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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Amphithéatre ou Arènes

The Roman jewel of Provence, the Arles Arena has stood the test of time since the 1st century. Their colossal two-storey ellipse, still alive under the Camargue sun, still hosts bullfights and shows.

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Châteaudun · Centre-Val de Loire

Château et ses abords

Standing on a rocky promontory above the River Loir, the Château de Châteaudun combines a 12th-century medieval keep with Renaissance wings of rare elegance, in a setting of timeless hanging gardens.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Dix menhirs alignés et le tertre tumulaire

In the heart of the Carnac peninsula, ten menhirs standing in silent rows and a tumulus mound bear witness to a Neolithic civilisation of astonishing sophistication, sculpting the Breton landscape for over 6,000 years.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Porte de la Cavalerie (ancienne)

A vestige of the medieval ramparts of Arles, the old Cavalry Gate bears witness to the defensive architecture that once encircled the ancient city, listed as a Historic Monument in 1928.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel particulier Mel de Fontenay

A neoclassical gem from the late 18th century, the hôtel Mel de Fontenay embodies the bourgeois elegance of Bordeaux with its refined antique décor, a remnant of a vanished archbishopric housing development.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 23 rue Le-Corbusier

Jewel of the modern movement in Pessac, this house designed by Le Corbusier embodies the architectural revolution of the 1920s: roof terrace, ribbon windows and a pared-down façade as a manifesto for a new way of living.

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Crach · Bretagne

Dolmen

A Neolithic vestige classified as a Historic Monument since 1938, this dolmen in Crach bears witness to the burial rites of the first Armorican farmers, set against a Morbihan landscape steeped in mystery.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Ancienne Maison de l'Eperon

Nestling in the heart of Mont-Saint-Michel, this 14th-15th century medieval residence retains its Norman granite facade and spur sign, a rare reminder of the craft trade that once enlivened the Rue Grande.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 19 rue Le-Corbusier

A jewel of modernism, this house in the Cité Frugès in Pessac illustrates Le Corbusier's radical genius: pure volumes, flat roofs and bright colours that revolutionised workers' housing from 1925 onwards.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison construite pour Jean-Jacques Bosc

Erected in 1807 for a prominent Bordeaux merchant, this Empire residence combines patrician home, offices, and warehouse above vaulted cellars — a rare testament to merchant capitalism at the turn of the 19th century.

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Montignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique du Régourdou

In the heart of the Périgord Noir, the Régourdou reveals the secrets of a Neanderthal dating back 70,000 years, discovered in the context of an intentional burial that shook the world of palaeoanthropology.

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Saint-Florent-le-Vieil · Pays de la Loire

Chapelle du cimetière

Perched on the heights of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, this cemetery chapel, listed since 1862, watches over the Loire and its islands, a silent witness to the Vendée epic and the Angevin faith.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Huit menhirs alignés

Standing as stone sentinels for over 5,000 years, the eight menhirs in a row at Carnac embody the absolute enigma of the Breton Neolithic, silent witnesses to a civilisation that sculpted the Morbihan skyline.

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Turquant · Pays de la Loire

Moulin de la Herpinière

Perched on the limestone slopes of Turquant, the Herpinière mill with its troglodytic tower and witch's hat roof towers over the Loire, a living reminder of the flour mills of Anjou in the 16th century.

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Bouziès · Occitanie

Grotte préhistorique ornée dite Grotte-Christian

Nestling in the limestone cliffs of the Célé valley, the Grotte-Christian is home to Paleolithic cave paintings of a rare intensity, silent testimonies to a humanity several millennia old.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Salle Jeanne d'Arc (ou Maison Neuve)

In the heart of Mont-Saint-Michel, the Salle Jeanne d'Arc - known as the Maison Neuve - is a listed medieval residence, evocative of the glorious days of the rock and the memory of the Pucelle d'Orléans.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chapelle Saint-Jacques

The sole remaining vestige of a twelfth-century pilgrim hospital, this Romanesque chapel buried in the heart of Bordeaux has successively served as a revolutionary theatre and a garage — an extraordinary fate along the route to Saint-Jacques.

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Montsoreau · Pays de la Loire

Château

Suspended between the Loire and the cliffs at Montsoreau, this flamboyant 15th-century château inspired Alexandre Dumas. A former royal seneschal, it offers an exceptional panoramic view of the Loire-Vienne confluence.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise souterraine monolithe (ancienne église paroissiale Saint-Emilion)

Carved directly into the limestone cliff by mediaeval monks, the monolithic church of Saint-Émilion is one of the few churches entirely excavated from rock in Western Europe — a marvel of the Middle Ages listed as a Monument Historique as early as 1886.

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Rocamadour · Occitanie

Porte de l'Hôpital, dite Porte Sainte

The first fortified gate on the Rocamadour pilgrimage route, the Porte Sainte has been screening pilgrims coming from l'Hospitalet along the Cami Roumiou, a sacred route thousands of years old, since the 13th century.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Tumulus-dolmen du Mont-Saint-Michel

The colossal Neolithic burial mound at Carnac, Mont-Saint-Michel hides a 35-metre-long corridor dolmen in its bowels: one of the largest funerary monuments in Western Europe, over 6,000 years old.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Chapelle Saint-Aubert

Nestling in the rocks of Mont-Saint-Michel, the chapel of Saint-Aubert evokes the legendary origins of the abbey. Carved from Norman granite, it celebrates the bishop who founded the thousand-year-old sanctuary.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de la Marine

A classical gem of 18th-century Bordeaux, the Hôtel de la Marine displays its sumptuous sculpted decorations on the place Tourny, a rare testament to the architectural golden age of Bordeaux under the intendant Tourny.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bâtiment accolé à la porte de la Cadène

A former medieval guardhouse adjoining the Porte de la Cadène, this 14th-century building boasts a remarkable mullioned window and a pannelled tower, all of which bear witness to the civil architecture of Saint-Émilion.