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300 monuments listed

Castles to visit in Gironde

Ancien Hôtel de ville de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MonumentHidden Gem

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Hôtel de ville de Bordeaux

A medieval vestige at the heart of Bordeaux, the Grosse Cloche raises its twin towers above the cours Victor-Hugo. Its centuries-old bourdon, once the voice of the tocsin and of civic ceremony, continues to mark the rhythm of Bordelais life.

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Chapelle de la Madeleine, Saint-Emilion, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MonumentHidden Gem

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chapelle de la Madeleine

Perched upon a rock overlooking the valley of the Dordogne, the chapelle de la Madeleine, a Romanesque jewel of the thirteenth century, has kept watch for eight hundred years over the ancient charnel grounds of Saint-Émilion.

MonumentHidden Gem

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fontaine de Bordeaux

At the heart of listed Bordeaux, an elegant eighteenth-century fountain stands as a stone witness to the Aquitanian golden age. A listed historic monument since 1908, it embodies the urban refinement of Bordeaux's Grand Siècle.

FortressHidden Gem

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tour Pey-Berland

A stone sentinel towering above the cathédrale Saint-André, the tour Pey-Berland stands as one of the most audacious Gothic bell towers of the fifteenth century, crowned by a gilded statue of the Virgin who has watched over Bordeaux for centuries.

Place du Parlement, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MonumentHidden Gem

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Place du Parlement

Jewel of classical Bordeaux, the place du Parlement captivates with its architectural arrangement of uncommon coherence: sculpted masks, wrought-iron balconies and lively terraces make it one of the finest open-air drawing rooms of the eighteenth century.

Hôtel, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MonumentHidden Gem

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel

At the heart of Bordeaux, this eighteenth-century hôtel particulier unfolds the elegance of the Louis XVI style: a balcony with wrought-iron railings, fluted columns and woodwork carved with lyres bear witness to the refinement of the Enlightenment.

MonumentHidden Gem

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Remparts de Saint-Emilion

Erected at the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the ramparts of Saint-Émilion encircle the medieval city in their golden stone, revealing moats, a châtelet and secret underground passages.

Ancienne église Notre-Dame de la Place, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

ChurchHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

AbbeyHidden Treasure

La Sauve · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne abbaye de la Sauve-Majeure

Romanesque jewel lost in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers, the abbaye de la Sauve-Majeure raises its sublime ruins towards the Girondine sky. A UNESCO site of rare evocative power, founded in 1080.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cathédrale Saint-André

A Gothic jewel of Bordeaux, the cathédrale Saint-André raises its twin spires in the heart of the city, housing a royal portal from the 13th century and the mysterious tour Pey Berland, built apart like a stone sentinel.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Restes de l'amphithéâtre dit Palais Gallien

A spectacular vestige of antiquity in the heart of Bordeaux, the Palais Gallien is the only visible Roman amphitheatre in Aquitaine, its thousand-year-old arcades jutting out between the buildings like a fragment of Rome lost in the Gironde.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Piganeau

A discreet gem of Bordeaux during the Age of Enlightenment, the hôtel Piganeau captivates with its neoclassical façade adorned with six sculpted bas-reliefs and pediments that bear witness to the refinement of 18th-century Girondin civic architecture.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne Maison de Montaigne

At the heart of Bordeaux, this sixteenth-century Gothic residence holds the memory of Michel de Montaigne, born within these walls in 1533. A polygonal turret, an oratory with a ribbed vault, and a period fireplace bear witness to an exceptional past.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 24 rue Le-Corbusier

Jewel of the modern movement, this house on the rue Le Corbusier in Pessac embodies the social and aesthetic utopia of the Swiss master, with its clean-lined façades, its roof terraces and its revolutionary chromatic palette.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Hôtel Raba

A jewel of 18th-century Bordeaux civic architecture, the hôtel Raba dazzles with its giant Ionic pilasters, its balconies adorned with faun heads, and its interior drawing rooms dressed in ebony and mahogany.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne mairerie

At the heart of old Bordeaux, the former seventeenth-century mairerie embodies the administrative rigour of the Grand Siècle, with its golden stone façade and its classically ordered style, typically girondin.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Dublan

Jewel of 18th-century Bordeaux civic architecture, the Hôtel Dublan embodies Louis XVI elegance in the city of the Enlightenment, listed as a Monument Historique in 2020.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Lisleferme

An elegant Bordeaux town house dating from the late 18th century, the Hôtel Lisleferme is a refined embodiment of the French art of living under Louis XVI, in a city at the height of its commercial splendour.

PalaceHidden Treasure

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.

CastleHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Donjon fortifié, dit Château du Roi

Standing sentinel in stone upon its rocky plinth, the Château du Roi de Saint-Émilion is the only Romanesque keep preserved intact in the Gironde — a raw and fascinating remnant at the heart of the world's most celebrated vineyard.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

FortressHidden Treasure

Blaye · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Citadelle de Blaye

Vauban's masterpiece on the banks of the Gironde, the citadelle de Blaye has kept watch over the estuary since the 17th century. Its intact bastioned system and its couvent des Minimes make it a jewel of world military heritage.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Immeuble dit Maison Acquart

At the heart of old Bordeaux, the Maison Acquart combines seventeenth-century Mannerist façades with a grand open-well staircase featuring exceptional ironwork — a discreet gem of Bordeaux's merchant architecture.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte d'Aquitaine

Baroque jewel of the 18th century, the Porte d'Aquitaine raises its triumphal arch in the heart of Bordeaux. The work of the architect Portier, adorned with sculptures by Francin, it embodies the urban grandeur of the Age of Enlightenment.

CastleHidden Treasure

Mazères · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine de Roquetaillade

Medieval fortress from the 14th century, enhanced by Viollet-le-Duc, Roquetaillade displays an interior décor unique in the world: furniture, fireplaces and paintings conceived in 1860 by the master of French neo-Gothic.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ermitage ou Chapelle de la Trinité

Carved into the rock in the 8th century by the hermit who gave his name to Saint-Émilion, this sacred grotto houses a miraculous spring and a Gothic chapel of a striking intimacy.

FortressHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte de la Monnaie

A discreet but elegant vestige of Bordeaux, the Porte de la Monnaie pierces the ancient medieval ramparts with the sober grace of the 18th century. Its large keystones and modillion cornice make it an often overlooked urban gem.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Lecomte de Latresne

Elegant Bordeaux townhouse from the mid-eighteenth century, the Hôtel Lecomte de Latresne spreads its eight bays between a courtyard of honour and a secret garden, in the great Girondine classical tradition.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier

A 17th-century Jesuit jewel in the heart of Bordeaux, Saint-Paul-Saint-François-Xavier dazzles with its sculpted marble baldachin by Guillaume II Coustou, a masterpiece of French Baroque.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Hôtel de l'Octroi, dit Hôtel de Ragueneau

At the heart of Bordeaux, the hôtel de Ragueneau displays its lavish Louis XIII façade — Ionic columns, circular pediments and an arcaded gallery — as a manifesto of the architectural elegance of the Girondins' Grand Siècle.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède

An elegant eighteenth-century Bordelais townhouse, the hôtel Boyer-Fonfrède embodies the splendour of Bordeaux's merchant bourgeoisie at the height of Atlantic trade and the wine négociant business.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Doyenné

At the heart of Saint-Émilion, the Ancien Doyenné reveals a thousand years of monastic life: fifteenth-century mullioned windows, a stone staircase with a wrought-iron banister from 1744, and the remains of an exceptional Romanesque cloister.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Michel

A jewel of Bordeaux Flamboyant Gothic, Saint-Michel displays three magnificent naves and a detached bell tower among the tallest in the South-West, watching over the left bank of the Garonne since the 15th century.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel dit Petit hôtel Labottière

Erected between 1784 and 1788, the Petit hôtel Labottière is a neo-classical gem of Bordeaux that exudes the elegance of the goût à la grecque style, set within a courtyard and garden ensemble that has been preserved in its original state.

ChurchHidden Treasure

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.

ChurchHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Gradis

A jewel of 18th-century merchant Bordeaux, the Hôtel Gradis boasts a neoclassical façade adorned with masks evocative of maritime trade - cotton, barrels - the legacy of one of France's greatest merchant dynasties.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 9 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, free façade and pilotis for a reinvented style of living.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

PalaceHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Palais des Archevêques ou Palais Cardinal

Nestled within the medieval ramparts of Saint-Émilion, the Palais Cardinal reveals its Romanesque twin windows and the mark of Gaillard de Lamothe, nephew of Pope Clément V — a forgotten gem of the medieval Bordelais.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte du Palais (ou Porte Cailhau)

Flamboyant Gothic jewel rising above the Garonne, the Porte Cailhau spreads its two slender towers and its airy campanile like a medieval triumphal arch in honour of Charles VIII.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pont ferroviaire Saint-Jean, habituellement désigné sous le nom de passerelle Eiffel

A major early work by Gustave Eiffel, this metal footbridge crosses the Garonne at Bordeaux with striking technical daring — thirteen years before the tower that would immortalise his name.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Le Verdon-sur-Mer · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Phare de Cordouan

A stone sentinel at the mouth of the Gironde, the phare de Cordouan is the oldest lighthouse in France still in operation, a Renaissance masterpiece adorned with a chapel and royal apartments worthy of a palace.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Journu

Built in 1778 on the former glacis of Château Trompette, the Hôtel Journu epitomises 18th-century Bordeaux elegance, with its classical façade, four-storey balustrade and gilded ashlar highlights.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Prignac-et-Marcamps · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Caverne à peintures dite de Pair-non-Pair

Engraved more than 25,000 years ago, the rock sanctuary of Pair-non-Pair reveals its mammoths, aurochs and horses on intact limestone — one of the oldest testimonies of human art in the Gironde.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne préfecture de Gironde (composée de maisons et des hôtels Saige et Legrix)

At the heart of Bordeaux, the former préfecture de Gironde brings together around the hôtel Saige, a masterpiece by Victor Louis, a neoclassical architectural ensemble of rare coherence, shaped between 1770 and the 19th century.

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Entrepôt, dit Entrepôt Lainé

Colossal neoclassical warehouse from the 19th century, the Entrepôt Lainé embodies the commercial power of Bordeaux with its majestic arcades, its groin vaults and its remarkable interior structure with diaphragm arches.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Baour

A discreet gem of Bordeaux, the hôtel Baour displays the restrained elegance of Louis XVI neoclassicism at the heart of a remarkable urban fabric, bearing witness to the bourgeois splendour of the city of the Enlightenment.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de Pessac

Jewel of Corbusian modernism in Pessac, this quincunx house in the Cité Frugès (1925-1926) embodies the architectural revolution of Le Corbusier: roof terrace, open plan, and raw concrete in the service of a social ideal.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de Bordeaux

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.

Immeuble, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MonumentHidden Treasure

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.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Colonnes rostrales élevées sur l'esplanade des Quinconces

Sentinels of stone standing tall before the Garonne, the two rostral columns of the esplanade des Quinconces tower over Bordeaux at 21 metres, crowned with allegories of Commerce and Navigation.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

In the heart of the old town of Bordeaux, Saint-Pierre church unfurls its flamboyant Gothic lacework between the Garonne and the bustling square, witness to five centuries of sacred architecture and urban life in Bordeaux.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte Dijeaux (ou Dauphine)

Erected in 1748 at the instigation of the great intendant Tourny, the porte Dijeaux crowns three millennia of Bordelais history, from the ancient Roman road to the neoclassical trophies sculpted by Claude Francin.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne chapelle du Chapître

Unsung Gothic gem of Saint-Émilion, the former chapelle du Chapitre conceals beneath its 13th-century vaults medieval paintings long buried under whitewash, and capitals adorned with enigmatic faces.

CastleHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Coutet

At the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, the Château Coutet displays the understated elegance of a nineteenth-century Bordelais chartreuse, set within a park of pools and flowerbeds traversed by an exceptional water feature.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne église Saint-Martin de Mazerat

Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, this Romanesque church from the 12th century blends a medieval apse and a Renaissance bell tower in a rare architectural dialogue, listed as a Monument Historique since 1920.

CastleHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Canon

Born of the audacity of a legendary privateer, Château Canon combines the elegance of the 18th century with the finest terroirs of Saint-Émilion. A vineyard enclosed by low stone walls, owned by Chanel since 1996.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison, dite maison gothique

Jewel of Gothic architecture nestled in the heart of Saint-Émilion, this 15th-century residence displays its pointed arches and paired trefoil windows, an exceptional testament to medieval civic architecture in the Gironde.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Saint-Émilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Catacombes

Carved into the limestone of Saint-Émilion, these medieval catacombs conceal funerary galleries and a mystical rotunda, inspired by the Saint-Sépulcre de Jérusalem. A unique underground journey in the Gironde.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte, dite de la Cadène, et maison à pans de bois attenante

At the heart of Saint-Émilion, the porte de la Cadène raises its medieval ogival arch between two centuries-old houses. The chain that once divided the upper town and the lower town still haunts every stone of this unique passageway.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Labottière, ou Maison Tivoli

Neoclassical gem of Bordeaux, the hôtel Labottière reveals its sculpted pediment façade and its semicircular projecting centrepiece within a setting of formal French greenery — a discreet masterpiece of the 18th century.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de Basquiat (l'ensemble)

A Louis XVI jewel of the Bordeaux of the Enlightenment, the Hôtel de Basquiat's balustraded façade and rounded porch overlook the courtyard, a fine example of 18th-century Bordeaux parliamentary elegance.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pont dit Pont de Pierre

The Pont de Pierre, the first permanent bridge in Bordeaux, has spanned the Garonne with 17 elegant arches since 1821. A masterpiece of stone and ingenuity, it remains the architectural symbol of the rose-hued city of the South-West.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne église du couvent des Dominicains, dit des Jacobins

A striking medieval vestige in the heart of Saint-Émilion, this large 26-metre Gothic wall bears witness to the power of the Dominicans in Guyenne: ogival windows with tri-lobed infills of rare elegance.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel Victoria

Jewel of nineteenth-century Bordelais hospitality, the Hôtel Victoria combines Second Empire elegance with the memory of the great travellers who made Bordeaux a cosmopolitan capital.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pavillon de musique

Discreet jewel of the Bordeaux gardens, this 18th-century music pavilion captivates with its neoclassical elegance and refined proportions, a rare testament to the French art of living under the Ancien Régime.

CastleHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Soutard

At the heart of Saint-Émilion, the Château Soutard combines classical eighteenth-century architecture with exceptional winemaking, listed as a Monument Historique for its remarkable character within the grand cru classé vineyard.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Passage

A discreet gem of eighteenth-century Bordeaux, this groin-vaulted passage conceals a merchant's residence with wrought-iron balustrades, the only example in the city of a street passing through a private building beneath a basket-handle arch.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de Nesmond

In the heart of Bordeaux, the Hôtel de Nesmond combines the elegance of 18th-century classical architecture with a history closely linked to the great figure of Cardinal Donnet, Primate of Aquitaine.

CastleHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Grand Mayne

At the gateway to Saint-Émilion, Château Grand Mayne unfurls its 18th-century elegance among the vines of the Grand Cru Classé appellation, combining listed architectural heritage with an exceptional wine-growing tradition.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Eulalie

At the heart of Bordeaux, Sainte-Eulalie unfolds eight centuries of history within a medieval Gothic setting complemented by a discreetly elegant neo-Gothic façade, a jewel in stone listed among the Monuments Historiques.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien couvent des Annonciades, dit Maison de la Miséricorde, actuellement siège de la Direction régionale des affaires culturelles

At the heart of Bordeaux, this former convent of the Annonciades, founded in 1520, blends Renaissance restraint with Baroque austerity. A listed heritage gem, the quiet guardian of five centuries of religious and administrative history.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison dite maison Couturier

Jewel of 18th-century merchant Bordeaux, the maison Couturier combines residential elegance with a commercial spirit, with its wood-panelled drawing rooms, its original ironwork and its façade set against the ancient ramparts.

CastleHidden Treasure

Saint-Emilion · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Pindefleurs

On the outskirts of Saint-Émilion, this eighteenth-century chartreuse transformed at the turn of the twentieth century embodies the golden age of the Bordeaux vineyard, combining noble elegance with viticultural ambition.

ChurchHidden Treasure

Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Christophe

At the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, the église Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes reveals a Romanesque portal from the 12th century of rare sculptural elegance, crowned by a neo-Romanesque bell tower built in the 19th century by the diocesan architect Labbé.

FortressHidden Treasure

Blaye · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fort Paté

Elliptical sentinel at the heart of the Gironde, the fort Paté rises from the waters like a timeless fortress. A jewel of Vauban's military art, it has watched over the estuary since 1689.

Eglise Saint-Romain, Saint-Romain-la-Virvée, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

ChurchHidden Treasure

Saint-Romain-la-Virvée · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Romain

Nestled at the heart of an ancient Gallo-Roman cemetery, the église Saint-Romain unfolds a thousand years of history in the Gironde, from the Romanesque modillons of the 12th century to the sculpted pediments of the Agneau mystique and the Christ à la Samaritaine.

MonumentHidden Treasure

Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison " jumelle " du lotissement Frugès

Jewel of Corbusian modernism in Pessac, this semi-detached house designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret embodies the social utopia of the 1920s: pure volumes, a roof terrace, and revolutionary coloured façades.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Cubnezais, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Cubnezais · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Saint-Martin de Cubnezais reveals an authentic Saintonge Romanesque style from the 12th century, with its sculpted chevet and its nave preserved through the centuries.

Ancien château féodal, Lesparre-Médoc, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lesparre-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien château féodal

Solitary sentinel of the Médoc, the square keep of Lesparre raises its four storeys of stone above the former marshes, the last remaining vestige of a fortress that was the heart of English dominion in Guyenne.

Site archéologique, Loupiac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Loupiac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Site archéologique

In Loupiac, an exceptional archaeological site layers two millennia of history: a sumptuous Gallo-Roman villa adorned with mosaics and a medieval Benedictine priory, rare witnesses to the continuity of settlement in Aquitaine.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Lugasson, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lugasson · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Saint-Martin de Lugasson spans eight centuries of architecture, from the Romanesque recessed portal to the flamboyant star vaults of rare elegance.

Croix du cimetière, Blésignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Blésignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix du cimetière

Erected in the 15th century in the cemetery of Blésignac, this Gothic stone cross, listed as a Monument Historique since 1907, bears graceful witness to the medieval piety of the Entre-deux-Mers girondin.

Enceinte médiévale, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Enceinte médiévale

Striking remnant of the medieval city walls of Bordeaux, the tour du châtelet de la Grosse Cloche bears witness to an exceptional 13th-century defensive system, with its three preserved storeys and its eventful history.

