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

Couvent des Prêcheurs (vestiges) (voir aussi Eglise de la Madeleine)

In the heart of Aix-en-Provence, the remains of the Convent of the Preachers reveal seven centuries of Dominican history: a medieval cloister, a Gothic nave and a memory of royal Provence listed as a Historic Monument.

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Cahors · Occitanie

Maison Renaissance

In the heart of Cahors, this brick Renaissance house boasts sculpted arcades and triple windows of rare elegance. This 16th-century civil jewel has been listed since 1911.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Monument aux héros de l'armée d'Orient et des terres lointaines, square Lieutenant-Danjaume

A triumphal arch facing the Mediterranean, this granite and bronze monument celebrates the Poilus of the East who fell far from France - a majestic work by Castel and Sartorio, inaugurated in 1927.

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Limeuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Dedicated in 1194 by the Bishop of Périgueux, the church of Saint-Martin de Limeuil boasts authentic Périgord Romanesque architecture, with a cupola over the forechoir, a semi-circular apse and a medieval bell tower overlooking the Dordogne-Vézère confluence.

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Céré-la-Ronde · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Montpoupon

Château de Montpoupon is located in Indre-et-Loire, east of Tours, 10 km south of Montrichard and a few kilometres from Château de Chenonceau on the road to Loches, in a valley in the heart of a forest. It is part of the commune of Céré-la-Ronde. It is listed as a

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Dinan · Bretagne

Maison dite du Gisant

In the heart of medieval Dinan, the Maison du Gisant with its Gothic timber-framed walls and 17th-century half-timbering is a striking vestige of seven centuries of Breton architecture in the historic centre.

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Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny · Normandie

Ancienne commanderie d'Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Jérusalem

At the medieval origins of Villedieu-les-Poêles, this hospitable commandery founded by Henry I Beauclerc reveals how a Norman town was born from the will of the Knights of St John.

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Chef-du-Pont · Normandie

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Cotentin region, this 12th-century Romanesque church displays its limestone with striking Norman sobriety. A discreet jewel of medieval heritage, it has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1958.

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Savignac-Lédrier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Forge

A medieval castle and forge in Périgord, where five centuries of metallurgy can be read in the stone: an 11 m blast furnace, a Renaissance door and the living traces of Jeanne d'Albret.

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Lannilis · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Bergot

Nestling in the bocage of the Finistère region, this discreet eighteenth-century chapel, a listed historic monument, boasts a turreted bell tower and a sober rectangular Breton floor plan.

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Saint-Ciers-d'Abzac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin du Bois

Nestled in the Bordelais, the église Saint-Martin du Bois reveals an unsuspected treasure: a crypt adorned with medieval paintings from the 13th century and a Romanesque apse of rare elegance, silent witnesses to ten centuries of history.

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Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Mas Vaillen ou mas Gaudibert

In the heart of the Alpilles, this 18th-century Provencal farmhouse hides a rare treasure: a panoramic wallpaper from 1818 illustrating Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, a masterpiece printed in Paris.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 11 rue des Arcades

At the heart of Pessac, this 20th-century house embodies the modernist architectural boldness of the Bordeaux region. Listed as a Monument Historique in 2022, it bears witness to an avant-garde approach to urban housing.

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Belvès · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Beffroi

Sentinel of stone standing at the heart of Belvès since the 13th century, this medieval belfry with its austere arrow slits still watches over one of the most beautiful bastides of the Périgord Noir.

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Kervignac · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Clarté de Locadour

Nestling on the moors of Kervignac, this 15th-century Breton chapel boasts a sober Gothic elegance, with its sculpted porch and six centuries of unbroken Marian devotion.

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Vernoil · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Saint-Vincent

Nestling in the heart of the Angevin village of Vernoil, Saint-Vincent church reveals eight centuries of faith built in tufa stone, from 11th-century Romanesque arcades to 14th-century Gothic vaults, testimony to a region where stone sings.

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Les Forges · Bretagne

Château des Forges de Lanouée

On the edge of the Lanouée forest, this Breton estate combines a neo-Louis XIII château, box-tree embroidered gardens and a hydroelectric power station: a striking testament to 19th-century industry and paternalism.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Grande-Maison des Carmes

A discreet jewel of Rennes in the Grand Siècle, the Grande-Maison des Carmes boasts a classical Breton ashlar façade and is a testament to the urban lifestyle of the 17th century. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1930.

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

Maison dite La Félicité

An eighteenth-century baroque treasure nestling in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, La Félicité captivates visitors with its well-ordered facades and shady inner courtyard, a rare testimony to the art of living of the Provençal parliamentary nobility.

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Plonévez-du-Faou · Bretagne

Chapelle de Saint-Herbot avec son calvaire

A jewel of Breton Gothic architecture, the Saint-Herbot chapel with its sculpted portal dating from 1516 stands in the heart of deep Finistère. A major place of pilgrimage for livestock farmers, it has preserved its choir stalls, stained glass windows dating from 1556 and mysterious granite tables dedicated to the tails of oxen.

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Plouguiel · Bretagne

Château de Kéralio

Nestling in the Trégor countryside, Château de Kéralio reveals the sober elegance of 16th-17th century Breton architecture, where carved granite and pedimented dormer windows make up a seigniorial ensemble of rare coherence.

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Le Thoureil · Pays de la Loire

Eglise de Bessé

Nestling in the village of Bessé au Thoureil, this twelfth-century Romanesque church, remodelled in the seventeenth century, reveals a sober balance between medieval austerity and classical sobriety, facing the gentle waters of the Loire.

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Plonéour-Lanvern · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Languivoa

Nestling in the Pays Bigouden, the Notre-Dame de Languivoa chapel boasts three naves and a medieval transept of rare coherence, the heir to a priory whose memory is preserved in every stone.

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Saint-Pierre-Église · Normandie

Station radio électrique Erika II

A striking vestige of Nazi electronic warfare, the Erika II station guided the Third Reich's bombers towards England in the dark. A military site unique in the world, listed as a Historic Monument in 2024.