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Lavercantière · Occitanie

Site archéologique du dolmen de Surgès

A stone sentinel that has stood guard over the Quercy limestone plateaux for 5,000 years, the Surgès dolmen is astonishing for its colossal proportions and its 30-metre cairn, one of the largest in the South-West.

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Quiberon · Bretagne

Premier menhir de Mané-Meur

Standing on the Quiberon peninsula since Neolithic times, the first menhir at Mané-Meur is a crude stone reminder of the first Breton megalithic civilisations, and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1889.

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Loctudy · Bretagne

Château de Kerazan

On the outskirts of Loctudy, Château de Kerazan combines classic eighteenth-century elegance with Belle Époque extensions, preserving precious panelling and a pepperpot tower that gives the property a distinctive Breton charm.

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Granville · Normandie

Phare de Chausey (ou phare des îles Chausey)

A granite sentinel in the heart of the Chausey archipelago, this 19th-century lighthouse designed by Léonce Reynaud combines technical rigour and architectural humanism in an exceptional seascape.

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Lambesc · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Oratoire Sainte-Thérèse

Niché au cœur de Lambesc, cet oratoire baroque du XVIIe siècle dédié à sainte Thérèse d'Avila est un joyau discret de la dévotion provençale, inscrit aux Monuments Historiques depuis 1935.

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Loupiac-de-la-Réole · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Croix

In Loupiac-de-la-Réole, Sainte-Croix church reveals a portal where the flamboyant Gothic embraces the nascent Renaissance - a rare and fascinating dialogue of stone in the heart of the Bordeaux region.

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Saint-Front-la-Rivière · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de la Renaudie

A medieval fortress in the Périgord Vert region, Château de la Renaudie blends Gothic austerity with Renaissance refinement, marked by the influence of Huguenot leader Jean du Barry at the heart of the Wars of Religion.

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

Hôtel Boyer de Bandol ou de Castillon

A jewel of Provençal Baroque architecture from the early 18th century, the Hôtel Boyer de Bandol stands out in the heart of Aix-en-Provence as a striking testimony to the noble lifestyle of the Regency period.

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Briec · Bretagne

Chapelle Sainte-Cécile

The flamboyant jewel of Finistère, the chapel of Sainte-Cécile in Briec boasts an elegant Cornish bell tower and precious fragments of medieval stained glass windows depicting the Passion and Annunciation.

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Quemperven · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Hervé et son placître

Nestling in Brittany's Trégor region, the church of Saint-Hervé in Quemperven boasts a bell tower and a preserved inner courtyard, surrounded by centuries-old granite and late Gothic sculptures that bear witness to a rural faith that has been alive and well since the 16th century.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Phare du Planier

Sentinelle de pierre dressée à 71 mètres au-dessus des flots méditerranéens, le Phare du Planier veille sur Marseille depuis des siècles. Son architecture néo-visionnaire des années 1950 en fait un monument unique en son genre.

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Thégra · Occitanie

Château

A stone sentinel of the Quercy region, this 15th-century château with its round towers and Mansard roof combines medieval robustness with classic elegance in the heart of the Lot.

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Gourin · Bretagne

Ossuaire

Nestling in the market town of Gourin, this 18th-century Breton ossuary embodies popular faith and the intimate relationship with death that is typical of Lower Brittany, with its sober granite architecture and arcades typical of parish enclosures.

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Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Sineuil

In the heart of the Périgord Noir region, this late-Renaissance manor house-castle is striking for its quadripartite vaulted towers and spiral staircase, discreet witnesses to exceptional provincial seigneurial architecture.

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Port-Louis · Bretagne

Fortifications de la ville : Parc à boulets

A discreet military vestige nestling in the heart of Port-Louis, the 1848 ball park bears witness to the logistical organisation of Breton fortifications, between granite walls and century-old trees.

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Plougastel-Daoulas · Bretagne

Calvaire

Erected between 1602 and 1604 in memory of a devastating plague, the Calvary of Plougastel-Daoulas features some 150 figures sculpted in kersantite, offering a stone Passion fresco of rare intensity.

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Carhaix-Plouguer · Bretagne

Vestiges du couvent des Augustins

In Carhaix-Plouguer, all that remains is a Gothic doorway from the former Augustinian monastery founded in 1372 - and a Breton cloister exiled to the United States since 1930, a symbol of a heritage scattered to the four winds.

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Bayon-sur-Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Falfas

Perched on the slopes overlooking the Gironde, Château Falfas reveals its 17th-century facades adorned with mullioned windows and a rare bretèche sculpted with expressive masks - a discreet jewel of the Blayais region.

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Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Site de la grotte des Fraux

A Bronze Age rock sanctuary in the Dordogne, the grotte des Fraux contains mysterious examples of parietal art among the latest of French prehistory, engraved more than 3,000 years ago.

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Rudelle · Occitanie

Eglise Saint-Martial

Perched on the limestone plateaux of the Lot, Saint-Martial de Rudelle is a strikingly sober 14th-century Southern Gothic church, listed as a Historic Monument in 1886, and a stone sentinel in the heart of the Quercy Blanc region.

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Sarlande · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Léger

Nestling in the heart of the Périgord Vert region, Saint-Léger church in Sarlande boasts a rare authenticity in its 12th-century Romanesque architecture, with its geminated bell tower and mysterious pigeon holes built into the walls.

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Villefranche-du-Périgord · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne des Landes

At the heart of the Périgord Noir, this twelfth-century Romanesque church conceals an unsuspected treasure: fifteenth-century medieval frescoes of rare intensity, watched over by exceptional Baroque furnishings.

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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Romain de Vignague

Tucked away in the Entre-deux-Mers region, this sober 11th-century Romanesque church reveals an exposed cul-de-four in its attic - a rare architectural curiosity that fascinates fans of Gascon Romanesque architecture.

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Bubry · Bretagne

Site archéologique du Vieux-Saint-Yves

In the heart of inland Brittany, Vieux-Saint-Yves in Bubry is one of the best-preserved medieval mottes castrales in Morbihan: a 9-metre truncated cone-shaped mound, surrounded by ditches and flanked by a vast bailey.

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