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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

Eglise de Saint-Lambert-des-Levées

Nestling in the Saumur suburb of Saint-Lambert-des-Levées, this medieval church unfolds eight centuries of history between its Romanesque bell tower and flamboyant chapels, testifying to the architectural vitality of the Loire Valley.

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Montagnac-d'Auberoche · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Marc

A Romanesque and Gothic gem of the Périgord, the église Saint-Marc de Montagnac-d'Auberoche reveals eight centuries of sacred architecture, from its Romanesque apse to its elegant pointed arch doorway with prismatic mouldings.

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Périgueux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison Renaissance

A Renaissance jewel nestled in the heart of Périgueux, this 16th-century residence displays its sculpted façades and mullioned windows, an exceptional testament to the art of building in the Périgord at the dawn of the modern age.

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

Hôtel d'Aiguines ou Eguines

In the heart of old Aix, the Hôtel d'Aiguines displays the sober elegance of 18th-century Provencal Baroque: its ashlar façade, sculpted portal and inner courtyard with galleries are an exceptional testimony to the aristocracy of Aix.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien cloître

Nestling in the heart of Saint-Macaire, this medieval cloister with its elegant arcatures bears witness to the monastic splendour of the Bordeaux region. A haven of stone and silence, listed as a Historic Monument since 1925.

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Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier · Bretagne

Église Saint-Aubin

Built between 1899 and 1902 to plans by architect Henri Mellet, Saint-Aubin church in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier embodies the Breton religious renaissance at the dawn of the 20th century, the heir to a centuries-old parish.

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Fougères · Bretagne

Tour Nichot

A stone sentinel standing on the ancient medieval ramparts of Fougères, the Nichot Tower embodies eight centuries of Breton defence and bears witness to the military power of a frontier town at the heart of the duchy.

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Chemillé · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame

Built in the 11th and 12th centuries in the heart of the Chemillois region, the church of Notre-Dame de Chemillé boasts a Romanesque nave of rare sobriety and a bell tower of Angevin elegance, listed as a Historic Monument in 1862.

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Bélaye · Occitanie

Château de Cousserand

Perched on the heights of the Quercy region, the Château de Cousserand is astonishing for its rounded corners and remarkable machicolation system - a rare medieval silhouette that has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1974.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Hôtel

Élégant hôtel particulier angevin du XVIIe siècle, classé Monument Historique, incarnant la sobriété raffinée du style classique en Anjou. Un joyau discret niché au cœur d'Angers.

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Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Entrepôts maritimes de la Compagnie générale de navigation

Sturdy witnesses to the golden age of the Rhone delta port, these 19th-century warehouses stand with their industrial facades facing the Royal Tower, the last guardians of a maritime past that is now disappearing.

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La Réole · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Heir to a medieval Benedictine priory, the église Saint-Pierre de La Réole reveals a vaulted nave adorned with frescoes depicting the life of its patron saint and capitals featuring fantastical creatures of rare expressiveness.

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

Hôtel de Gastaud ou hôtel Ravel d'Esclapon

In the heart of Aix-en-Provence, the Hôtel de Gastaud combines the classical rigour of the Grand Siècle with Provençal Baroque elegance of the 18th century, reflecting the art of living of Aix's noblesse de robe.

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Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien village médiéval dénommé la Vieille Ville de Venoux

Perched deep in the Berry region, the ancient medieval village of Venoux reveals the moving remains of a cave dwelling and a vanished community, frozen in the limestone of the Middle Ages.

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Cénac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-André

Nestled in the Gironde vineyard, the église Saint-André de Cénac reveals a thousand years of history within a single building: an eleventh-century Romanesque nave, a fortified apse, and a medieval wall-belfry crowning a cemetery with sarcophagi emerging from the ground.

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Guénin · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Manéguen et fontaine

In the heart of the Morbihan region, this 16th-century Breton chapel boasts a panelled roof frame dating from 1577 and a rare polygonal transept, surrounded by a spiritually-inspired cloister.

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Sergeac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de carrefour

At the crossroads of the Périgordian paths, this 16th-century cross features a sculpted iconography of rare refinement: Christ on the cross, Virgin and Child, and late Gothic ogee arches, listed as a Monument Historique as early as 1921.

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Squiffiec · Bretagne

Restes de la chapelle de Kermaria

A mysterious 15th-century vestige nestling in the Breton countryside of Squiffiec, the chapel of Kermaria withstood the Revolution in silent resistance, remaining secretly open to piety despite the ban on services.

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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Saint-Michel

Nestling in the heart of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Saint-Michel church spans seven centuries of history, from Angevin Gothic to discreet Baroque, and has watched over the village like a stone sentinel since the 13th century.

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Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut · Normandie

Château de la Brisette

An elegant eighteenth-century Norman residence, Château de la Brisette unfurls its classical lines in the Cotentin bocage, a discreet and refined testimony to the aristocratic art of living under the Ancien Régime.

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Baugé · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Set in the heart of Baugé-en-Anjou, this 16th-17th century church is a blend of late Anjou Gothic and sober Renaissance elegance, providing rare evidence of the architectural transition in Maine-et-Loire.

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Brech · Bretagne

Chapelle expiatoire du Champ-des-Martyrs

A neoclassical temple erected in Brech in 1824, the Chapelle du Champ-des-Martyrs commemorates the royalist émigrés shot after the Quiberon disaster (1795). A moving place of remembrance, designed by Caristie.

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Erdeven · Bretagne

Dolmen de Mané-Groh

Standing on the Breton moor at Erdeven, the Mané-Groh dolmen is a jewel of the Armorican Neolithic: its elongated chamber and imposing orthostats bear witness to megalithic skills dating back five millennia.

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Le Guerno · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, dite aussi Sainte-Anne

Born of Templar and hospitable fervour, the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Le Guerno houses a fragment of the True Cross brought back from the Holy Land, attracting pilgrims and sailors since the 12th century.

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