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Saint-Martin-des-Combes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Gaubertie

Perched on a Périgord hillside facing Clermont-Beauregard, the château de la Gaubertie unfolds five centuries of history in a single glance, from late Flamboyant Gothic to the neo-Gothic elegance of the 19th century.

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La Forêt-Fouesnant · Bretagne

Menhir

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period, this menhir in La Forêt-Fouesnant has watched over Finistère for thousands of years. A listed monument, it embodies the mysterious spirituality of the Breton megalithic peoples.

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Plouharnel · Bretagne

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe

Nestling in the Breton moors of Plouharnel, this 16th-century chapel, with its cascading stone benches and painted compartmented vaults, is a discreet jewel of Morbihan heritage.

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Saint-Just · Bretagne

Sépulture mégalithique

In the heart of the Breton moorland of Saint-Just, this Neolithic megalithic burial site reveals one of the most unusual funerary complexes in Ille-et-Vilaine, erected over 5,000 years ago by stone builders.

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Talence · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine du château Raba

In the heart of Talence, Château Raba displays its 18th-century elegance in gardens adorned with refined pavilions - a neoclassical jewel fashioned by an illustrious family of Portuguese Jewish merchants.

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

Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs (ou chapelle Sainte-Estelle)

Nichée dans le village perché des Baux-de-Provence, cette chapelle du XVIIe siècle abrite un décor baroque provençal saisissant et des santons grandeur nature signés Yves Brayer, tradition vivante d'une confrérie trois fois centenaire.

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Saint-Front-la-Rivière · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château du Pommier

A discreet jewel in the Périgord Vert, Château du Pommier boasts a 15th-century square tower and an elegant corbelled turret, evidence of preserved medieval architecture in the heart of the Dordogne.

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Villiers · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Burlande

On the edge of the Berry region, the Château de Burlande preserves the memory of Agnès Sorel, the royal favourite who was traditionally born here. Its medieval postern and box dovecote bear witness to a 15th century that is still palpable.

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Périgueux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel d'Abzac de la Douze ou Hôtel de Mèredieu

A Renaissance gem nestling in the heart of Périgueux, the Hôtel d'Abzac de la Douze boasts sculpted 16th-century facades that bear elegant witness to Périgord's aristocracy at its height.

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Vihiers · Pays de la Loire

Château du Coudray-Montbault

Aux confins du Saumurois et du Poitou, le Coudray-Montbault déploie ses façades Renaissance et classiques dans un écrin de verdure angevine — un double témoignage architectural protégé au cœur de la douceur ligérienne.

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Île-aux-Moines · Bretagne

Cromlech de Kergenan

A megalithic circle standing on the Île-aux-Moines, in the heart of the Gulf of Morbihan, the Kergenan cromlech is one of the rare Breton cromlechs to have been preserved, a striking testimony to Neolithic spirituality dating back over 5,000 years.

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Sigalens · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

A discreet stone sentinel in the heart of the Sigalens cemetery, this 16th-century cross is a listed Historic Monument and a sober testament to the faith and funerary art of the Gascon Renaissance.

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Lanmeur · Bretagne

Croix de Saint-Fiacre

A stone sentinel on the ancient Tro Breiz route, the Saint-Fiacre Cross in Lanmeur is a rare example of 18th-century Breton architecture, with its sculpted octagonal shaft and effigies of Christ and a Pietà.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Immeuble, appelé Petit Hôtel de Chalain

In the heart of Rennes, the Petit Hôtel de Chalain displays the discreet elegance of the Grand Siècle: a ground floor of dressed granite, three sober storeys and a majestic staircase with turned wooden balusters.

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Lanmérin · Bretagne

Chapelle de la Salle

Nestling in Brittany's Trégor region, the 16th-century chapel of La Salle boasts a rare sculptural treasure trove: its fully carved runners, joists and panelling make up an exceptional timber-framed vault, listed as a Historic Monument since 1930.

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Saint-Malo · Bretagne

Hôtel de Surcouf (ancien Hôtel de Beaugeard)

This granite house from Saint-Malo was the home of the legendary privateer Robert Surcouf, with its austere, haughty slate façade - and a chimney stump adorned with a sundial engraved in his hand.

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Assier · Occitanie

Ancien pigeonnier du château

A fascinating vestige of the Château d'Assier, this Renaissance dovecote dating from 1537 houses 2,500 glazed terracotta pigeon pots and its rare original revolving ladder - a masterpiece of Quercy seigneurial architecture.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien château d'eau de la gare Saint-Jean

A brick sentinel erected in the heart of Bordeaux's railway workshops, this former water tower (1854-1857) epitomises the golden age of steam and rail in the south-west of France.

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Saint-Saturnin-sur-Loire · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de la Fosse

Niché dans le Val d'Anjou, le Manoir de la Fosse déploie l'élégance sobre du XVIIe siècle angevin, avec ses volumes équilibrés en tuffeau blanc et ses toitures d'ardoise, joyau discret inscrit aux Monuments Historiques.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Hôtel de Blossac, actuellement Direction régionale des affaires culturelles

A jewel of 18th-century classical architecture in Rennes, the Hôtel de Blossac was home to the Commandants-in-Chief of Brittany and the birthplace of the writer Paul Féval - a patrician residence in the heart of the parliamentary city.

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Montignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Coulonges

Somewhere between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, this Périgord manor house boasts a corbelled parapet walk, vaulted cellars and the remains of fireplaces hanging in the ruins of a wing that defies time.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmen de la Croix Audran

The Croix Audran dolmen, a Neolithic vestige listed as a Historic Monument in 2023, stands silent watch over the Carnac peninsula, bearing witness to funerary art over 5,000 years old.

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Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier · Bretagne

Cinq menhirs dans la forêt de Haute-Sève

Five stone sentinels standing in the Haute-Sève forest, these Neolithic menhirs have been listed since 1900 and bear witness to a sacred millennium nestled in the heart of deepest Brittany.

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Quimper · Bretagne

Immeuble

In the heart of Quimper, this group of 17th-century houses boasts half-timbered walls, corbelled ceilings and rendered rubble stone, creating a heritage setting set against the majestic spires of Saint-Corentin Cathedral.

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