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Belin-Béliet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre de Mons

At the heart of the Landes de Gascogne, the église Saint-Pierre de Mons conceals a Romanesque sculpted treasure from the 12th century: capitals with Saintonge-style interlacing and a Gothic defensive bell tower that have defied the centuries.

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Eysines · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne maison noble de Bois Salut, dite Maison Guiraud

On the outskirts of Bordeaux, the maison Guiraud reveals a late Gothic staircase tower adorned with ornate cabbage-leaf carvings and a sculpted angel, a rare testament to the medieval noble architecture of the Médoc.

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Angers · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de Villechien

Discret joyau Renaissance du XVIe siècle aux portes d'Angers, le manoir de Villechien séduit par ses lucarnes sculptées et sa silhouette caractéristique de la demeure seigneuriale angevine à son apogée.

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Lalinde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Colombe

Nestled in the heart of the Périgord, the église Sainte-Colombe de Lalinde reveals a striking medieval nave, a Romanesque square bell tower and a gabled façade built up over the centuries — a listed gem on the banks of the Dordogne.

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Saint-Geniès · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ruines de l'ancien château

Perched on the heights of Saint-Geniès, these medieval ruins from the 12th century bear witness to a lordly past torn apart by the Wars of Religion. A site steeped in mystery, intimately linked to the neighbouring Romanesque chapel.

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Champagne-et-Fontaine · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine du château de Clauzuroux (également sur communes de La Chapelle-Grésignac et Cherval)

Unsung gem of the Périgord Vert, Clauzuroux unfolds its Louis XIV façades facing the river Pude, between a cobbled courtyard, a mill with its mechanism intact, and a water staircase of rare elegance.

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Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean

Built on an ancient site and a Merovingian necropolis, the church of Saint-Jean de Blaignac combines Romanesque, Flamboyant Gothic and fortifications from the Wars of Religion, concealing rare medieval paintings behind its large altarpiece.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Germain

A jewel of Rennes' flamboyant Gothic style, Saint-Germain's vertiginously slender pillars and panelled vaults span more than a century of building faith. A masterpiece of light and stonework.

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Plougonvelin · Bretagne

Monument aux marins morts pour la France durant la Première Guerre mondiale

Standing on Pointe Saint-Mathieu facing the Atlantic, this monument sculpted by René Quillivic is the heart of the National Memorial to the Sailors who Died for France, inaugurated in 1927 in a wild and striking setting.

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Vernoil · Pays de la Loire

Château de la Ville-au-Fourrier

Niché au cœur du Maine-et-Loire, le château de la Ville-au-Fourrier déploie cinq siècles d'architecture en une silhouette harmonieuse, où le médiéval dialogue avec la Renaissance et la grâce du Grand Siècle.

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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers

The jewel in the crown of Marian devotion in the Loire Valley, Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers stands with its imposing dome on the banks of the Loire in Saumur, a pilgrimage shrine and a masterpiece of 17th-century classical architecture.

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Périgueux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison des Consuls

A jewel of the Périgord Renaissance, the Maison des Consuls rises in the heart of Périgueux with its mullioned windows and sculpted façade bearing witness to the splendour of the city's magistrates at the turn of the 16th century.

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Saint-Pair-sur-Mer · Normandie

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, this Norman church, listed as a Historic Monument since 1928, reveals a Romanesque and Gothic heritage that reflects the maritime soul of the Channel.

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Ploubezre · Bretagne

Cinq croix

Five 18th-century wayside crosses in Ploubezre, jewels of Breton granite statuary, have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1925 - a rare testimony to popular devotion in the Côtes-d'Armor region.

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Le Plessis-Grammoire · Pays de la Loire

Manoir du Grand-Loiron

Discret joyau de l'Anjou, le Manoir du Grand-Loiron déploie son élégance tardive entre douves et colombier, reflet d'une architecture gentilhommière angevine préservée au cœur de la vallée de la Loire.

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Brandérion · Bretagne

Domaine de Kerlivio (également sur commune de Kervignac)

Three centuries of Breton nobility in a single estate: Kerlivio combines a medieval manor house, a classical château and an elegant 19th-century residence in a romantic park attributed to the Bühler brothers.

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

Ancien archevêché, puis Musée des tapisseries et théâtre

An 18th-century baroque jewel, the former archbishop's palace of Aix-en-Provence now houses the Tapestry Museum and a theatre: a journey through episcopal splendour and textile masterpieces in the heart of Vieil-Aix.

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Peyrilles · Occitanie

Eglise de Degagnazés

Discreet but precious, the church at Degagnazés in Peyrilles reveals an intact Quercy Romanesque style, with a portal featuring sculpted colonnettes, a semi-circular apse and traces of a medieval porch that no longer exists.

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Plougasnou · Bretagne

Chapelle et cimetière

In the heart of Plougasnou, this listed medieval cemetery is home to a funerary chapel with granite columns, a cross sculpted with Christ and a rare outdoor pulpit with trefoil arches - a discreet jewel of Breton heritage.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Croix

Founded in the 7th century, the église Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux captivates with its exceptional Romanesque portal, a veritable encyclopaedia in stone adorned with interlacing patterns, fantastical animals, and an unfinished zodiac.

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Bieuzy · Bretagne

Château de Rimaison

In the heart of Morbihan, the bewitching ruins of Château de Rimaison reveal a Renaissance turret and a caryatid fireplace of rare elegance - eloquent remains of a 16th-century Breton stately home.

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Saint-Julien · Bretagne

Menhir

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period in the Breton lands of Saint-Julien, this listed menhir embodies five millennia of human memory engraved in Armorican granite.

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Riec-sur-Belon · Bretagne

Stèle protohistorique

This protohistoric stele in Riec-sur-Belon, a solitary vestige standing in the Finistère landscape, bears witness to funerary and cult art dating back several millennia and engraved in Breton memory.

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Elven · Bretagne

Ancienne forteresse ou ancien château de Largouët

Emerging from the forests of Morbihan, the octagonal keep of Largouët rises to a height of 50 metres - one of the most imposing in Brittany. A bewitching medieval vestige that witnessed the passing of Henry Tudor before he became King of England.

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