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Monpazier · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Halle centrale

In the heart of the royal bastide town of Monpazier, the medieval market hall with its golden stone arcades stands in the most beautiful cornered square in Périgord. An intact 13th-century masterpiece.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Abbaye et dépendances

A jewel of medieval Gothic rising from the sea, the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has dominated its granite island for eleven centuries. Between sky and tide, this Benedictine sanctuary embodies French spirituality and architectural daring.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Immeuble

On the quays of Bordeaux, this majestic eighteenth-century architectural structure features semi-circular arches and Mansard roofs facing the Garonne, forming one of the most beautiful river fronts in Europe.

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Tursac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique du Roc du Barbeau

Nestling in the cliffs of the Vézère valley, the Roc du Barbeau reveals the secrets of an uninterrupted human presence since the Upper Palaeolithic, on the doorstep of the world capital of prehistory.

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Cussac-Fort-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fort Médoc

A stone sentinel in the heart of the Gironde estuary, Fort Médoc embodies the military art of Vauban: bastions, curtain walls and a monumental gateway make up a defensive complex of rare coherence, listed as a Historic Monument.

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Locmariaquer · Bretagne

Dolmen de la pointe Er Hourel

Standing sentinel over the estuary of the Golfe du Morbihan, the dolmen at Pointe Er Hourel are a striking testament to the Neolithic megalithic genius that has been rooted in the Locmariaquer peninsula for 5,000 years.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Colonnes dites de Saint-Lucien

The majestic remains of ancient Arles, these 2nd-century Roman columns raise their marble shafts against the Provencal sky, silent witnesses to a forum or temple that has now disappeared.

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

Grotte et gisement de l'Oreille d'Enfer

Nestling in the limestone cliffs of the Vézère, the Oreille d'Enfer is home to an exceptional Palaeolithic site and engraved remains that bear witness to the presence of humans over 15,000 years ago.

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Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien couvent des Cordeliers

Nestling in the heart of Saint-Émilion, this former 13th-century Franciscan convent boasts a flamboyant cloister of rare elegance, silent testimony to seven centuries of monastic history in the midst of the Bordeaux vineyards.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Palais de Rohan (ancien archevêché, actuel Hôtel de ville)

A neoclassical gem from the 18th century, Bordeaux's former archiepiscopal palace now houses the town hall. Decorated with pomp and circumstance, Cabirol's sculptures and Lacour's grisailles make up an interior of rare elegance.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Menhir de Kergo

A stone sentinel erected since the Neolithic period, the Kergo menhir watches over the Carnac moors, a solitary witness to a megalithic civilisation that made this Breton land the centre of the prehistoric world.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Immeuble de l'Epée-Saint-Michel

In the heart of the medieval town, l'Épée-Saint-Michel is one of the rare mansions on the Mont that has been preserved in its original state, with exposed beams, corbels and a breathtaking Norman granite façade.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte de Bourgogne

Built by Tourny in the middle of the 18th century, the Porte de Bourgogne overlooks the quays of Bordeaux like a triumphal arch facing the Garonne, the symbol of a city reinvented in the French style.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Forum

At the heart of ancient Arles, the Roman Forum reveals two millennia of superimposed history: underground cryptoporticos, Corinthian columns and a public square where the heart of Narbonne Gaul beat.

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel · Normandie

Immeuble Domanial dit le Petit-Bois

In the heart of Mont-Saint-Michel, the state-owned building known as the Petit-Bois is a sober and authentic example of Norman medieval civil architecture, listed as a Historic Monument in 1908.

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Carnac · Bretagne

Tumulus de Mané Hui

The Mané Hui burial mound, a silent mass standing in the grounds of Carnac, is a Neolithic funerary monument that has defied the test of time, an enigmatic vestige of a megalithic civilisation in the heart of Morbihan.

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Montsoreau · Pays de la Loire

Maison

In the heart of Montsoreau, this ancient residence, listed as a historic monument since 1926, embodies the troglodyte and Loire soul of the Loire Valley, combining white tufa with discreet architectural refinement.

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Tarascon · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eglise Sainte-Marthe

In the heart of Tarascon, the collegiate church of Sainte-Marthe houses the legendary crypt of the saint who is said to have tamed the Tarasque, the age-old guardian of a Provencal myth that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gisement préhistorique du Moustier

The world cradle of Mousterian culture, this Périgord site reveals 100,000 years of Neanderthal occupation in the heart of the Vézère valley, a founding site of prehistory worldwide.

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

Grotte de la Mouthe contenant des peintures préhistoriques

A rock sanctuary in the Périgord Noir, the Mouthe cave reveals a 15,000-year-old parietal bestiary: bison, mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses emerge from the limestone walls in primordial darkness.

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Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue · Normandie

Ile de Tatihou

The island jewel of Normandy, Ile Tatihou is home to a listed Vauban tower, a historic lazaretto and a maritime museum, all surrounded by the changing waters of the bay of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

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Arles · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Thermes, anciennement dits Palais de Constantin

The grandiose remains of a 4th-century Roman imperial palace, the Arles thermal baths are one of the largest ancient thermal baths preserved in France, with their red brick vaults still standing.

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Puisseguin · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

A Romanesque sentinel of the Libourne region, Saint-Pierre church in Puisseguin features a 12th-century recessed portal of rare elegance, nestling in a porch, and a Gothic nave crowned by a ribbed vault.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison, faisant retour sur la rue de la Vieille-Tour

In the heart of the old town of Bordeaux, this medieval house overlooking the rue de la Vieille-Tour is a rare example of the city's urban civil architecture, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1927.