Croix de chemin, Pondaurat, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Pondaurat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de chemin

Humble stone sentinel standing at the entrance to the bridge of Pondaurat, this wayside cross from the 17th-18th century has watched over the pilgrims of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle crossing the Gironde for centuries.

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Libourne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de Libourne

Remnant of a 15th-century royal hôtel in the heart of Libourne, this pavilion with a staircase turret conceals a hexagonal groin vault and the memories of two stays by the cardinal Mazarin.

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Saint-Denis-de-Pile · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Denis-de-Pile

Nestled in the heart of the Gironde vineyard, the church of Saint-Denis-de-Pile displays its understated Saintonge Romanesque style from the 12th century, enhanced by a Victorian restoration that lends it a remarkably well-preserved silhouette on the banks of the Isle.

Eglise Saint-Vincent, Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

A Romanesque jewel of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Vincent reveals historiated capitals from the 12th century of rare refinement and a western portal with exceptional sculptural decoration, witnesses to Gascon Romanesque art at its peak.

Hôtel du 17e siècle, La Réole, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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La Réole · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel du 17e siècle

At the heart of La Réole, this 17th-century townhouse reveals a sumptuous façade crowned with Louis XIV balusters and adorned with Louis XV woodwork, a refined testament to the bourgeois art of living in Gironde.

Eglise Saint-Caprais, Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Caprais

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Caprais offers an exceptional testament to twelfth-century Bordelais Romanesque art, with its sculpted apse and its finely chiselled modillions.

Eglise Saint-André, Pellegrue, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Pellegrue · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-André

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-André de Pellegrue reveals a dome on squinches of rare elegance and a Romanesque portal with finely sculpted capitals, witnesses to a medieval sacred art that remains very much alive.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Montagne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Montagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

At the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, the église Saint-Martin de Montagne reveals a ribbed cupola from the 12th century of rare elegance, an intact Romanesque remnant of a medieval Gironde that is often overlooked.

Eglise Saint-Michel, Civrac-sur-Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Civrac-sur-Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Michel

Nestled in the heart of the Girondine Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Michel de Civrac-sur-Dordogne surprises with its semi-circular barrel vaults and its period wall paintings, witnesses to a 19th century deeply attached to the splendour of the sacred.

Château de Tauzia, Gradignan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Gradignan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Tauzia

At the gates of Bordeaux, the château de Tauzia displays its neoclassical elegance at the end of an avenue of century-old plane trees, crowned by a rotunda with a dome unique of its kind in the Gironde vineyard.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison du lotissement Frugès de type quinconce

Jewel of the modern movement, the quincunx house of the Cité Frugès embodies the genius of Le Corbusier: pure volumes, garden terraces and vivid colours in the heart of Pessac, from 1925.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de type gratte-ciel

Jewel of the modern movement designed by Le Corbusier, this "skyscraper" house in the Cité Frugès in Pessac embodies a social and aesthetic revolution of the 1920s, inscribed on the World Heritage List.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de type Quinconce

Jewel of the modernist movement in Pessac, this Quinconce-type house designed by Le Corbusier embodies the revolution of standardised housing: clean volumes, roof terraces and bold colours at the heart of the Cité Frugès.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de la cité Frugès

Masterpiece of modernism designed by Le Corbusier, the cité Frugès de Pessac embodies the revolutionary vision of standardised housing from the 1920s: bold colours, flat roofs and ribbon windows.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de la Bourse

Jewel of 18th-century classical architecture facing the Garonne, the place de la Bourse and its hôtel embody the commercial grandeur of Bordeaux. A covered arcaded courtyard and an exceptional monumental staircase.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel des Douanes

A classic jewel of 18th-century Bordeaux, the Hôtel des Douanes boasts a façade sculpted by Verbeckt, adorned with two allegorical pediments celebrating Mercury and Minerva - symbols of a port at the height of its splendour.

Château de Duras, Blanquefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Blanquefort · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Duras

Millennial sentinel of the Gironde, the château de Duras was shaped by Édouard Ier d'Angleterre into a mighty medieval fortress. Its evocative remains bear witness to centuries of Franco-English rivalries.

Eglise Notre-Dame, Doulezon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Doulezon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

A Romanesque jewel of the Gironde, the église Notre-Dame de Doulezon rises with its sculpted modillions from the 12th century upon Gallo-Roman soil, a rare testament to ten centuries of built heritage in the Entre-deux-Mers.

Eglise Saint-Vincent, Villeneuve, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Villeneuve · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

A medieval gem in the Gironde, Saint-Vincent de Villeneuve church conceals a rib-vaulted chapel of rare Gothic elegance in its bell tower-porch, which has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1925.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Le Pout, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Le Pout · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin du Pout reveals a sober Gascon Gothic style from the 15th and 16th centuries, whose characteristic wall belfry stands out against the Bordeaux vineyards.

Eglise Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Sauveur, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Saint-Sauveur · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Sauveur

Nestled in the heart of the Bordelais, the église Saint-Sauveur reveals a Romanesque apse vaulted with a quarter-sphere ceiling of remarkable purity, harmoniously blending the heritage of the 12th century with early Gothic.

Eglise Saint-Saturnin, Mauriac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Mauriac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

A Romanesque jewel of the Cantal, Saint-Saturnin de Mauriac displays a chevet with three apses and a dome on pendentives, enhanced by medieval sculpted decoration of rare refinement and painted apostles from the 16th century.

Château dit du Prince Noir, Talence, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Talence · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château dit du Prince Noir

A remarkable vestige of Bordeaux's seigneurial architecture, this château from the 16th and 17th centuries astonishes with its connecting galleries, its mullioned windows, and its painted beams of rare elegance, a unicum within the Bordeaux conurbation.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Lugaignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lugaignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the Entre-deux-Mers vineyard, the église Saint-Martin de Lugaignac reveals an elegant Saintonge Romanesque style from the 13th century, remodelled in the 19th, and listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Immeuble faisant partie du Quartier moderne de Frugès

Masterpiece of urban planning by Le Corbusier in Pessac, this modernist housing estate from the 1920s embodies the revolution in working-class housing: roof terraces, bold use of colour, and pioneering concrete in the heart of the Gironde.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Gajac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Gajac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

At the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, this twelfth-century Romanesque church conceals a surprising defensive architecture: its raised chevet walls and its elegant gable arcade bell tower make it a fortified rural gem of the Gironde.

