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Marcillé-Raoul · Bretagne

Porte de l'ancienne église

The only vestige of a forgotten church, this 12th-century Romanesque doorway with its sculpted columns stands in the heart of a Breton cemetery, a silent witness to a vanished sacred art.

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Saint-Jean-de-Côle · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste

The Romanesque jewel of the Périgord Vert, Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Saint-Jean-de-Côle boasts a 12th-century choir and transept of rare elegance, adorned with breathtaking historiated capitals.

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Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de la Fresnaye

Niché dans le Val de Loire angevin, le manoir de la Fresnaye déploie ses élégantes façades Renaissance au cœur des coteaux viticoles de Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné, témoignage raffiné de l'architecture seigneuriale du XVIe siècle.

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Saint-Martin-des-Prés · Bretagne

Manoir de Cléhunault

A late-Gothic 15th-century manor house nestling in the heart of the Côtes-d'Armor region, Cléhunault boasts a chapel with exceptionally elegant painted woodwork, attributed to the famous Le Corre workshop in Pontivy.

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Marseille · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur du Prado

A discreet jewel in the Prado district, the Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur in Marseille boasts neo-Romanesque architecture with Provençal accents, and was listed as a Historic Monument in 2024, a haven of spirituality overlooking the Mediterranean.

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Couze-et-Saint-Front · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Grotte préhistorique de la Cavaille

Nestling in the cliffs of the Périgord region, the Cavaille cave contains around ten Palaeolithic figures that bear witness to the creative genius of Périgordian man, over 20,000 years ago.

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Saumur · Pays de la Loire

"""Château"" Bouvet-Ladubay"

Édifiée en 1878 par l'architecte Piette pour l'industriel Étienne Bouvet, cette demeure d'ostentation éclectique incarne l'ambition triomphante de la bourgeoisie saumuroise du Second Empire finissant.

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Ouessant · Bretagne

Phare du Stiff

A granite sentinel standing on the island of Ushant since 1699, the Stiff lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses in France, the fruit of Vauban's genius and an immemorial lookout for Atlantic routes.

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Auray · Bretagne

Petit théâtre

Auray's Art Nouveau jewel, this small Italian-style theatre dating from 1903 combines an eclectic Belle Époque façade with a remarkably unified interior designed by architect Édouard Ramonatxo.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel Icard-Duquesne ou hôtel d'Antonelle

Au cœur d'Arles, l'hôtel Icard-Duquesne conjugue l'élégance baroque provençale du XVIIIe siècle à l'histoire tumultueuse de la Révolution, incarnée par son illustre habitant Antoine d'Antonelle.

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Quimper · Bretagne

Maison

In the heart of old Quimper, this 16th-century prebendal house combines a rubble stone ground floor with a timber-framed upper floor, topped by a turret typical of Breton Renaissance architecture.

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Langonnet · Bretagne

Manoir de Kermain

Nestling in the heart of Morbihan, the Manoir de Kermain is set around a paved courtyard, with its three main buildings of carefully dressed rubble stone, a rare example of Breton seigneurial architecture from the late Renaissance.

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Pontivy · Bretagne

Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Joie

Nestling in the heart of Pontivy, the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Joie boasts a flamboyant Gothic portal of rare delicacy, whose tower, erected in 1533, bears witness to the fervour of Breton parishioners at the dawn of the Renaissance.

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Lempzours · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

A former Templar chapel dating back to the 12th century, the church of Notre-Dame de Lempzours fascinates visitors with its rare pendentive domes, a striking example of Perigord Romanesque architecture at its height.

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Hennebont · Bretagne

Hôtel de Kerret

In the heart of Hennebont, the Hôtel de Kerret displays its 17th-century Breton elegance: machicolated cornice, corner turret and monumental doorway with pilasters adorned with Renaissance niches, a legacy of the Marquis de Pontcallec.

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Coutances · Normandie

Tour

A medieval vestige listed as a Historic Monument, this tower in Coutances, built in the second half of the 15th century, bears witness to a fortified past swept away by the storms of war.

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Caulnes · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Pierre

In Caulnes, Saint-Pierre church boasts a two-storey bell tower combining 15th-century medieval masonry and 18th-century elevations, guarded by a mysterious Gothic statue dating back to the 13th century.

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Carhaix-Plouguer · Bretagne

Maison du 16e siècle, dite maison du Sénéchal

In the heart of Carhaix-Plouguer, the Maison du Sénéchal boasts a sumptuous Renaissance façade: three corbelled storeys, sculpted caryatids and Italianate pilasters make this 16th-century gem a masterpiece of Breton stonework.

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Branne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix du cimetière

At the heart of the Branne cemetery, this 17th-century Baroque cross stands out with its torso column with spiral fluting and its Corinthian capital, a lapidary jewel listed as a Monument Historique.

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Le Vieux-Bourg · Bretagne

Menhir de Betudo, ou Botudo

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period, the Betudo menhir has stood guard over the grounds of Vieux-Bourg for almost 5,000 years. A striking, rough monolith, a silent witness to the ancestral rites of inland Brittany.

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Champteussé-sur-Baconne · Pays de la Loire

Logis Sainte-Barbe

Niché dans le bocage angevin, le Logis Sainte-Barbe mêle austérité flamboyante du XVe siècle et remaniements classiques du XVIIe, offrant un témoignage rare de l'architecture seigneuriale rurale du Maine-et-Loire.

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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie · Occitanie

Maison

In the heart of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, this late 15th-century Gothic jewel fascinates visitors with its corbelled timber-framed upper storey and its three sculpted heads that have watched over the street for centuries.

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Lisle · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château

In the heart of the Périgord region, this 16th-century château conceals a staircase with straight landings of rare elegance: fluted columns, Gothic arches and ceilings sculpted with leather scrolls bear witness to a fascinating artistic transition between two reigns.

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Béganne · Bretagne

Château de Léhélec

Nestling in the Morbihan bocage, Château de Léhélec displays its classic elegance between two towers, enhanced by a remarkable staircase with a wrought-iron banister and aristocratic terraces.

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