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Chambord;Huisseau-sur-Cosson;Neuvy;Muides-sur-Loire;Maslives;Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire;Thoury;Tour-en-Sologne · Centre-Val de Loire

Domaine de Chambord

An absolute jewel of the French Renaissance, Chambord boasts 440 rooms and a double spiral staircase attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, in the heart of a royal estate of 5,433 hectares, the largest enclosed forest park in Europe.

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Chouzé-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Château des Réaux

At the gateway to the Loire, the Château des Réaux stands with its machicolated towers and two-tone brickwork characteristic of the late flamboyant Gothic style - a jewel built by the Briçonnets, a large family of merchants and prelates from Tours.

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Chouzé-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Moulin à vent des Pelouses

Silent witnesses to the Loire Valley, the windmills of Les Pelouses embody the ingenuity of the cavier mill, a rare type of mill that combines milling with a wine cellar to protect the precious nectar of the Touraine region.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne église Notre-Dame de la Place

Buried beneath Bordeaux, the remains of Notre-Dame de la Place reveal fifteen centuries of Christian history: from the first early Christian cathedral of Sainte-Marie to the medieval heart of the Girondin city.

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Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Anciennes fortifications

Forgotten stone sentinels on the banks of the Loire, the medieval towers of Saint-Dyé bear witness to a fortified wall built in the 13th century by the inhabitants themselves to protect their village.

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Chouzé-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison à tourelles

In the heart of the Loire Valley, this house with corbelled turrets has kept its superb 16th-century Renaissance façade intact, crowned by a majestic stone dormer window of rare elegance.

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Vendôme · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison à lucarne compagnonnique

In Vendôme, an ordinary house hides a discreet masterpiece: a Compagnon-style dormer window of exceptional mastery, living testimony to the age-old skills of the Compagnons du Devoir.

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Drevant · Centre-Val de Loire

Vestiges gallo-romains

In the heart of the Berry region, the Gallo-Roman remains of Drevant reveal an exceptional monumental complex: theatre, thermal baths and temple, silent witnesses to a prosperous ancient city in the 1st and 2nd centuries.

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Castels · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique du Roc Pointu

At the heart of the Périgord Noir, the Roc Pointu reveals the secrets of a bygone humanity: this Palaeolithic site, listed among the Monuments Historiques, contains bone remains and lithic industries of a remarkable stratigraphic density.

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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Grotte préhistorique de Cazelles

Nestled in the Vézère valley, the grotte de Cazelles contains around forty Palaeolithic rock figures forming an organised sanctuary of rare coherence, listed as a Monument Historique in 2023.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dolmens de Kériaval

Nestling on the Carnac moor, the Kériaval dolmens are among the most complex Neolithic burial sites in Morbihan, with their covered walkways and side chambers characteristic of Armorican megalithic architecture.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise collégiale Saint-Emilion

Romanesque and Gothic gem of the Bordelais, the collégiale Saint-Émilion unfolds eight centuries of sacred architecture at the heart of a UNESCO village, crowned by a five-sided apse and an exceptional mediaeval cloister.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Maisons donnant sur la Grande-Rue et sur les remparts

In the heart of Mont-Saint-Michel, these medieval houses lining the Grande-Rue and the ramparts embody the merchant and pilgrim soul of the sacred islet, with their Norman granite corbels and centuries-old facades.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Ancienne Hôtellerie de la Sirène

The medieval jewel of Mont-Saint-Michel, the Hôtellerie de la Sirène is one of France's oldest pilgrimage inns, a listed historic monument whose timber-framed façade has stood guard over the Grande Rue since the Middle Ages.

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Plomeur · Bretagne

Presqu'île de la Torche ou Bogan Dorchenn

Watching over the wild tip of Finistère for over 5,000 years, the tumulus of La Torche is one of the best preserved megaliths on the Bigouden peninsula, battered by the Atlantic winds.

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Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement de la Rochette

At the edges of the Vézère valley, the deposit of la Rochette has been yielding exceptional Palaeolithic remains since the 19th century, silent witnesses to tens of millennia of human occupation in Périgord.

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Parnay · Pays de la Loire

Eglise

Nestling in the heart of the Val d'Anjou, Parnay church boasts sober, luminous architecture, heir to the 11th-century Anjou Romanesque style, enhanced by elegant 16th-century Renaissance alterations.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison

A bourgeois residence from the 18th century listed as a Monument Historique, this Bordeaux townhouse embodies the art of living and the architectural elegance of the Siècle des Lumières in the very heart of the Guyenne.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Cirque romain de la presqu'île

A monumental vestige of Roman Gaul, the circus at Arles was one of the largest in the Empire. A venue for chariot races and shows, it bears witness to the splendour of Arelate, a major imperial city.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Logis de Malet

Nestled against the medieval ramparts of Saint-Émilion, the Logis de Malet brings together seven centuries of architecture in a single building: from the original Gothic dwelling to the classical wing of the 18th century, at the heart of the UNESCO-listed Bordeaux vineyard.

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Rocamadour · Occitanie

Parvis et escaliers de la cité religieuse

The sacred threshold of Rocamadour, the square and its famous 216-step staircase link the medieval town to the Marian shrine clinging to the cliff, in a breathtaking setting that is unique in Europe.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Terrasse de la Maison-Rouge

Nestling in the medieval maze of Mont-Saint-Michel, the Terrasse de la Maison-Rouge offers an exceptional view of the bay and the narrow streets of the town, which has been a listed historic monument since 1938.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Terrain de 362, 40 m2 contenant des vestiges archéologiques

In the heart of ancient Arles, this 362 m² site contains archaeological remains that have been protected since 1953, silent testimony to the Roman and early Christian splendours of ancient Arelate.

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Cabrerets · Occitanie

Grotte de Pech-Merle

A masterpiece of Magdalenian cave art, Pech-Merle reveals its famous 25,000-year-old spotted horses and disturbingly modern human handprints in the depths of the Quercy region.