Eglise Saint-Seurin, Gabarnac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Gabarnac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Seurin

Nestled in the Entre-deux-Mers vineyard, the église Saint-Seurin de Gabarnac reveals a pure eleventh-century Girondine Romanesque style, with its cul-de-four apse and its modillions sculpted with a striking primitive directness.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Lamothe-Landerron, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lamothe-Landerron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Lamothe-Landerron reveals a rare dialogue between the Romanesque sobriety of the 12th century and the late Gothic elegance of the Renaissance, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.

Château Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Pauillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Lafite-Rothschild

Between thousand-year-old vines and Second Empire reception rooms, Lafite-Rothschild is the soul of the Médoc: a château-estate where the French art of living has been distilled for six centuries in every bottle and every stone.

Maison du 18e siècle, Bourg, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bourg · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison du 18e siècle

On the Place de Bourg, this 18th-century residence conceals a medieval past: its rear rests on the ancient ramparts, while its rounded door decorated with an elegant mascaron invites you to discover five centuries of history.

Eglise Saint-Seurin, Le Pian-Médoc, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Le Pian-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Seurin

Nestled in the heart of the viticultural Médoc, the église Saint-Seurin du Pian-Médoc reveals a sober medieval Gascon Romanesque style, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925, a rare testament to rural piety in the Gironde.

Domaine de Certes, Audenge, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Audenge · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine de Certes

At the heart of the Bassin d'Arcachon, the Domaine de Certes combines a nineteenth-century fish-farming estate, a 1930s Art Deco interior, and vast stud farms with rhythmically articulated façades — a discreet gem of the Gironde marshlands.

Eglise Saint-Saturnin, Baurech, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Baurech · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

In Baurech, the église Saint-Saturnin subtly blends a Romanesque framework from the 12th century with Flamboyant Gothic elegance, featuring an almost intact 15th-century roof structure and a bell tower whose silhouette has been rebuilt twice.

Eglise Saint-Projet, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Projet

Discreet but precious, Saint-Projet church stands in the heart of Bordeaux, its 14th-century medieval tower topped by a Baroque door from the Grand Siècle - a dialogue of stone between Gothic and Classicism.

Eglise Saint-Pierre, Ambarès-et-Lagrave, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Ambarès-et-Lagrave · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

A Romanesque gem of Saintonge inspiration in the heart of the Bordelais, the église Saint-Pierre d'Ambarès reveals a portal with four archivolts dating from the 12th century and a thousand years of history inscribed in its stones.

Vestiges de l'enceinte, La Réole, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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La Réole · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vestiges de l'enceinte

Sentinel of stone at the heart of the Gironde, the medieval enclosure of La Réole bears witness to the strategic importance of this Gascon bastide on the Garonne, listed as a Monument Historique as early as 1886.

Eglise Saint-Christophe, Baron, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Baron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Christophe

Jewel of Romanesque architecture in the Bordelais, the église Saint-Christophe de Baron conceals beneath its chevet a thousand-year-old crypt and sixteenth-century wall paintings of rare elegance for a village in the Gironde.

Eglise Sainte-Quitterie, Martillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Martillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Quitterie

Nestled in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Sainte-Quitterie de Martillac reveals an intact twelfth-century Saintonge Romanesque style, with its sculpted portal and its cul-de-four apse characteristic of the medieval Bordelais.

Eglise Notre-Dame, Bayon-sur-Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bayon-sur-Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

At the heart of the Girondine village of Bayon-sur-Gironde, this twelfth-century Romanesque church captivates with its uncommon polygonal apse and its bell tower crowned by a slender spire, testaments to a rich medieval past.

Eglise Saint-Saturnin, Camarsac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Camarsac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

At the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Saint-Saturnin de Camarsac displays its austere Gothic Romanesque style from the 13th century, a true stone sentinel watching over the hillsides of the Entre-deux-Mers.

Eglise Saint-Etienne, Branne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Branne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne

Built between 1862 and 1878 thanks to the generosity of the parishioners of Branne, this neo-Gothic church houses stained glass windows by Joseph Villiet, a master glassmaker from Bordeaux, and remarkable paintings adorning its chevet.

Bourse du Travail, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bourse du Travail

Inaugurated in 1938, the Bourse du Travail de Bordeaux is an Art Deco masterpiece that dazzles with its five ornate doors and monumental frescoes celebrating human toil, listed as a Monument Historique.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Landiras, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Landiras · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

At the heart of the Landes de Gascogne, the église Saint-Martin de Landiras displays its Romanesque plan with three naves and its imposing eighteenth-century porch tower, bearing witness to ten centuries of faith and living stone.

Palais de Justice de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Palais de Justice de Bordeaux

Majestic neoclassical façade with sixteen fluted Doric columns, the Palais de Justice de Bordeaux has stood since 1846 in its solemn stonework between Enlightenment and Justice — a republican temple at the heart of the Girondin capital.

Château de Vaure, Ruch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Ruch · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Vaure

At the edge of the Entre-Deux-Mers, the château de Vaure raises its square pavilions against a backdrop of moats, a survivor of the Wars of Religion and an understated masterpiece of the Renaissance-Classical transition.

Château de Benauge, Arbis, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Arbis · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Benauge

Standing on a spur of the Entre-Deux-Mers, the château de Benauge is one of the most powerful medieval fortresses in the Gironde, with its two enclosures, its keep and its terraces overlooking the Bordeaux vineyards.

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Cadillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Remparts de Cadillac

A stone sentinel standing on the banks of the Garonne since 1315, the Porte Garonne de Cadillac is a rare remnant of a Gascon medieval fortification, with its crenellated towers and its independent defensive system of formidable ingenuity.

Eglise Saint-Jean, Roquebrune, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Roquebrune · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean

Formerly the church of a medieval commandery in the Gironde, Saint-Jean de Roquebrune reveals a Romanesque nave from the twelfth century with austere lines, a rare testament to hospitaller architecture in the Bordelais.

Château du Cros, Loupiac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Loupiac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château du Cros

At the gateway to the Sauternais, the Château du Cros has watched over the golden slopes of Loupiac since the Middle Ages. A fortified manor listed as a Monument Historique, this discreet archaeological site conceals centuries of Bordelais history.

Chapelle Saint-Joseph, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chapelle Saint-Joseph

Baroque gem of old Bordeaux, the chapelle Saint-Joseph reveals a monumental stone altarpiece in the Roman style and an eighteenth-century façade crowned by a curved pediment of rare elegance.

