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Mortain · Normandie

Ancienne abbaye Blanche

Nestling in the leafy countryside of the Mortainais region, the Abbey Blanche is a 12th-13th century Cistercian jewel, whose Romanesque cloister and convent buildings reveal the austere elegance of the Order of Saint Bernard.

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Saint-Thual · Bretagne

Château de Tourdelain

Au cœur de la Bretagne intérieure, Tourdelain conjugue sobriété classique bretonne et raffinement Louis XIV : fronton triangulaire, œil-de-bœuf et boiseries d'époque coexistent avec un rare bâtiment de justice seigneuriale à toiture en carène renversée.

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Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves · Normandie

Restes du château

In the heart of the Cotentin region, the remains of Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves castle bear austere witness to Norman feudal power. Its ruins, listed as Historic Monuments, exude a striking medieval atmosphere.

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Lormont · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien château

At the gates of Bordeaux, the former château de Lormont reveals a thousand years of history between medieval ruins, classical seventeenth-century architecture, and terraced gardens overlooking the Garonne.

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Pont-Aven · Bretagne

Menhir

A stone sentinel that has stood at the gateway to Pont-Aven since Neolithic times, this Breton menhir, listed as a Historic Monument, embodies five millennia of human presence on the banks of the Aven.

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Cardaillac · Occitanie

Tour des Barons ou Tour de l'Horloge

A stone sentinel that has stood on the Cardaillac promontory since the 13th century, the Tour des Barons impresses with its 25-metre height and archaic rib vault with leafy capitals of rare elegance.

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Plougonven · Bretagne

Manoir de Kerloaguen

Perched high in the hills of Finistère, Kerloaguen Manor boasts the elegant 16th-century Breton Renaissance style: carved mullioned windows, dark granite and the aristocratic sobriety typical of the stately homes of the Léon region.

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Plouhinec · Bretagne

Oppidum de Mané-Coh-Castel

Perché sur les hauteurs de Plouhinec, l'oppidum de Mané-Coh-Castel est l'un des rares sites fortifiés protohistoriques du Morbihan, vestige saisissant d'une société celte au seuil de l'histoire.

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Flamanville · Normandie

Château

A granite sentinel facing the English Channel, Château de Flamanville displays its classic 17th-century lines on a Norman promontory bathed in sea spray, a rare blend of architectural sobriety and natural grandeur.

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Saint-Céré · Occitanie

Maison Louis XIII

A Baroque jewel in the Quercy region, this 17th-century residence features a sculpted balcony with a high stone balustrade and an elegant pyramidal lantern roof, a rare example of Louis XIII civil architecture in the Lot region.

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Lusignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Eutrope

Standing at the heart of the Périgord Vert, the église Saint-Eutrope de Lusignac reveals a Romanesque bell tower adorned with a rare medieval bretèche and an ancestral well carved directly into the chevet — silent witnesses to ten centuries of rural history.

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La Ferté-Beauharnais · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison à pans de bois, dite de l'Ecu

In the heart of the Sologne region, this 16th-century half-timbered house exudes the charm of the old inns of the Loire, with its intact wooden gallery on the courtyard side - a fragment of vernacular architecture that has survived the centuries.

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Prudhomat · Occitanie

Eglise du château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux

Nestling in the heart of Castelnau-de-Bretenoux castle, this 14th-century castral chapel reveals the pious soul of a major medieval fortress in the Quercy region, with its sober Gothic architecture and characteristic red Lot stone.

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Lambesc · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Chapelle Saint-Michel

Joyau roman niché dans la garrigue provençale, la chapelle Saint-Michel de Lambesc déroule onze siècles d'histoire entre ses murs de pierre blonde, entre ferveur médiévale et restaurations baroques.

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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Tayac et ses dépendances

Perched on its Périgord cliff, the château de Tayac blends hewn rock and medieval masonry on a site that has been occupied since prehistory. A breathtaking expanse of stone where troglodyte dwelling meets martial architecture.

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Saint-Avé · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Avé-d'en-Bas, dite aussi Notre-Dame-du-Loc

Nestling in the heart of Morbihan, this flamboyant Gothic chapel dating from 1494 captivates visitors with its soaring spire, sculpted sablières and devotional fountain - an unspoilt medieval setting in the heart of deepest Brittany.

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Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marché · Bretagne

Menhir

Sentinelle de pierre dressée depuis le Néolithique au cœur du Kreiz-Breizh, ce menhir classé Monument Historique veille sur les collines de Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marché depuis plus de 5 000 ans.

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Saint-Brieuc · Bretagne

Maison d'angle à pans de bois

A survivor of medieval fires, this timber-framed house stands proudly in the old town of Saint-Brieuc, a rare example of 15th-16th century Breton civil architecture.

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Trédrez-Locquémeau · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame de Trédrez et cimetière

Built in 1500, the church of Notre-Dame de Trédrez conceals an architectural treasure that is rare in Brittany: an Angevin vault with sculpted ribs, bearing witness to influences from the Loire as far as the coasts of Trégor.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Fort Saint-Jean

A stone sentinel at the entrance to the Old Port, Fort Saint-Jean has watched over Marseille since the 12th century. Its Roi René tower and bastioned ramparts dominate the Mediterranean with incomparable majesty.

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Villenave-d'Ornon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

A Romanesque sentinel in the suburbs of Bordeaux, the church of Saint-Martin in Villenave-d'Ornon boasts a strikingly austere 11th-century choir, enhanced in the 18th century by discreet Baroque decoration typical of the Gironde vineyards.

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Champigné · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de la Maldemeure

Niché dans le bocage angevin, le manoir de la Maldemeure déroule cinq siècles d'histoire en un seul regard : logis gothique tardif, fenêtres Renaissance et cheminées monumentales du Grand Siècle.

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La Guerche-de-Bretagne · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame

Joyau gothique et Renaissance de Bretagne, l'église Notre-Dame de La Guerche-de-Bretagne abrite des stalles sculptées du XVIe siècle aux miséricordes illustrant les péchés capitaux — un chef-d'œuvre de boiserie unique en Ille-et-Vilaine.

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Gouézec · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Perched in deep Finistère, the church of Saint-Pierre de Gouézec fascinates with its 17th-century bell tower with corbelled galleries, a masterpiece of Breton tradition listed as a Historic Monument since 1914.

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