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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de L'Hoste

In the heart of old Arles, the Hôtel de L'Hoste displays the baroque elegance of the 17th century, with its ashlar facade, sculpted gateway and inner courtyard that still echoes of Arles' upper middle classes.

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Séniergues · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Martin

The Romanesque jewel of the Quercy region, the church of Saint-Martin de Séniergues features an octagonal dome on pendentives and a semi-circular apse, silent witnesses to a Middle Ages that was both a builder and a warrior.

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Le Quillio · Bretagne

Cromlech de Lorette

A circle of standing stones erected in the Neolithic period in the wilds of Le Quillio, the Cromlech de Lorette is one of the few listed cromlechs in Brittany, a silent witness to a forgotten ritual over 5,000 years old.

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Tursac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Julien

Perched in the heart of the Périgord, the église Saint-Julien de Tursac combines the charm of domed Romanesque architecture with the ruggedness of a medieval fortress, a unique testament to a survival architecture of the 14th century.

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Pleumeur-Bodou · Bretagne

Chapelle de Saint-Samson

Nestling in the Breton bocage, the chapel of Saint-Samson in Pleumeur-Bodou boasts an octagonal spire and an exceptional flamboyant main window, the legacy of the fervour of the pilgrim healers of the 16th century.

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Fougères · Bretagne

Hôtel de ville

A 15th-century flamboyant Gothic jewel, Fougères Town Hall embodies the municipal pride of this Breton market town, with its chiselled granite façade and distinctive sculpted dormer windows.

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Jumilhac-le-Grand · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château

Rising from the forests of the Périgord, Jumilhac-le-Grand captivates with its rooftops bristling with dormers, weathervanes and ornate chimneys — a fairytale château dating from the 15th to the 17th century, listed as a Monument historique.

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Saint-Martin-de-la-Place · Pays de la Loire

Château de Boumois

A jewel of the Angevin Renaissance on the banks of the Loire, Château de Boumois displays its slender towers and sculpted dormer windows in an exceptional setting of greenery between vineyards and the river.

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Arcachon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Synagogue

Discreet jewel of seaside leisure, this private synagogue built between 1877 and 1879 for the patron Daniel Osiris reveals an interior décor of refined singularity, blending Tuscan eclecticism and Jewish symbolism.

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Saussemesnil · Normandie

Base légère de lancement de V1

A unique vestige of the Second World War, this light V1 launch base at Saussemesnil is one of the best preserved in France, with its 8 original elements intact, including the rare non-magnetic platform.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Temple (ancienne chapelle saint-Eloi)

Formerly the chapel of Saint-Eloi, converted into a Protestant temple, this discreet medieval jewel in Angers bears witness to the religious upheavals of post-Reformation France, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1969.

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Saint-Géry · Occitanie

Grotte préhistorique ornée

Nestling in the Célé gorges, the Palaeolithic cave at Saint-Géry is home to animal engravings dating back more than 15,000 years, a deeply moving testimony to Magdalenian spirituality.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison forte dite Château de Tarde

Viggie sentinel of the Girondine Middle Ages, the maison forte de Tarde has watched over Saint-Macaire since the 13th century, combining medieval military architecture and Renaissance elegance at the heart of an exceptional fortified town.

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Salon-de-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Edifice romain appelé Les Antiquités (ruines)

In the heart of Salon-de-Provence, these enigmatic Roman ruins bear witness to the intense ancient occupation of Provence. Listed since 1938, these mysterious remains are an invitation to go back to the city's Gallo-Roman origins.

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Tremblay · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestling in the heart of the Breton bocage, the church of Saint-Martin de Tremblay reveals a sober Romanesque elegance inherited from the Middle Ages, where Breton stone tells the story of a thousand years of village history.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Pont suspendu dit ancien pont de Fourques (également sur commune de Fourques, dans le Gard)

Suspended between two banks of the Rhône, this elegant 19th-century cable-stayed bridge links Arles to Fourques in an exceptional Provencal landscape, a rare testimony to the romantic engineering of the 1830s and 1840s.

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Glomel · Bretagne

Menhir

A stone sentinel that has stood in the heart of the Breton plateau since Neolithic times, the menhir at Glomel embodies five millennia of mystery, belief and the wild landscape of the Côtes-d'Armor.

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Langonnet · Bretagne

Ancienne abbaye

The only vestige of the Cistercian abbey of Langonnet, this 13th-century vaulted room is fascinating for its central columns and its sober Gothic elegance, a true jewel of Breton religious architecture.

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Larmor-Baden · Bretagne

Tumulus-dolmen

At the gateway to the Gulf of Morbihan, this Neolithic tumulus-dolmen contains a monumental burial chamber over 5,000 years old, a striking testimony to the megalith builders of Brittany.

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Néville-sur-Mer · Normandie

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Cotentin peninsula, the church at Néville-sur-Mer reveals its sober Norman charm, a blend of granite and slate, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1975 for the quality of its medieval rural architecture.

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Lannédern · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Edern

In the heart of Finistère, the church of Saint-Edern in Lannédern houses the tomb of its patron saint and 16th-century stained glass windows of rare beauty - a jewel of Breton sacred art classified as a Historic Monument.

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Bangor · Bretagne

Ancienne station radar de Port-Coton

A striking vestige of the Atlantic Wall on Belle-Île-en-Mer, the radar station at Port-Coton hides an underground labyrinth of rare complexity beneath the rugged cliffs, with buried galleries, bunkers and goods lifts.

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Tarascon · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eglise Saint-Jacques

An 18th-century Baroque gem, Saint-Jacques church in Tarascon boasts a vaulted interior of rare elegance, the result of the combined genius of Jean-Baptiste Franque and Esprit Brun between 1740 and 1750.

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Bazas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne cathédrale, dite église Saint-Jean

A Gothic jewel of the Bazadais, the former cathedral of Saint-Jean raises its three sculpted portals from the 13th century opposite an unspoilt medieval square. In 1530, François Ier celebrated his marriage to Éléonore d'Autriche there.

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