Tour du télégraphe Chappe, Gradignan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Gradignan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tour du télégraphe Chappe

Unique remnant of the Chappe telegraph lines in Gironde, this circular tower dating from 1825 raises its ten metres of stone in the heart of a park in Bordeaux, a silent guardian of a revolution in communications.

Eglise Saint-Saturnin, Bégadan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bégadan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

In Bégadan, the church of Saint-Saturnin conceals a Romanesque gem from the 12th century: a five-sided apse adorned with carved capitals depicting fantastical animals, two of which are in antique marble, bearing witness to a thousand-year-old past.

Croix de cimetière, Le Pout, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Le Pout · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

In the heart of the Pout cemetery, this 16th-century cross reveals a Christ and a Virgin and Child sculpted with touching sincerity, rare examples of Gironde folk art from the Renaissance.

Château de Sainte-Barbe, Ambès, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Ambès · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Sainte-Barbe

An elegant eighteenth-century Bordeaux folly nestled on the banks of the Garonne, the château de Sainte-Barbe displays its triangular pediment and gardener's pavilions within a romantic park shaped at the end of the nineteenth century.

Eglise Saint-Philippe, Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Philippe

Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Émilionnais, the église Saint-Philippe d'Aiguille captivates with its Romanesque nave covered by unusual domes and its Gothic chevet, bearing witness to a mediaeval building project with manifold architectural ambitions.

Château La Lagune, Ludon-Médoc, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Ludon-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château La Lagune

Château La Lagune is an elegant 18th-century Carthusian monastery nestling in the heart of the Médoc wine region. Its symmetrical wings are set around courtyards of honour enclosed by wrought iron gates, a discreet monument to the aristocracy of wine.

Croix de cimetière, La Lande-de-Fronsac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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La Lande-de-Fronsac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

At the heart of the cemetery in La Lande-de-Fronsac, this monumental 15th-century cross boasts a rare iconography: instruments of the Passion sculpted on each side, skulls and tibias intertwined, symbols of death and redemption.

Château Balac, Saint-Laurent-Médoc, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Saint-Laurent-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Balac

A raised Médoc chartreuse rebuilt in 1776, the Château Balac combines classical elegance and viticultural vocation within a walled enclosure, at the gates of Saint-Laurent-Médoc.

Eglise Notre-Dame, Espiet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Espiet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nestled in the vineyard of the Entre-Deux-Mers, the église Notre-Dame d'Espiet reveals a sculpted Romanesque doorway of rare refinement and Baroque furnishings from the 17th century, silent witnesses to ten centuries of Girondine history.

Eglise Saint-Pierre, Salignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Salignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestled in the heart of its village churchyard, the église Saint-Pierre de Salignac reveals a Romanesque chevet from the 12th century of remarkable integrity, with its radiating absidioles and its bricked-up windows that still whisper of the age of the builders.

Maison dite Maison Droit, Cadaujac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Cadaujac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison dite Maison Droit

An elegant eighteenth-century Bordeaux residence, Maison Droit's noble façade faces the Garonne, in keeping with the tradition of the great riverside estates of the Médoc and Entre-Deux-Mers.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Lados, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lados · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Lados reveals an intact Saintonge Romanesque style: a sculpted portal, a wall belfry and a nave from the 12th century, silent witnesses to eight centuries of rural Girondine history.

Eglise Saint-Vincent, Marcillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Marcillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

At the heart of the Bordeaux Médoc, the église Saint-Vincent de Marcillac displays an exceptional Romanesque doorway adorned with confronted griffins, a rare testament to medieval sculpture at the crossroads of Aquitaine influences.

Eglise Notre-Dame, Macau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Macau · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

At the heart of the wine-growing Médoc, the Romanesque bell tower of Notre-Dame de Macau has defied the centuries with its orientalising arcatures, unique in the Gironde — a twelfth-century gem listed as a Monument Historique as early as 1893.

Eglise Saint-Saturnin, Cardan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Cardan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

A Romanesque gem of the 12th century nestled in the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Saint-Saturnin de Cardan dazzles with its sculptured western façade of exceptional richness, a true book in stone populated with mermaids, quadrupeds and interlacing patterns.

Château Morin, Bassens, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bassens · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Morin

An 18th-century Girondine chartreuse, the Château Morin in Bassens reveals its lavish reception rooms adorned with gilded wood panelling, period fireplaces and ironwork, set within a verdant Bordelais setting.

Eglise Saint-Saturnin, Blaignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Blaignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

In Blaignac, the église Saint-Saturnin conceals an intact Romanesque treasure: a medieval doorway with historiated capitals and a chrismon in the tympanum, a striking remnant of a spirituality carved nearly nine centuries ago.

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Bourg · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de ville de Bourg

At the heart of Bourg-sur-Gironde, this 18th-century town hall captivates with its classical façade crowned by an elegant bulging-sided bell tower, a living testament to the prestige of the Jurade bordelaise.

Château de Beauséjour, Montagne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Montagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Beauséjour

Nestling in the vineyards of Montagne-Saint-Émilion, Château de Beauséjour combines Bordeaux elegance with centuries of winegrowing history, watching over its land from the clay-limestone slopes of the Gironde.

Eglise Saint-Hilaire, Paillet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Paillet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Hilaire

Nestled in the heart of the village of Paillet, the église Saint-Hilaire reveals a Romanesque apse from the 12th century of rare elegance, adorned with paired colonnettes characteristic of Aquitaine architecture.

Eglise Saint-Martin, Cadillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Cadillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Collegiate church founded by Gaston III de Foix-Candale, funerary sanctuary of the powerful ducs d'Épernon with its crypt and its sumptuous polychrome marble enclosure in the heart of the Bordelais.

Château de Lislefort, Lignan-de-Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lignan-de-Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Lislefort

A former fortified house of the Bordelais remodelled in 1608, Lislefort combines defensive austerity with the elegance of the early classical period, with its charming neo-Gothic chapel nestled amongst the vines of the Entre-deux-Mers.

Phare, Lège-Cap-Ferret, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Lège-Cap-Ferret · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Phare

A white and red sentinel of the Cap-Ferret peninsula, this 19th-century lighthouse, rebuilt after the war, is home to sublime mosaics by Labouret and offers breathtaking views over the Arcachon basin.

