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La Ciotat · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Chapelle Sainte-Anne

Perched high above La Ciotat, the chapel of Sainte-Anne has watched over the harbour for centuries. Listed as a Historic Monument in 2023, it embodies Provençal maritime devotion in a setting of garrigue and Mediterranean light.

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Le Vigan · Occitanie

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Lot, Le Vigan church boasts 14th-century Southern Gothic architecture, listed as a Historic Monument in 1893 - a sober, powerful jewel of medieval Occitan faith.

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Bergerac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison dite Château Henri IV

In the heart of Bergerac, this 15th-century medieval island is a blend of ashlar and carved timber-framed walls. Its corbelled turret evokes the Gothic civil architecture of Périgord at its height.

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

Couvent des Jésuites (ancien)

A 17th-century Jesuit jewel in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, this former convent, listed as a Historic Monument, displays a sober Provencal Baroque elegance around a silent cloister and a chapel of striking proportions.

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Fougères · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Sulpice

A flamboyant Gothic gem at the foot of Fougères castle, Saint-Sulpice boasts two of the last medieval altarpieces in Brittany and Renaissance stained glass windows by Pierre Symon - a breathtaking piece of Breton sacred art.

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Locmariaquer · Bretagne

Alignements de Kerpenhir

Standing like stone sentinels facing the Gulf of Morbihan, the Kerpenhir alignments in Locmariaquer bear witness to a striking Neolithic spirituality, just a stone's throw from the great menhirs and burial mounds that are the glory of this sacred land.

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Penmarch · Bretagne

Deuxième menhir de Kerscaven

A stone sentinel that has stood guard over the Penmarc'h peninsula since the Neolithic period, the Kerscaven menhir embodies the megalithic soul of Finistère, watching over the coastal moors for over five thousand years.

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Nazelles-Négron · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Nazelles

Built in the 16th century by Thomas Bohier, the builder of Chenonceau, this stately home in the Amasse valley combines Renaissance elegance and Loire-style intimacy in a Touraine setting.

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Trémargat · Bretagne

Camp protohistorique de Toul-Goulic

Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Blavet Gorge, the Toul-Goulic protohistoric camp reveals the impressive remains of a fortified Neolithic oppidum, a silent witness to a Brittany five millennia old.

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

Aqueduc de Roquefavour

A colossal feat of 19th-century engineering, the Roquefavour aqueduct towers 83 metres above the Arc valley - the largest stone aqueduct ever built, surpassing the Pont du Gard.

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Fontenay-sur-Loing · Centre-Val de Loire

Terrain de 4291 m2 constituant le gisement préhistorique dit de la Maison Blanche

On the edge of the Loiret region, this 4,291 m² Upper Palaeolithic site has preserved traces of humanity dating back more than 15,000 years, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1977.

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Camors · Bretagne

Allée couverte de Lann-et-Vein

Rising out of the Morbihan moors, the covered alleyway at Lann-et-Vein is a strikingly simple Neolithic funerary corridor, fashioned almost 5,000 years ago by hands whose names have been lost in the mists of time.

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Cassagnes · Occitanie

Eglise

In the heart of the Quercy region, the church at Cassagnes boasts a 12th-century Romanesque portal of rare elegance: three moulded scrolls adorned with billets and rosettes, supported by columns with sculpted capitals.

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Lannion · Bretagne

Eglise de la Trinité de Brélévenez

Perched on the heights of Lannion, the Trinité de Brélévenez church reveals a breathtaking Romanesque crypt and a transitional choir unique in Brittany, linked to the town by a 142-step staircase.

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Plouguerneau · Bretagne

Dolmen de Lilia

A stone sentinel facing the Atlantic, the Lilia dolmen has watched over the north coast of Finistère for over five thousand years. A listed megalithic monument of striking sobriety, shrouded in mist and Breton legends.

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Chanzeaux · Pays de la Loire

Château

Discreetly tucked away in the Anjou bocage, Château de Chanzeaux displays the sober elegance of 18th and 19th century classicism, combining controlled proportions with landscaped grounds typical of the Maine-et-Loire region.

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Marchésieux · Normandie

Eglise

Rising out of the Cotentin hedgerows, Marchésieux church unfurls its 14th-century Gothic volumes with striking Norman sobriety - a listed jewel that has stood the test of time.

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Locmariaquer · Bretagne

Dolmen de Saint-Pierre Lopérec

A discreet Neolithic vestige in the Gulf of Morbihan, the dolmen at Saint-Pierre Lopérec bear witness to 5,000 years of architectural mastery in the heart of Europe's densest megalithic territory.

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Chacé · Pays de la Loire

Château

A discreet 17th-century jewel nestling in the heart of the Saumur region, the Château de Chacé boasts classical Anjou architecture and elegant proportions, a fine example of the noble lifestyle of the Loire Valley.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmen de Mané-Bras, dit Roh-Vras

The Mané-Bras dolmen, also known as Roh-Vras, is one of the most impressive megalithic monuments in Morbihan, its massive slabs revealing five millennia of Breton history.

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Bourges · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison du Château et porte romane

In Bourges, a 17th-century monastery houses an unexpected treasure: a 12th-century Romanesque doorway with chiselled scrolls, an exceptional example of northern Romanesque art in the Berry region.

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Bourniquel · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement des Champs-Blancs ou Jean-Blancs

At the gateway to the Dordogne valley, the Champs-Blancs deposit reveals the secrets of prehistoric Périgord: an Upper Palaeolithic site listed as a Historic Monument since 1944, an exceptional testament to Magdalenian humanity.

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Plouha · Bretagne

Croix du 18e siècle

Erected in the 18th century on the roads to Plouha, this Breton granite cross embodies the popular fervour of Brittany, with its meticulous statuary typical of rural sacred art in the Côtes-d'Armor region.

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Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Monument avec statue de la Vierge

Standing at the heart of the wine-growing Médoc, this 19th-century Marian column, crowned with a Virgin and Child and adorned with Latin inscriptions, bears witness to a popular devotion rooted in the sanitary history of the region.

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