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Le Faou · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of Le Faou, this jewel of Breton civil architecture retains its kersanton and granite facades, testimony to a unique building art where local stone meets the grey light of Finistère.

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Pontivy · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of medieval Pontivy, this timber-framed house, listed as a Historic Monument, embodies the architectural soul of inland Brittany, with its characteristic corbelling and finely carved woodwork.

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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise ou chapelle des Milandes

Nestling in the heart of the Périgord Noir region, this 15th-century Gothic collegiate church boasts a rare seigneurial gallery and a polygonal apse bathed in light - a discreet jewel at the gateway to Castelnaud.

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Saint-Thuriau · Bretagne

Calvaire de la Croix-de-Cohazé

Standing in the heart of the Breton village of Cohazé, this monumental 16th-century calvary combines a sculpted granite shaft, a canopy of columns and a double iconography - Christ on the Cross and the Virgin and Child - in a sober Breton elegance.

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Surtainville · Normandie

Chapelle Sainte-Ergouëfle

Nestling in the wild Cotentin region, the Sainte-Ergouëfle chapel in Surtainville is a Romanesque gem from the High Middle Ages, dedicated to a forgotten local saint and listed as a Historic Monument in 1993.

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Mourens · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Mourens combines the Romanesque sobriety of the 12th century with a fortified silhouette, a striking testament to the Wars of Religion in the Gironde.

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Thorigné-d'Anjou · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the village of Anjou, the church of Thorigné-d'Anjou displays eight centuries of architecture, from the sober Romanesque of the 11th century to the elegant alterations of the 18th century, in a setting of luminous tufa stone.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de ville

Joyau baroque du Vieux-Port, l'hôtel de ville de Marseille déploie sa façade majestueuse entre mer et cité phocéenne. Élevé au rang de Monument Historique, il incarne trois siècles de pouvoir municipal méditerranéen.

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Lucmau · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-André

At the heart of the Landes girondines, the église Saint-André de Lucmau reveals a rare example of medieval Landaise architecture: a panelled nave, wooden side aisles and an elegant clocher-arcade typical of rural Bordelais.

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Lanvénégen · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Urlo avec sa fontaine

Nestling in the Morbihan bocage, this 16th-century granite chapel houses a belfry with a Gothic octagonal spire of rare elegance, accompanied by a votive fountain with waters reputed to be miraculous.

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Brissac-Quincé · Pays de la Loire

Mausolée des Ducs de Brissac

Nestling in the verdant setting of Brissac-Quincé, this early 19th-century neoclassical mausoleum perpetuates the memory of the Dukes of Brissac, one of Anjou's most illustrious noble families.

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Origne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Nestled in the heart of the Landes de Gascogne, the église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Origne reveals a sober testament to rural Romanesque architecture in the Gironde, listed twice as a Monument Historique for the understated richness of its mediaeval heritage.

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Edern · Bretagne

Calvaire de Saint-Maudez

The solitary remains of a vanished medieval abbey, this 15th-century Breton calvary still stands with its stone cross in the heart of Finistère, a poignant testimony to a faith sculpted in kersanton.

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Monsaguel · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Manoir de l'Aubespin

A domestic fortress of the Périgord, the manoir de l'Aubespin spreads its L-shaped layout flanked by two defensive towers, a striking testament to the Wars of Religion that marked the Dordogne in the 16th century.

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Mouliherne · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Dressée au cœur du village angevin de Mouliherne, cette église romane et gothique du XIIe-XIIIe siècle déploie une sobre élégance de tuffeau blanc, classée Monument Historique depuis 1909.

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Mérignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine du Bourdieu dit Maison Laffitte

Elegant eighteenth-century Bordeaux chartreuse nestled in the Graves de Mérignac, the Maison Laffitte embodies with restraint the discreet charm of the wine-producing estates of the Gironde vineyard.

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La Roche-Maurice · Bretagne

Eglise en ruines de Pont-Christ

The church of Pont-Christ is a moving stone vessel abandoned on the banks of the River Élorn. Its flamboyant Gothic walls, clad in ivy, have stood the test of time since the 16th century.

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Hénon · Bretagne

Château de Catuelan

An elegant 18th-century Breton residence, Château de Catuelan stands in the hedged farmlands of the Penthièvre region, combining classic sobriety with the discreet charm of the coastal manor houses of the Côtes-d'Armor region.

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Guingamp · Bretagne

Fontaine dite la Pompe, ou fontaine la Plomée

A flamboyant Gothic jewel in the heart of Guingamp, the La Plomée fountain features three tiered basins adorned with bronze Virgins, a listed Marian devotional monument since 1902.

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Issigeac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison gothique

Late Gothic gem of Issigeac, this house from the turn of the 16th century captivates with its dog-shaped gargoyle, its sculpted ogival arches, and its upper floor of pisé adorned with beams featuring human figures.

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Savennières · Pays de la Loire

Moulin à vent de Plussin

The Plussin windmill, a stone sentinel standing on the heights of Savennières, has watched over the vineyards of the Loire Valley for centuries. Its sober, robust architecture, typical of Anjou mills, is a rare example of the Loire's millstone heritage.

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Pluvigner · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Guigner

Built in 1545 in the heart of Morbihan, the church of Saint-Guigner in Pluvigner combines Breton Gothic sobriety with sculpted details of rare finesse, including a strikingly realistic lintel depicting the Crucifixion.

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Varennes-sur-Loire · Pays de la Loire

Moulin à vent

Sentinelle de pierre dressée sur les hauteurs de Varennes-sur-Loire, ce moulin à vent ligérien incarne l'âme meuniëre du Val de Loire, avec sa tour cylindrique caractéristique et son panorama sur le fleuve royal.

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Ambillou-Château · Pays de la Loire

Château de la Grézille (ancien)

On the edge of the Saumur region, Château de la Grézille unfurls its medieval and classical volumes in the heart of unspoilt Loire countryside, combining a 13th-century Gothic chapel with a 17th-century Seigneurial dwelling.

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