Croix du 18e siècle, Génissac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Génissac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix du 18e siècle

Discreet stone sentinel standing in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers, this monumental eighteenth-century cross embodies Bordelaise Catholic fervour, with its sculpted shaft and its fully carved figure of Christ of remarkable refinement.

Château de Couloumey, Beautiran, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Beautiran · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Couloumey

On the outskirts of Bordeaux, the château de Couloumey displays the understated elegance of eighteenth-century Gironde architecture: a refined main building, a well-preserved interior décor, and the remains of a grand romantic park.

Eglise Saint-Eloi, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Eloi

A flamboyant Gothic jewel of Bordeaux, Saint-Éloi reveals lierne vaults and star-shaped ribs of rare elegance, a living testament to the late Middle Ages at the heart of the Girondine city.

Château Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Saint-Julien-Beychevelle · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Gruaud-Larose

At the heart of the Médoc, this classic 18th-century château embodies Bordelais elegance and the prestige of the grand cru classé Saint-Julien, combining refined architecture with an exceptional terroir.

Demeure, Pessac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Demeure

Elegant Bordeaux residence from the 18th century, enhanced by Jacques Patin with a columned porch and an orangery, nestled in a southern park of rare serenity in Pessac.

Château Les Rochers, Preignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Preignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Les Rochers

Built from 1777 by a prominent Bordeaux magistrate, this U-shaped viticultural chartreuse displays its triangular pediments and square pavilions at the heart of the Sauternais, between a cour d'honneur and gardens with ornamental pools.

Domaine de Sybirol, Floirac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Floirac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine de Sybirol

Sybirol is an 18th-century Bordeaux chartreuse that combines the classical elegance of its sculpted wing walls, its period wall panelling, and the shadow cast by Huguenot History within a breathtaking landscaped park.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de Bryas

Bordeaux townhouse dating from 1821, the Hôtel de Bryas conceals behind a deliberately austere façade an interior of rare ornamental richness, blending original neoclassical décor with Art Deco reinterpretations from the 1920s.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne Ecole de médecine et de chirurgie, puis annexe de la bourse du travail

At the heart of Bordeaux, this 18th-century surgical amphitheatre reveals a strikingly elegant oval tiered hall, a rare testament to medical teaching during the Enlightenment.

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Uzeste · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise collégiale Notre-Dame

Founded by Pope Clement V in the heart of the Gironde, the collegiate church of Notre-Dame d'Uzeste houses the pontifical tomb of one of the key figures of the Great Schism — a little-known and striking Gothic gem.

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Mourens · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Mourens combines the Romanesque sobriety of the 12th century with a fortified silhouette, a striking testament to the Wars of Religion in the Gironde.

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Massugas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Notre-Dame de Massugas reveals an intact Saintonge Romanesque style, with its blind arcatures and sculpted capitals from the 12th century of a rare sobriety.

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Libourne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte du Port

Vestige majeur of the medieval fortifications of Libourne, the Porte du Port raises its two round towers facing the Dordogne — the last guardian of a bastide town shaped by the Plantagenêts.

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Samonac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Blayais, the église Saint-Martin de Samonac displays its elegant 16th-century architecture, a rare testament to the religious Renaissance in Gironde, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.

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Marimbault · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

Nestled in the heart of the Bazadais, this twelfth-century Romanesque church conceals an unsuspected treasure: remnants of fourteenth-century medieval paintings and a choir with a strikingly pure oven-vaulted apse.

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La Sauve · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

In the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers region, Saint-Pierre church in La Sauve boasts a Romanesque portal with triple archivolts, geminated bays and rare late 16th-century murals.

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Barsac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

A baroque jewel of the Sauternes vineyard, the église Saint-Vincent de Barsac displays bold 18th-century architecture, with its system of continuous flying buttresses enveloping the main vaults in a stone embrace unique in the Gironde.

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Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château d'Eyrans

Between the Garonne and the forests of Gironde, the château d'Eyrans unfolds six centuries of history around a seigneurial courtyard, where a medieval round tower stands alongside an elegant neo-classical manor house from the Grand Siècle.

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Bègles · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestled in the heart of Bègles, the église Saint-Pierre displays its golden stones between medieval Gothic and Girondine Renaissance styles, a silent witness to seven centuries of Bordelais history.

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Francs · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

An architectural curiosity of the Bordelais, the church of Saint-Martin de Francs astounds with its deliberate anachronism: erected in 1605, it resolutely adopts the Romanesque vocabulary, blending medieval order with sculptures of a modern spirit.

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Arcachon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Villa Alexandre Dumas

A jewel of the Ville d'Hiver d'Arcachon, the Villa Alexandre Dumas combines fin-de-siècle seaside elegance with the history of French Jewish philanthropy, embodied by the patron Daniel Iffla-Osiris.

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Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Statue de la Vierge

Erected in memory of the victims of typhoid (1856-1858), this Marian column with its refined neoclassical decoration watches over Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc: a testament to collective piety listed among the Monuments Historiques.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Enceinte fortifiée de la Ville

A medieval gem of the Gironde, Saint-Macaire reveals a remarkably well-preserved fortified enclosure facing the Garonne, a rare testament to a medieval walled town that remains legible in almost its entirety.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne institution nationale des Sourdes et Muettes

An eclectic jewel of Bordeaux's Second Empire, this former institute for deaf mutes hides a chapel with frescoes inspired by Fra Angelico and a courtyard of honour adorned with the dactyl alphabet carved in stone.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 1 rue des Arcades

Modernist gem of Pessac, this twentieth-century house embodies the architectural avant-garde of the Bordeaux region, with its emblematic arcades that bear witness to a bold dialogue between tradition and modernity.

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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison d'angle

At the heart of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, this fifteenth-century timber-framed house captivates with its remarkably fine carved mouldings, an intact testament to medieval civic architecture in the Gironde.

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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Christophe du Puch

A Romanesque gem of the 11th century nestled in the Entre-Deux-Mers, the église Saint-Christophe du Puch captivates with its doorway featuring sculpted modillions and its semicircular apse of remarkable architectural purity.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 2 rue des Arcades

At the heart of Pessac, this 20th-century house, listed as a Monument Historique in 2022, embodies the modern architectural heritage of the Bordeaux metropolitan area, a quiet witness to an era of urban renewal.

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Tizac-de-Lapouyade · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison noble de Taillefer

Nestling in the Blayais region, this 16th-century noble residence combines medieval robustness and Renaissance refinement: two singular towers, vintage architecture and an unspoilt agricultural estate await you.

