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La Roche-Maurice · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Yves

A 15th-century Breton Gothic gem, Saint-Yves church in La Roche-Maurice boasts an exceptional sculpted rood screen and a Baroque funeral chapel that have stood the test of time for four centuries.

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Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou · Pays de la Loire

Château d'Echarbot

Nestling in the Anjou bocage, Château d'Écharbot unfurls its classical facades between formal gardens and a peaceful moat, a refined testament to three centuries of aristocratic architecture in Maine-et-Loire.

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Bégard · Bretagne

Eglise Sainte-Geneviève de Guénézan

Nestling in the Breton bocage, the church of Sainte-Geneviève in Guénézan features a ship's hull frame and a 16th-century calvary of rare sculpted elegance, living witnesses to Breton religious fervour.

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Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne · Pays de la Loire

Eglise (à l'exception des parties modernes)

Nestling in the heart of the Val d'Anjou, the church of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne unfurls its Romanesque and Gothic volumes between the 11th and 13th centuries, a rare testimony to a medieval faith rooted in the tufa stone of the Loire.

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Sarlat-la-Canéda · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre

Nestling in the medieval heart of Sarlat, this discreet 17th-century chapel boasts an elegant Louis XIII bell tower and an interior Baroque altarpiece with gilded figures of rare finesse.

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Béduer · Occitanie

Château

A medieval sentinel of the Lot, Béduer castle has dominated the Célé valley since the 13th century. Its Romanesque tower, ancient belfry and 17th-century Baroque décor make up a striking architectural palimpsest.

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Louargat · Bretagne

Tumulus dit An Dossen

A stone sentinel buried in the Louargat moors, the An Dossen tumulus is a Breton megalithic monument of rare solemnity, the silent guardian of thousands of years of human history.

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Nérigean · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Nérigean reveals a striking dialogue between the eleventh-century Romanesque style and the flamboyant Gothic vaulting of the sixteenth century, a living testament to medieval Bordelais faith.

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Canihuel · Bretagne

Menhir de Bodquelen

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period in the heart of the Côtes-d'Armor, the Bodquelen menhir has stood watch over the Canihuel moors for over five thousand years, a silent witness to a sacred and mysterious Brittany.

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Martigues · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Bastide provençale, dite aussi Maison du chemin du Paradis

Nestling in the hinterland of Martigues, this Provençal bastide dating from the second half of the 16th century embodies the noble art of living in Provence, with its sober architecture and deep links to the land around the Etang de Berre.

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Abjat-sur-Bandiat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-André

A thousand-year-old witness of the Périgord vert, Saint-André d'Abjat reveals a fascinating dialogue between Romanesque and Gothic: an intact 12th-century portal and an octagonal bell tower of two periods rising towards the sky.

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Lunegarde · Occitanie

Eglise paroissiale

A former dependency of Marcilhac Abbey, this 12th-century church in the Lot region retains its medieval fortifications and rare Renaissance murals, silent witnesses to the Hundred Years' War.

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Penvénan · Bretagne

Chapelle de Port-Blanc

Nestling opposite the Sept-Îles archipelago, the Port-Blanc chapel stands with its 16th-century bell tower on the wild coast of Penvénan, a jewel of Breton religious architecture listed as a Historic Monument.

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Vendôme · Centre-Val de Loire

Monastère des Bénédictines du Calvaire

In the heart of Vendôme, this multi-secular monastery reveals the superimposed traces of the Templars, the Cordeliers and the Wars of Religion - an architectural palimpsest of rare historical density.

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Arcachon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Villa Thérésa

An eccentric gem of the Ville d'Hiver d'Arcachon, the Villa Thérésa dazzles with its anarchic décor blending red bricks, geometric ceramics and a corner belvedere, crowned by an interior of mosaics and mythological canvases.

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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle Sainte-Catherine ou lanterne des morts

A rare medieval lantern for the dead nestling in the heart of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, this 13th-century chapel of Sainte-Catherine combines funerary sacredness and symbolic light in a soberly elegant setting of Anjou stone.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Carrière antique de la Corderie

An exceptional vestige of Greek and Roman antiquity buried in Marseille, the Corderie quarry reveals the limestone entrails that built one of France's oldest cities - listed as a Historic Monument in 2018.

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Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Divine fortress in the heart of the Périgord: this Romanesque church from the 12th century, transformed into a defensive bastide in the 14th century, bears a fortified bell tower and a nave with battlements unique in the Dordogne.

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Saint-Pey-d'Armens · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens

Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, this Romanesque church from the 13th century reveals a striking architectural simplicity, typical of rural buildings in the Gironde, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eglise Saint-Genest (ancienne)

A discreet but striking vestige of medieval Arles, the former church of Saint-Genest combines Romanesque sobriety from the 12th century with Baroque alterations, bearing witness to twelve centuries of Christian life in Provence.

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Loubressac · Occitanie

Pont de Maday

An exceptional medieval vestige of the Quercy region, the Maday bridge spans time as well as the river, with its 14th-century pointed arch marking the ancient pilgrims' route to Rocamadour.

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Les Baux-de-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Maison Nicolas Martel

Nichée au cœur du village perché des Baux-de-Provence, la maison Nicolas Martel témoigne de l'architecture civile provençale médiévale, avec ses façades taillées dans le calcaire blanc des Alpilles et ses vestiges Renaissance remarquablement préservés.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de ville

A 17th-century Baroque jewel enthroned on the Place de la République in Arles, this listed town hall boasts a majestic façade and a vaulted vestibule of rare Provençal elegance.

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

Vestiges de l'oppidum celto-ligure d'Entremont

Perched on a plateau overlooking Aix-en-Provence, the Entremont oppidum reveals the striking remains of a Celto-Ligurian capital from the 2nd century BC, with its orthogonal streets and enigmatic warrior sculptures.

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