rare architectural sincerity.

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Les Baux-de-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Maison de la Tour de Braü, dite aussi Le Trencat

Nestling in the heart of the hilltop village of Les Baux-de-Provence, the Maison de la Tour de Braü, known as Le Trencat, is an exceptional example of Provençal medieval architecture, listed as a Historic Monument in 1904.

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Saint-Philbert-du-Peuple · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nichée au cœur du bocage angevin, l'église de Saint-Philbert-du-Peuple déploie ses pierres romanes et ses voûtes Renaissance dans un dialogue architectural rare, témoin silencieux de huit siècles d'histoire villageoise.

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Monpazier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Remparts Est

Powerful remnant of the royal bastide of Monpazier, the Remparts Est bear witness to the medieval art of defence at the heart of the Périgord Noir, and are counted among the best-preserved in the South-West.

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

Hôtel de Valbelle

In the heart of Vieil-Aix, the Hôtel de Valbelle displays Provençal Baroque elegance in all its splendour, with its sculpted façade, aristocratic main courtyard and interior decor worthy of the great nobility of the 18th century.

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Anglars-Juillac · Occitanie

Eglise

Nestling in the Lot, this 16th-century church boasts a sculpted portal of rare intensity: Crucifixion, Virgin, Mary Magdalene and two incensing angels chiselled with striking late Gothic grace.

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Archignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne

A Romanesque gem of the Périgord Noir, the église Saint-Étienne d'Archignac boasts a porch with five rows of arches and a remarkably elegant domed bell tower, enhanced by a Gothic nave added in the 16th century.

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

Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre

Nestling in Peyrolles-en-Provence, this 12th-century Romanesque chapel, dedicated to the Holy Sepulchre, bears witness to the fervour of medieval pilgrimages and to Provençal Romanesque art in all its luminous sobriety.

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Ploërmel · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Antoine

Founded in 1429 by Duke Jean V of Brittany, the chapel of Saint-Antoine de Ploërmel reveals a flamboyant Gothic style of rare elegance, with its exceptionally finely sculpted openwork windows.

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Vitrolles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Tour Sarrasine (vestiges)

Standing on its rocky spur overlooking the Etang de Berre, the Tour Sarrasine de Vitrolles is a striking medieval vestige, a stone sentinel that the Mistral has been whipping around Provence's limestone hills for centuries.

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Montauban-de-Bretagne · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lannelou

Nichée dans le bocage breton, cette chapelle gothique du XVe siècle étonne par ses portes ornées de choux frisés, ses fresques médiévales et sa charpente sculptée de masques énigmatiques.

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Coursac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Jarthe

Nestled in the Périgord, this 15th–16th century manor house features a Gothic round tower, a chapel with radiating vaults, and a dovecote on columns — a treasure of rural Dordogne architecture.

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Grâces · Bretagne

Manoir de Kérurien

Niché dans la campagne briochine, le manoir de Kérurien déploie l'élégance sobre de la Renaissance bretonne du XVIe siècle : logis en granite, lucarne sculptée et atmosphère d'authenticité intacte.

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Thémines · Occitanie

Grotte préhistorique à décorations pariétales, dite de Roucadou

In the heart of the Quercy region, the Roucadou cave reveals its Palaeolithic secrets: a rock sanctuary listed as a Historic Monument, where animal figurines and enigmatic signs bear witness to a spirituality dating back over 15,000 years.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Vestiges des docks romains

Beneath the heart of Marseille, the Roman docks reveal their secrets: some of the best-preserved ancient warehouses in the Mediterranean, witness to a Phocaean trading city that dates back twenty-six centuries.

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Guingamp · Bretagne

Ancien monastère des religieuses hospitalières, puis ancien hospice, actuel hôtel de ville

Formerly the convent of the Hospitalières and now the town hall, this 18th-century jewel in Guingamp combines Breton sobriety with a tormented history, from prayer to prison, before blossoming into a civic centre surrounded by public gardens.

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Cabriès · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Église paroissiale

A jewel of Provençal Romanesque architecture, the church of Cabriès has clung to the rock face since the 12th century, topped by a bell tower perched on the ancient medieval town gate - a rare fusion of sacred architecture and urban defences.

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Verquières · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eglise Saint-Vérédème

Nestling in the heart of the Alpilles mountains, the church of Saint-Vérédème in Verquières honours a Provençal hermit saint, and is a sober example of the rural Romanesque architecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône region, classified as a Historic Monument.

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Preyssac-d'Excideuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de la Purification

Watching over the Périgord since the 13th century, Notre-Dame de la Purification fascinates visitors with its Romanesque bell tower and its flamboyant porch with sculpted columns, a discreet jewel in the preserved medieval Dordogne.

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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Ancien hôtel de Sade, actuellement musée lapidaire

In the heart of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, this 15th-century town house houses an exceptional lapidary museum, with its octagonal staircase tower and Gallo-Roman baths buried beneath the courtyard.

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Dragey-Ronthon · Normandie

Eglise Saint-Médard

A stone sentinel overlooking the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, the church of Saint-Médard in Dragey-Ronthon combines a Romanesque nave with a Gothic choir, and its bell tower has served as a landmark for sailors since the Middle Ages.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle des Ursulines

A discreet jewel of 17th-century Anjou, the Chapelle des Ursulines reveals the austere beauty of counter-Reformation religious architecture, nestling in the heart of Angers, city of the kings of Anjou.

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Le Faouët · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Fiacre

A jewel of the Breton flamboyant Gothic style, the chapel of Saint-Fiacre in Le Faouët dazzles with its 15th-century carved stone rood screen, an absolute masterpiece of stone lacework in inland Brittany.

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