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

Hôtel de Grimaldi-Régusse (ancien)

A discreet jewel of Provencal Baroque, the Hôtel de Grimaldi-Régusse's majestic façade stands in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, a rare testimony to the aristocratic opulence of the Grand Siècle in Provence.

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Vitré · Bretagne

Ancien prieuré de bénédictins Notre-Dame, tribunal et école de musique

Perched at the highest point of the walled town of Vitré, this former 17th-century Benedictine priory boasts a cloister of striking Maurist sobriety, in intimate dialogue with the church of Notre-Dame.

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Locmariaquer · Bretagne

Dolmen de Kerveresse

A Neolithic vestige from Locmariaquer, the Kerveresse dolmen stands with its granite slabs on the Morbihan peninsula, a silent witness to a megalithic civilisation over 5,000 years old.

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Gausson · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Nicolas

Nestling in the bocage of the Costarmor region, the chapel of Saint-Nicolas de Gausson is a Breton Romanesque jewel that has been listed as a historic monument since 1926, a discreet and moving testimony to medieval rural piety in the Côtes-d'Armor region.

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Bourdeilles · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique

At the gates of Bourdeilles, this upper Palaeolithic rock shelter offers a rare testament to ancient humanity: parietal engravings and bone remains buried within the limestone cliff of the Dronne.

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Saint-Malo · Bretagne

Ancien hôtel du Pélican

A vestige of stone and history in the heart of Saint-Malo's inner city, the Hôtel du Pélican (1714) hides behind its intact façade the secrets of a royalist conspiracy that shook the Revolution.

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Lannion · Bretagne

Ancien couvent Sainte-Anne

Nestling in the heart of Lannion, this former 17th-century convent embodies the austere sobriety of Breton religious architecture, with its massive granite volumes and cloister imbued with contemplative serenity.

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La Motte-Feuilly · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de la Motte-Feuilly, dépendances, parcs et jardins

A discreet pearl in the Berry region, the Château de La Motte-Feuilly displays its late Gothic elegance in the heart of a wooded park, closely linked to Charlotte d'Albret, Duchess of Valentinois and wife of César Borgia.

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Souzay-Champigny · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nestling in the Loire Valley, Souzay-Champigny church reveals a striking architectural dialogue between 12th-century Romanesque and 15th-century flamboyant Gothic, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1949.

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Tamerville · Normandie

Manoir de Sainte-Yverie

Nestling in the Cotentin bocage, the manor house of Sainte-Yverie displays the sober elegance of the Norman Renaissance: its granite main building, sculpted dormer windows and moat make it a discreet jewel of the 16th century.

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Baud · Bretagne

Chapelle de la Clarté

A flamboyant Gothic jewel in the Morbihan region, the Chapelle de la Clarté in Baud boasts a polygonal chevet of rare elegance and a Renaissance tower with a mysterious spire that was struck by lightning.

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Scaër · Bretagne

Chapelle Saint-Sauveur de Coatdry

Nestling in the heart of Finistère, the Saint-Sauveur de Coatdry chapel boasts 11th-century Romanesque arcades and an elegant late-Gothic bell tower, testimony to thousands of years of Breton rural faith.

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Terrou · Occitanie

Château de Saint-Thamar

Nestling in the limestone plateaux of the Lot, Saint-Thamar castle is a blend of late Gothic and Classicism, a discreet witness to five centuries of Querçynois history on the edge of the Ségala region.

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Saint-Christoly-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise

A discreet Romanesque sentinel of the Médoc, the church of Saint-Christoly-de-Médoc unfurls its 12th-century limestone between the vines and the estuary. A jewel listed as a Historic Monument, it exudes the soul of Aquitaine Romanesque architecture.

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Saint-Marcel · Centre-Val de Loire

Terrains contenant des vestiges archéologiques

In the heart of the Indre department, the Gallo-Roman remains at Saint-Marcel reveal a sanctuary with Gallic origins, featuring a sacred fountain with a square basin of rare architectural sophistication.

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Lanmeur · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kernitron

A Romanesque and flamboyant jewel nestling in the heart of the Trégor region, Notre-Dame de Kernitron chapel boasts a 12th-century Romanesque nave and a Gothic porch adorned with a majestic Christ of rare expressiveness.

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Saint-Malo · Bretagne

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Aleth

A poignant vestige of the first Breton bishopric, Saint-Pierre d'Aleth cathedral has watched over the Saint-Malo peninsula since the 10th century. Its Romanesque apse, the only survivor of medieval abandonment, whispers a thousand years of sacred history.

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Sauzon · Bretagne

batterie de Port-Blanc

A granite sentinel facing the Atlantic, the Port-Blanc battery has stood guard over the entrance to Sauzon since the 17th century - a Vauban work layered with history, from the Sun King to the Atlantic Wall.

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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Christophe du Puch

An 11th-century Romanesque gem nestling in the Entre-Deux-Mers region, the church of Saint-Christophe du Puch has a striking portal with sculpted modillions and a semi-circular apse of remarkable architectural purity.

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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon · Bretagne

Ile Thinic

At the heart of the Quiberon peninsula, Ile Thinic reveals an exceptional megalithic site: alignments, dolmens and tumuli bear witness to human occupation dating back over five millennia.

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Francs · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

An architectural curiosity of the Bordelais, the church of Saint-Martin de Francs astounds with its deliberate anachronism: erected in 1605, it resolutely adopts the Romanesque vocabulary, blending medieval order with sculptures of a modern spirit.

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Villevêque · Pays de la Loire

Eglise et presbytère

On the outskirts of Angers, the church at Villevêque boasts seven centuries of Angevin stonework, from the sober 11th-century Romanesque to the sober classical presbytery. It is listed as a Historic Monument, a discreet testimony to the rural faith of Maine-et-Loire.

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Gennes-sur-Seiche · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Sulpice

Set in the Breton bocage, the church of Saint-Sulpice in Gennes-sur-Seiche is astonishing for its fragmented silhouette with multiple gables and its rare 17th-century porch-belfry, a living testimony to the rural religious architecture of Ille-et-Vilaine.

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Plélan-le-Petit · Bretagne

Sept croix

In the heart of Plélan-le-Petit, seven granite crosses arranged in a hemicycle watch over a memory that is both pious and tragic, combining the legend of Breton saints and the mystery of a murder on Christmas Eve.

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