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Feneu · Pays de la Loire

Château de Montriou

Niché dans le bocage angevin, le château de Montriou mêle tour médiévale du XVe siècle et élégant corps de logis néogothique du XIXe, le tout enveloppé d'un parc romantique aux frondaisons séculaires.

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Saint-Georges-sur-Layon · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de Châtelaison

Niché dans les coteaux du Layon, ce manoir du XVe siècle incarne le charme discret de l'architecture seigneuriale angevine, avec ses volumes sobres de tuffeau blanc et ses toitures d'ardoise bleue typiques du Val de Loire.

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Douarnenez · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Jacques de Pouldavid

From medieval chapel to parish church, Saint-Jacques de Pouldavid reveals three centuries of Breton stonework and painted panelling depicting the Passion, jewels listed as Historic Monuments.

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Saint-Briac-sur-Mer · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Briac

Standing against the Breton sea spray, the grey granite bell tower of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer has watched over the town since the 16th century. A jewel in the crown of Ille-et-Vilaine's religious heritage, it has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1908.

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Daumeray · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle Saint-Etienne-de-Doussé

Nestling in the Anjou bocage, the chapel of Saint-Étienne-de-Doussé reveals seven centuries of rural architecture, from the primitive Romanesque of the 12th century to the sober restorations of the 19th century, in a setting of unspoilt greenery.

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Huillé · Pays de la Loire

Château du Plessis-Greffier

Niché dans le bocage angevin, le Plessis-Greffier déploie ses façades de tuffeau blanc entre cour d'honneur et douves, témoignage rare d'une architecture seigneuriale du Val de Loire évoluant du gothique tardif à l'âge classique.

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Rou-Marson · Pays de la Loire

Château de Marson

Set between the Loire and Thouet rivers, Château de Marson combines the elegance of the Second Empire with the boldness of a monumental Art Deco swimming pool, a unique jewel inspired by the ancient thermal baths and Versailles.

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La Boussac · Bretagne

Prieuré de Bregain

Nestling in the Breton countryside of La Boussac, Bregain priory reveals a discreet and authentic medieval monastic heritage, listed as a Historic Monument since 1926, a precious witness to convent life in Upper Brittany.

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Barbentane · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Château

The baroque jewel of Provence, the Château de Barbentane displays its Italianate splendour in the heart of a medieval village. Period furniture, gilded salons and formal gardens make it one of the finest châteaux in the region.

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Yvoy-le-Marron · Centre-Val de Loire

Château Le Mont Suzey

A neo-Norman jewel in the Sologne region, Château Le Mont Suzey's half-timbered walls and picturesque roofs are set in a forest setting, an elegant reminder of the golden age of Sologne holidaymakers.

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Epuisay · Centre-Val de Loire

Eolienne

A 21-metre steel sentinel erected in 1911, the Épuisay wind turbine is a masterpiece of rural engineering that has been listed as a Historic Monument: it supplied an entire village with drinking water thanks to the Vendôme wind alone.

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Landébia · Bretagne

Croix de chemin dite Croix de Saint-Hubert

Erected in the 16th century in Landébia, this angular devotional cross features a sculpted Virgin with a rare Breton grace. A listed monument to popular piety, a silent witness to the routes of faith in the Côtes-d'Armor region.

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Vauville · Normandie

Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées

Rising out of the Cotentin moorland, the Pierres Pouquelées at Vauville are among the best-preserved Neolithic covered walkways in Normandy, the striking remains of a civilisation dating back over 5,000 years.

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Guégon · Bretagne

Cimetière de Trégranteur

In the heart of Morbihan, the Trégranteur cemetery is home to a 16th-century heraldic column, 3.50 m high, a stone witness to a powerful Breton lineage that has now disappeared.

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Concarneau · Bretagne

Dolmen

This Neolithic dolmen in Concarneau is a listed Historic Monument and embodies five millennia of Breton history. Built from local granite, it bears witness to the funeral rites of the first Armorican farmers.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Villa Santa Lucia

Joyau méconnu de Marseille, la Villa Santa Lucia déploie un jardin de rocailles sur sept niveaux en terrasses, chef-d'œuvre de l'art rocailleur 1900 dont le réseau hydraulique d'origine fonctionne encore.

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Quimperlé · Bretagne

Ancien couvent des Ursulines

Austere and elegant, the former Ursuline convent in Quimperlé reveals a rare 17th-century convent complex, with its central courtyard cloister and alternating pediment dormers, an intact example of Breton Baroque religious architecture.

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Badefols-sur-Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cabane en pierre sèche n° 27

Nestling in the vineyards of Badefols-sur-Dordogne, this dry-stone hut with its conical slate roof embodies the ingenuity of Périgord farmers. An authentic testimony to 19th-century winegrowing life.

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Bignan · Bretagne

Croix de Treuliec

Nestling in the Morbihan countryside, the Treuliec cross boasts a rare four-lobed medallion sculpted in the 17th century, combining Crucifixion and Pietà in a striking dialogue of stone.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de Grille

In the heart of Arles, the Hôtel de Grille boasts the discreet elegance of an aristocratic Provencal residence, combining blonde stone and refined ironwork in an urban setting steeped in history.

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Plumelec · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Aubin

In the heart of the Morbihan region, the church of Saint-Aubin in Plumelec boasts 16th-century sandstone sculptures of rare finesse: scenes from the Passion, a fox preaching to the hens and a fantastic bestiary compete for the oak vaults.

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Hennebont · Bretagne

Ancienne abbaye de la Joie

Founded in 1275 by Blanche de Champagne, the Cistercian Abbey of La Joie in Hennebont boasts an elegantly sober 17th-century gatehouse and abbey dwelling, testimony to centuries of feminine and religious history.

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Saint-Chels · Occitanie

Dolmen d'Aubin

A stone watchman since the Neolithic on the Quercy limestone plateaux, the Aubin dolmen at Saint-Chels is a rare listed megalithic monument whose limestone slabs have stood the test of time for over five thousand years.

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Carantec · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Carantec

In Carantec, the church of Saint-Carantec boasts a monumental 16th-century portal adorned with a solar disc, pilasters with Ionic capitals and a broken pediment - a Renaissance gem replaced from the former Kerangoaguet manor house.