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Martigues · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Gisement de plein air néolithique du Collet Redon

Sur les hauteurs de Martigues, le Collet Redon dévoile les vestiges d'un habitat néolithique à ciel ouvert, rare témoignage des premières sociétés agropastorales qui peuplèrent la Provence il y a plus de 5 000 ans.

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Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canal de Lalinde (bassin de stationnement, y compris sa cale pavée)

The little-known jewel of the Périgord region, the Lalinde canal unfurls its calm waters between cliffs and garrigue, an exceptional example of 19th-century river engineering listed as a Historic Monument.

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Saint-Laurent-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de Benon

The Romanesque jewel of the Médoc, Notre-Dame de Benon hides eight centuries of hospitable and crusading history behind its elegant round-arched porch, at the gateway to Saint-Laurent-Médoc.

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Plésidy · Bretagne

Manoir de Toulgonec (ou de Toul-an-Golet)

Lost in the Breton moors of Plésidy, Toulgonec Manor is a late 15th-century granite manor house, preserved in its austere integrity with large mantelpieces and exposed beamed ceilings.

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Plumelec · Bretagne

Croix Merhan

Standing opposite the church in Plumelec, the Merhan Cross exudes the mystical spirit of 17th-century Brittany: its triangular openwork pediment, where Pietà and Christ face each other, is a marvel of carved stone listed as a Historic Monument.

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Pocé-les-Bois · Bretagne

Château de Gazon

Tucked away in the Breton bocage, Château de Gazon boasts a 1.3km-long access path - the only one of its kind in Brittany - and romantic grounds where water mirrors and medieval moats meet gracefully.

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Jugon-les-Lacs · Bretagne

Ancien hôtel de Sevoy

In the heart of Jugon-les-Lacs, the former Hôtel de Sevoy reveals the nobility of late Breton Gothic: granite facades, mullioned windows and the intact memory of a Breton medieval elite.

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Quimper · Bretagne

Théâtre

A jewel of Brittany's Belle Époque, the Théâtre de Quimper (1902-1904) captivates visitors with its sculpted façade and sumptuous interior decor by Karbowsky, a blend of theatrical art and seaside architecture.

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Meigné-le-Vicomte · Pays de la Loire

Manoir de Boisset

Niché dans le bocage angevin, le manoir de Boisset déploie ses volumes Renaissance avec une élégance sobre et séduisante. Un joyau du XVIe siècle classé Monument Historique, témoin discret de l'art de vivre nobiliaire en Anjou.

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Réville · Normandie

Ancienne redoute

A granite sentinel facing the English Channel, this Cotentin redoubt embodies Louis XIV's defensive policy along the Normandy coast. A rare military monument listed as a Historic Monument.

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Landéda · Bretagne

Ile Gaignoc

Off the coast of Landéda, Gaignoc Island is home to one of the most fascinating megalithic complexes in Finistère: a Neolithic cairn, the guardian of 6,000 years of history, rising from the waves of the Pays des Abers.

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Saint-Astier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison

In the heart of the Périgord region, this 16th-century Renaissance house will charm you with its corbelled turret and windows adorned with sculpted colonnettes featuring delicate Italianate motifs.

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Pressignac-Vicq · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

église Saint-Sauveur de Vicq

Nestled in the heart of the Périgord, the église Saint-Sauveur de Vicq reveals a rare architectural stratigraphy: a Carolingian nave at the living heart of a Romanesque building, a silent witness to ten centuries of rural faith.

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Melrand · Bretagne

Chapelle de Locmaria et sa fontaine

Nestling in the Morbihan bocage, the Locmaria chapel and its fountain dating from 1574 make up a late Gothic ensemble of rare elegance, where sculpted granite and popular devotion have been echoing each other for over five centuries.

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Le Vieux-Bourg · Bretagne

Stèle protohistorique de Kerbrun

A stone sentinel on the edge of the Trégor region, the protohistoric Kerbrun stele bears witness to a funerary or cult ritual dating back more than two millennia, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1964.

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Josselin · Bretagne

Immeuble

In the heart of Josselin, this 16th-century timber-framed building features bold corbelling, sculpted floral motifs and bracketed chamfers, discreet reminders of a Breton art of building at its apogee.

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Le Lion-d'Angers · Pays de la Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin (ancienne)

Au cœur du Lion-d'Angers, l'ancienne église Saint-Martin dévoile onze siècles d'histoire angevine : de sa nef romane du XIe siècle à ses chapelles flamboyantes du XVe, un témoignage architectural rare en Anjou.

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Guimiliau · Bretagne

Eglise Saint-Miliau

In the heart of the Léon region of Brittany, the church of Saint-Miliau in Guimiliau fascinates visitors with its monumental sculpted porch and Renaissance Calvary, a masterpiece of Breton statuary featuring over 200 figures.

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Poilley · Normandie

Ancienne abbaye de Montmorel

Founded in 1160 in the heart of the Normandy bocage, Montmorel Abbey's ruins conceal seven centuries of history, from the favour of the Plantagenets to the storms of the Revolution.

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Pontrieux · Bretagne

Deux maisons

In the heart of Pontrieux, these two medieval and Renaissance houses reveal the architectural soul of Brittany: square towers, rendered half-timbering and dressed stonework create a rare dialogue between the 15th and 18th centuries.

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Brest · Bretagne

gare ferroviaire de Brest

A modernist jewel of the inter-war period, Brest station displays its hemicycle of glass roofs and clock tower with a timeless elegance designed by Urbain Cassan, a rare architectural landmark of 1930s Brittany.

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Minihy-Tréguier · Bretagne

Manoir de Mézaubran

In the heart of Brittany's Trégor region, Mézaubran manor house boasts two 15th-century buildings linked by an elegant turret, and an extraordinary well adorned with a monolithic granite angel - a masterpiece of Breton sculpture.

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Le Moustoir · Bretagne

Croix

An enigmatic 16th-century Breton Calvary, this small monument in Le Moustoir fascinates with its reliefs of rare intensity: a poignant Pietà and a mysterious Dance of the Dead carved in stone.

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Baud · Bretagne

Fontaine de la Clarté

Nestling in the Morbihan region, the Fontaine de la Clarté in Baud is a 16th-century Gothic gem: a sacred pool, a shell archway and a gable decorated with fern-leaf hooks of rare delicacy.

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