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Prats-du-Périgord · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Maurice de Prats

A stone sentinel in the heart of the Périgord Noir, Saint-Maurice de Prats unveils its breathtaking chevet and the mysteries of a hospitable commandery, between Romanesque austerity and medieval defence.

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Léhon · Bretagne

Ruines du château

A stone sentinel overlooking the River Rance, the ruins of Château de Léhon reveal the skeleton of a 13th-century medieval fortress built according to the military canons of Philip Augustus - a striking vestige in the heart of Brittany.

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Bain-de-Bretagne · Bretagne

Moulin de Pommeniac

A shale sentinel standing on its Breton hill, the Pommeniac mill in Bain-de-Bretagne features a circular shaft almost 8 metres high - a rare example of the Berton system tower mills of Ille-et-Vilaine.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Ecole Saint-Charles

Au cœur d'Arles, l'école Saint-Charles recèle un trésor insoupçonné : un clocher gothique du XVe siècle et une chapelle baroque aux décors peints uniques reliant les sacrements au Notre-Père.

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Berrien · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestling in the heart of Brittany's Finistère region, Saint-Pierre de Berrien church boasts sober granite and exposed timber-framed vaults, an intact example of Breton religious architecture from the late Middle Ages.

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Les Arques · Occitanie

Eglise

The Romanesque pearl of Quercy, the church of Les Arques reveals a 12th-century crypt and sculpted capitals of rare finesse, evidence of a forgotten Benedictine deanery in the heart of the Lot.

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Plougrescant · Bretagne

Château de Kéralio

On the edge of the wild Trégor region, Château de Kéralio boasts a Gothic sepulchral chapel of rare elegance, adorned with sculpted Breton saints and an exceptional ogival door with pinnacles.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmen de Beaumer

A Neolithic vestige standing on the Morbihan plain, the Beaumer dolmen bears witness to five millennia of human presence in Carnac, the Breton megalithic capital of the world.

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Bricquebec · Normandie

Château des Galleries

A discreet Renaissance jewel nestling in the Cotentin region, Château des Galleries boasts a horseshoe-shaped staircase and a rare loggia with an imperial roof, testimony to the extraordinary elegance of Normandy.

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Gardegan-et-Tourtirac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château la Pierrière

A medieval outpost of the Château d'Aiguilhe, La Pierrière stands on a 13th-century rectangular plan in the heart of the Castillonnais region, enhanced by Renaissance windows and an inner courtyard that bears witness to five centuries of seigneurial life.

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Saint-Chamassy · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Manoir de Perdigat

Nestling in the Périgord region, the Perdigat manor house boasts an exceptionally elegant doorway and two asymmetrical towers, making it a little-known gem of 15th-century seigniorial architecture.

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Le Rheu · Bretagne

Croix du 16e siècle

Standing in the cemetery of Le Rheu, this 16th-century granite cross proudly displays the arms of the Lotodé and Debrays families, a rare example of Breton funerary art with powerful symbolism.

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

Hôtel de Roquesaule

Joyau du baroque aixois, l'hôtel de Roquesaule déploie au cœur d'Aix-en-Provence sa façade du XVIIe siècle, témoignage raffiné de l'art de vivre de la noblesse de robe provençale.

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Fréhel · Bretagne

Villa Collignon

An architectural jewel on the Emerald Coast, Villa Collignon combines classical rigour, Art Deco audacity and Breton roots in a singular work by Pol Abraham, built facing the Atlantic in 1925.

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Granville · Normandie

Casino de Granville

An architectural fantasy with the silhouette of an Indian palace, the Casino de Granville is a blend of Art Nouveau and Art Deco facing the English Channel. This seaside gem has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1992.

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Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Chaban

Nestling in the Vézère valley, Château de Chaban boasts seven centuries of Périgord architecture, from its round medieval tower to its elegant Renaissance mullioned windows, watching over one of the most beautiful rivers in the Dordogne.

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Gigouzac · Occitanie

Maison aux pigeonniers

In the heart of the Quercy region, this former 17th-century bourgeois residence boasts two contrasting dovecotes and an elegant canopy with wooden balcony, testimony to a refined rural lifestyle.

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Valeuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mégalithe

A discreet Neolithic vestige in the heart of the Périgord Vert, this dolmen at Valeuil bears witness to a human presence dating back five millennia, its limestone slabs standing in an unspoilt hedged landscape.

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Plassac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Villa gallo-romaine

In the heart of the Gironde Estuary, the Gallo-Roman villa at Plassac reveals three centuries of Roman occupation: polychrome mosaics, thermal baths and porticoed gardens bear witness to exceptional provincial luxury.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Dufau-Lamothe

A discreet jewel of the Bordeaux of the Enlightenment, the Hôtel Dufau-Lamothe reveals the lifestyle of a great 18th-century merchant, with its vast period garden and mysterious chapel with forgotten frescoes.

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Domme · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Halle

In the heart of Domme, a hilltop village in the Périgord Noir, this 18th-century market hall boasts a majestic timber-framed structure crowned with flat tiles, a living testimony to the rural architecture of the Périgord.

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Saint-Servais · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Servais

In the heart of Finistère, the church of Saint-Servais reveals an open bell tower of rare elegance: its corbelled galleries and swaying granite piers embody the architectural genius of Baroque Léon.

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Saint-Symphorien-des-Monts · Normandie

Allée couverte

A Neolithic vestige listed as a Historic Monument, this covered walkway in Saint-Symphorien-des-Monts unfurls its granite slabs in the Normandy bocage, a striking reminder of five millennia of humanity.

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Saint-Quentin-de-Baron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Bisqueytan

On the outskirts of Bordeaux, Bisqueytan stands with its medieval stones on a site inhabited since prehistoric times, jealously guarding its virtually intact Romanesque chapel and the memory of Montesquieu.

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