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Plouescat · Bretagne

Dolmen de Creach-ar-Vren

A Neolithic vestige of the Léon peninsula, the Creach-ar-Vren dolmen erects its imposing granite supports in the Plouescat countryside, a silent witness to a civilisation over 5,000 years old.

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Villars · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Puyguilhem

A Renaissance gem lost in the woods of the Périgord, Puyguilhem's slender towers and sculpted fireplaces look like a Loire château lost in the Dordogne - a marvel to be discovered off the beaten track.

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Caro · Bretagne

Manoir de Bodel

Nestling in the heart of Morbihan, Bodel Manor reveals the sober elegance of late Breton Gothic: its exterior spiral towers and circular corbelled room bear witness to a unique seigneurial lifestyle.

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Ajat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château

Nestled in the heart of the Périgord, the château d'Ajat displays its Renaissance machicolations and its majestic double-storey gallery around an inner courtyard, keeping alive the Templar legend of its origins.

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Martillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Rochemorin

The legendary birthplace of Montesquieu, this Gironde manor house combines medieval towers and a winery in the heart of the Pessac-Léognan appellation, where philosophical history can be read in every stone.

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Gageac-et-Rouillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Gageac

Verrouillé dans le cœur du Périgord, le château de Gageac déploie ses tours à mâchicoulis et ses fenêtres à meneaux autour d'une cour où Du Guesclin lui-même posa le pied en conquérant.

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Plonéour-Lanvern · Bretagne

Manoir de Trévilit

A stone sentinel in the heart of the Pays Bigouden, the 15th-century walls of the Trévilit manor house surround a remarkable fortified courtyard, with its pavilion chapel and sculpted granite fireplaces.

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Jouques · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Porte, attenant à la Tour de l'Horloge

Sentinelle de pierre au cœur de la Provence, la Porte attenant à la Tour de l'Horloge de Jouques veille sur le village médiéval depuis des siècles, témoignage rare de l'architecture défensive provençale classée Monument Historique.

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Le Faou · Bretagne

Maison du 16e siècle

The jewel in the crown of the medieval town of Le Faou, this 16th-century timber-framed house, clad entirely in slate, is a fine example of Breton domestic architecture at its best. Its characteristic awnings make it an unforgettable silhouette.

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Saint-Thégonnec · Bretagne

Château de Penhoat

A medieval vestige buried deep in the bocage of the Léonard region, Penhoat castle has preserved its cylindrical schist towers and 15th-century curtain wall - silent witnesses to a fortress built by a crusader returning to Brittany.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison du 15e siècle

In the heart of Saint-Macaire, this 15th-century medieval house retains two remarkable Gothic windows and the corbels of a vanished machicolation, silent witnesses to a Middle Ages still palpable in the Gironde.

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Saint-Connan · Bretagne

Allée couverte du Parc-Kerdic

A Neolithic vestige buried deep in the Breton bocage, the Parc-Kerdic covered walkway reveals the granite blocks of its builders five millennia ago, silent guardians of a sacred Goëlo territory.

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Plounévez-Lochrist · Bretagne

Calvaire de Menez-ar-Plour

A stone sentinel that has stood on the heights of Léon since protohistoric times, the Calvary of Menez-ar-Plour combines the megalithic soul of Brittany and its age-old Christian fervour in a single monument.

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Roz-Landrieux · Bretagne

Croix en pierre du 16e siècle

Erected in the 16th century in the cemetery of Roz-Landrieux, this stone cross was classified as a Historic Monument in 1912 and features a bas-relief Christ of rare Breton sobriety, a moving reminder of rural piety during the Renaissance.

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Querré · Pays de la Loire

Château de Vernée

Niché dans le bocage angevin, le château de Vernée déploie sa sobre élégance à Querré, reflet discret d'une noblesse rurale qui façonna le Maine-et-Loire entre manoir défensif et gentilhommière de campagne.

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Moulis-en-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

In the heart of the Médoc wine-growing region, the church of Saint-Saturnin in Moulis boasts a Romanesque chevet of rare elegance, with capitals carved with oriental accents that bear witness to the artistic effervescence of the 12th century.

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Landunvez · Bretagne

Menhir de Saint-Gonveld

A stone sentinel at the very tip of Finistère, the Saint-Gonveld menhir has stood guard over the Landunvez moors for over five thousand years, a solitary and striking reminder of Breton megalithic civilisation.

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Rennes · Bretagne

Maison du 15e siècle

This 15th-century timber-framed house, which survived the medieval fires of Rennes, still boasts sculpted eaves and small-paned windows overlooking the streets of the old town.

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Mordelles · Bretagne

Château de la Haichois

Built in 1888 by the architect Ambroise Baudry for the uncle of the painter Toulouse-Lautrec, this Breton château blends eclectic elegance with refined orientalism, in landscaped grounds that include a 17th-century chapel.

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Lannion · Bretagne

Immeuble

In the heart of Lannion, this 16th-century timber-framed house boasts three corbelled storeys, sculpted runners and slate friezes - a masterpiece of Breton civil architecture that has been listed as a Historic Monument.

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La Feuillée · Bretagne

Village déserté fortifié de Goarem-ar-Manec'h

In the heart of wild Finistère, Goarem-ar-Manec'h reveals the secrets of a vanished medieval village: a moated enclosure, monastic remains and a sacred fountain nestling in the Breton moors.

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Loc-Envel · Bretagne

Manoir de Lanvic

Nestling in the hills of Trégor, the Lanvic manor house combines medieval sobriety with Renaissance refinement. Its sculpted stone dormer windows dating from 1611 are a rare example of Breton seigneurial architecture.

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Hanvec · Bretagne

Fontaine et calvaire de Saint-Conval

In the heart of the Crannou forest, the Saint-Conval fountain and its calvary, the last vestiges of a 15th-century Breton chapel, combine popular devotion and the memory of the forest in a wild setting in Finistère.

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Les Rosiers-sur-Loire · Pays de la Loire

Moulin à vent des Basses-Terres

Standing on the heights of the Loire since the early 18th century, this Basses-Terres windmill embodies the milling tradition of Anjou, with its limestone tower and distinctive wings overlooking the Loire Valley.

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