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Plouray · Bretagne

Dolmen de Guidfosse

A stone sentinel that has stood for 5,000 years on the moors of Morbihan, the Guidfosse dolmen reveals the mastery of the Neolithic peoples of Brittany - a funerary sanctuary listed as a Historic Monument.

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Saint-Jean-des-Champs · Normandie

Eglise de Saint-Léger

Nestling in the Normandy bocage, Saint-Léger church in Saint-Jean-des-Champs reveals a rare cycle of 13th-century wall paintings, a moving vestige of intact medieval art in the heart of the Cotentin region.

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Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou · Normandie

Manoir de Gonneville

Nestling in the Normandy bocage, this 16th-17th century manor house features granite and schist facades beneath steeply pitched roofs, an intact example of seigneurial architecture in the Cotentin region.

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Le Buisson-de-Cadouin · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Four à pain dépendant de l'ancien presbytère d'Urval

A discreet witness to rural Périgord of the 18th century, this bread oven from the former presbytery of Urval combines rubble stone masonry and daub in a vernacular architecture of striking authenticity.

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Jouques · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Dolmens des Cudières

At the gateway to the Sainte-Victoire mountain range, the Cudières dolmens reveal the secrets of over a hundred Neolithic dead - one of the best-documented collective tombs in Provence.

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Pluherlin · Bretagne

Château de Talhouët

Blending Breton granite and Renaissance refinement, Château de Talhouët in Pluherlin boasts five centuries of noble history, from its chiselled Saint-Jean chapel to its sumptuous French-style ceilings dating from the Second Empire.

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Île-d'Houat · Bretagne

Menhir

A granite sentinel standing on the island of Houat, this Breton menhir has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1931 and bears silent witness to five millennia of human presence in the heart of the Atlantic.

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

Ancienne forge des Eyzies

A fascinating industrial vestige in the heart of Périgord, the old forge at Les Eyzies bears witness to five centuries of seigneurial metallurgy, from the first medieval forge fires to the rolling mills of the 19th century.

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Mouliherne · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de la Touche

Nestling in the Anjou bocage, the gothic-Renaissance volumes of the Manoir de la Touche stand in the heart of Mouliherne. Three centuries of alterations have given it a composite and endearing character, a rare example of a rural manor house in the Loire Valley.

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Sarlat-la-Canéda · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de Maleville dit Hôtel de Vienne (maison Renaissance)

A jewel of the Périgord Renaissance, the hôtel de Maleville stands with its three façades on the place de la Liberté in Sarlat, combining mullioned windows, ornate dormers and sculpted medallions of rare elegance.

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Magneville · Normandie

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nestling in the Cotentin region, the Romanesque and Gothic stones of Notre-Dame de Magneville span eight centuries of Norman history, providing a rare example of medieval architectural stratification in a rural setting.

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Monterblanc · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bon Secours de Mangolérian

Nestling in the Breton bocage, this Gothic chapel dating from 1463 boasts sculpted sablières and a panelled coffered vault of rare delicacy, crowned by a hauntingly poetic blue painted decoration.

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Cavagnac · Occitanie

Site castral

Perched on the causses of the Lot, the castral site of Cavagnac reveals the remains of a medieval fortress overlooking the Dordogne valley, a rare example of feudal defensive architecture in Quercy Noir.

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Martigny · Normandie

Eglise

In the heart of the Cotentin region, Martigny church reveals a strikingly sober Norman Romanesque style: weathered limestone, a squat bell tower-porch and an interior bathed in unforgettable medieval light.

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Néville-sur-Mer · Normandie

Manoir d'Herclat

Nestling in the Norman bocage of the Cotentin peninsula, the Renaissance and Louis XIII volumes of Herclat manor house face the sea, a discreet yet striking testimony to the seigneurial lifestyle of the 16th century.

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Locmalo · Bretagne

Domaine de Ménoray

Nestling in the hills of inland Morbihan, the Domaine de Ménoray reveals the discreet elegance of rural Brittany's nobility, with its granite outbuildings and unspoilt parkland resembling a well-kept secret.

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Eyragues · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eglise

Nichée au cœur d'Eyragues, cette église provençale dévoile huit siècles d'histoire à travers ses pierres romanes, ses voûtes gothiques et ses restaurations du XIXe siècle, témoignage vivant de la foi et de l'art en Basse-Provence.

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Buléon · Bretagne

Chapelle Sainte-Anne

A discreet stone sentinel in the heart of Morbihan, the chapel of Sainte-Anne de Buléon displays the sober elegance of Breton architecture. Listed as a Historic Monument since 1925, it's a rural gem off the beaten track.

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Masseilles · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne abbaye de Fontguilhem

Nestled in the Landes forest in the hollow of a sacred spring, the Cistercian abbey of Fontguilhem reveals nine centuries of faith and stone, between Romanesque austerity and preserved tranquillity at the heart of the Gironde.

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Plounéour-Ménez · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Yves et cimetière

Dominating Finistère with its towering bell tower, the church of Saint-Yves in Plounéour-Ménez fascinates visitors with its bold proportions, semi-octagonal sacristy and listed cemetery, all jewels of 17th-century Breton Baroque.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Temple Protestant

Discreet but steeped in history, this Protestant temple in Arles, built in the 18th century, bears witness to the Huguenot resistance in Provence and the long march towards freedom of worship in France.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmen dit Roch-Vihan

A Neolithic vestige nestling in the Carnac region, the Roch-Vihan dolmen erects its granite orthostats against an immemorial Breton sky. A listed, intact funerary monument over 5,000 years old, in the heart of the world capital of megalithism.

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Loubejac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens

Nestled in the Périgord noir, this Romanesque church from the 13th century reveals a cul-de-four chancel and a clocher-porche with finely sculpted pointed arches, guardian of a gallery with a fireplace that is unique of its kind.

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Sévignac · Bretagne

Châteaux de Limoëlan

Between revolutionary intrigues and Bonapartist attacks, the châteaux of Limoëlan bear the imprint of the Picot family, whose destiny alone embodied the turmoil of 18th-century France.

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