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Lacave · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Georges de Meyraguet

Nestling in the Lot causse, this 11th-century Romanesque chapel houses vaults that were remodelled during the Renaissance, a touching testimony to a rural faith that has survived the centuries near the Dordogne gorges.

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Bréal-sous-Montfort · Bretagne

Croix de l'ancien cimetière

A 16th-century stone sentinel, this cemetery cross in Bréal-sous-Montfort stands guard beneath its characteristic canopy, a rare reminder of Breton funeral piety during the Renaissance.

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Brantôme · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Immeuble

In the heart of Brantôme, this medieval house contains remains from the 12th and 14th centuries beneath its altered walls. Its chimney, emblematic of the heritage of the Périgord region, bears witness to a centuries-old history that can still be read in the stone.

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Lansac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

The Romanesque jewel of the Blayais region, Saint-Pierre de Lansac church features sculpted capitals from the 12th century and a nave with astonishing neo-Gothic rib vaults added in the 19th century - an architectural palimpsest in which each stone tells the story of ten centuries of history.

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Bieuzy · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of Morbihan, this 17th-century house with its enigmatic sculptures - baroque mascaron, pediment with a human figure and ornate monumental well - intrigues as much as it fascinates. A discreet jewel of Brittany's heritage, it has been listed as a Historic Monument.

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Montcuit · Normandie

Jardin de la maison de Montcuit

A regular 17th-century garden nestling in the English Channel, Montcuit features terraced flowerbeds, a moat and an exedra wall in an exceptional hydraulic composition, an intact testimony to the art of classical French gardens.

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Cahors · Occitanie

Ancien palais de Via connu sous l'appellation Château du Roi, actuelle prison d'Etat

A medieval jewel from Cadurcia, the former palace of Via hides a dizzying history behind its brick walls: from pontifical residence to state prison, via a mysterious 14th-century lighthouse.

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Guer · Bretagne

Parcelle contenant des vestiges d'un édifice gallo-romain

In the heart of inland Brittany, this Gallo-Roman site, listed as a Historic Monument since 1976, conceals the remains of an ancient building, a silent witness to the Romanisation of the Coriosolite country.

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Kernascléden · Bretagne

Cimetière

In the heart of Morbihan, the cemetery of Kernascléden is home to a 16th-century altar of rare elegance: Gothic foliage, engaged columns and a sculpted Christ on the Cross form an exceptional example of Breton funerary art.

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La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin d'Argentine

Nestling in the green Périgord, the church of Saint-Martin d'Argentine reveals a thousand years of sacred architecture: an 11th-century Romanesque bell tower, a cul-de-four apse and a soberly elegant Gothic aisle.

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La Cassagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne grange dîmière

A Templar vestige of Périgord, this 12th-century tithe barn features rare archaic rib vaults and preserved medieval architecture in the heart of rural Dordogne.

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Martel · Occitanie

Halle

Erected between 1793 and 1800 on the ruins of a medieval market hall, this remarkable structure in the heart of Martel combines revolutionary sobriety and nostalgia for the Middle Ages in a town listed as one of the most beautiful in France.

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Trébeurden · Bretagne

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle, ou de Kerkonan, et croix

Nestling in the Trébeurdinois bocage, this 17th-century chapel combines a bell tower with a pointed dome and a monumental cross with a sculpted Christ, a discreet jewel of Breton maritime devotion.

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Piégut-Pluviers · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne de Pluviers

An architectural curiosity in the Périgord Vert region, the church of Saint-Étienne de Pluviers juxtaposes two naves - one Romanesque from the 12th century, the other Gothic from the 16th - crowned by a bell tower rebuilt after a historic earthquake.

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Vannes · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of the old town of Vannes, this 16th-century timber-framed house fascinates with its bold overhanging storeys and sumptuous carved beam, living testimony to the art of building in Brittany during the Renaissance.

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Bouc-Bel-Air · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Jardin d'en haut dit aussi parc d'Albertas

Joyau baroque du XVIIIe siècle niché dans les collines provençales, le jardin d'Albertas déploie terrasses, jets d'eau et perspectives à la française dans un écrin de verdure et de pierre blonde.

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Carentoir · Bretagne

Domaine de la Bourdonnaye

Nestling in the Breton countryside around Carentoir, La Bourdonnaye boasts the elegance of a late 19th-century neo-Gothic château, with its slate turrets and sculpted granite facades, testimony to Breton architectural romanticism at its height.

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Saint-Martin-de-Vers · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Martin

Saint-Martin-de-Vers, the Lot's former Gothic priory church, combines a fortified 15th-century bell tower with rare Romanesque remains in a bewitchingly sober setting of Quercy limestone.

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Blars · Occitanie

Eglise

In the heart of the Quercy region, the church at Blars boasts an eight-sided Romanesque dome and refined Cistercian sculpture. A discreet jewel from the 12th century, listed as a Historic Monument.

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Plouisy · Bretagne

Château de Kernabat

On the edge of the Côtes-d'Armor region, Kernabat displays its Breton elegance of the Grand Siècle: classical dwelling, chapel, dovecote and terraced gardens make up a seigneurial estate of rare architectural coherence.

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Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Lardimalie

Nestling in the heart of the Périgord region, Château de Lardimalie fascinates visitors with its exceptional neo-classical interiors: ceilings painted with the Fables of La Fontaine, Cordoba leather and Louis XII wood panelling create an extraordinary aristocratic setting.

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Saint-Clet · Bretagne

Manoir du Cloître

Nestling in the countryside of Brittany's Trégor region, Manoir du Cloître reveals its 15th-century granite towers, the striking remains of a fortified farm that withstood the torments of the Hundred Years' War.

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Josselin · Bretagne

Maison du 16e siècle en bordure de la ruelle prolongeant la rue des Sorciers

In the heart of Josselin, this 16th-century timber-framed house boasts a carved corbel and a round-arched door of rare elegance - a discreet jewel of Breton civil architecture listed as a Historic Monument.

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Bain-de-Bretagne · Bretagne

Croix du cimetière

At the heart of the cemetery in Bain-de-Bretagne, this 15th-century Gothic cross, listed as a Historic Monument since 1908, reveals a four-lobed crown of rare elegance sculpted with sacred figures.

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