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Saint-Morillon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Maurille

Nestled in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Saint-Maurille de Saint-Morillon reveals seven centuries of rural piety, from its Romanesque apse of the 12th century to its Gothic chapels with ribbed vaulting of a discreet elegance.

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Saint-Pey-d'Armens · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens

Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Émilion vineyard, this Romanesque church from the 13th century reveals a striking architectural simplicity, typical of rural buildings in the Gironde, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.

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Pujols · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Pujols

Mediaeval sentinel overlooking the bastide of Pujols, this fourteenth-century Gascon château displays its curtain walls with corner turrets and its mysterious moucharabis, witnesses to an exceptional Anglo-French military architecture.

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Cabanac-et-Villagrains · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Deux mottes castrales

Two medieval castle mounds keeping watch over the Girondine plain of Cabanac-et-Villagrains: discreet yet eloquent vestiges of Aquitaine feudalism, listed as Monuments Historiques in 2020.

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Pessac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison 26 rue Henry-Frugès

Jewel of the modern movement in Pessac, this house on the rue Henry-Frugès embodies the architectural utopia of the Cités Frugès, Le Corbusier's full-scale laboratory in the 1920s.

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Talence · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Peixotto

Elegant eighteenth-century neoclassical château in Talence, the former estate of the banker Peixotto retains an exceptional rotunda drawing room adorned with Louis XVI painted overmantels and a wrought-iron banister of rare delicacy.

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Podensac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918, situé dans et aux abords du cimetière

At the corner of the Podensac cemetery, this monument from 1922-23 combines a winged victory embracing a dying soldier with a funeral vault — a rare and moving dual purpose in memory of the Girondins who fell in the trenches.

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Gardegan-et-Tourtirac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the Bordeaux vineyards, the Romanesque jewel of Saint-Martin de Gardegan, dating from the 12th century, enchants visitors with its sculpted portal crowned with arcatures and its porch-belfry displaying the restrained elegance characteristic of the Aquitaine region.

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Pessac-sur-Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Manoir de la Bernède

A fortified manor house from the 16th century nestled in the Bordelais, the Bernède combines defensive architecture with domestic refinement: arrow slits, a staircase tower, and a suite of rooms bear witness to a Gascon way of life at the crossroads of the Wars of Religion.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de Saint-Macaire

Jewel of medieval civil Gothic architecture in Saint-Macaire, this 14th-century house reveals its pointed arcades and trefoil windows, a rare testament to commerce and bourgeois life in the Gironde.

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Avensan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Citran

Nestled in the wine-growing Médoc, the château Citran reveals an elegant Second Empire residence dating from 1861–1864, encircled by ancestral moats and integrated into a network of channels inherited from the Middle Ages.

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Saint-Léon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Châteauneuf

At the gateway to the Entre-Deux-Mers, the château de Châteauneuf reveals a Renaissance doorway of rare elegance: lions' heads, projecting rustication and a mysterious sculpted female figure, all bearing witness to a refined art of building between the Médoc and the Garonne.

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Cudos · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean l'Evangéliste

Standing watch over the village of Cudos since the Middle Ages, the église Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste reveals a sober Gothic elegance enhanced by a rare fortified doorway, a testament to the tensions that animated medieval Gascogne.

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Gaillan-en-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

In Gaillan-en-Médoc, the église Saint-Pierre combines a Romanesque bell tower from the 12th century — a jewel repositioned with masterly skill — and a neo-Gothic nave from the 19th century, a symbol of a bold architectural renaissance at the heart of the Médoc vineyard.

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Mouliets-et-Villemartin · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ruines de la chapelle de Villemartin

Templar vestige of rare delicacy, the chapelle de Villemartin reveals a polylobed archivolt of Oriental inspiration and small columns with sculpted capitals, silent witnesses of a medieval commandery in the Gironde.

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Vertheuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Vertheuil

A medieval fortress on the borders of the Médoc, the château de Vertheuil raises its Romanesque keep from the eleventh century at the heart of a moated polygonal enclosure, a silent witness to the Franco-English wars and the ambitions of the house of Albret.

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Montagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame de Parsac

A Romanesque jewel of the Bordelais, the église Notre-Dame de Parsac reveals a bell tower crowned with a rare cupola and preserved Romanesque statuary, witnesses to a medieval building project carried out over two centuries.

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Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret

Former 17th-century pilgrimage church nestled in the Bordeaux vineyards, Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret retains its large entrance porches, witnesses to centuries of popular devotion.

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Noaillan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Noaillan

Fortress of the Sauternais from the medieval period, the château de Noaillan has spread its polygonal walls and towers since the 13th century, a rare testament to a Gascon castle complex blending Renaissance living quarters with medieval curtain walls.

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Targon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Romain

At the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers, the église Saint-Romain de Targon reveals a Romanesque doorway of rare expressiveness, adorned with historiated capitals depicting Adam and Eve, the divine Lamb and a mysterious woman with a toad.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Seurin

Guardian of the Christian soul of Bordeaux since the 5th century, Saint-Seurin reveals a Romanesque portal with historiated capitals, an early Christian crypt, and centuries of layered faith within a breathtaking sanctuary.

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Aillas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ruines du château

Forgotten sentinel of the Bazadais, the ruins of the château d'Aillas raise their medieval remains in the hills of Gironde, listed as Monuments Historiques as early as 1886 — one of the first protected châteaux in France.

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Saint-Christoly-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Christoly-Médoc

Discreet Romanesque sentinel of the Médoc, the church of Saint-Christoly-de-Médoc displays its twelfth-century limestone stones between vineyards and estuary. A gem listed among the Monuments Historiques that distils the deep soul of Aquitaine Romanesque architecture.

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Saint-Vivien-de-Monségur · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vivien

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Vivien de Monségur displays its Romanesque volumes from the 12th century with striking sobriety, bearing witness to medieval faith in the heart of the Gironde vineyard.

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Générac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison forte du Prat

A survivor of wars and revolutions, the Prat stronghold house in Générac has preserved its moats and medieval curtain walls, a rare example of 16th-century Bordeaux defensive architecture.

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Grézillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

At the heart of the Bordeaux vineyard, the église Notre-Dame de Grézillac reveals a Romanesque bell tower from the 12th century, once fortified, and a dome on pendentives of rare elegance, a discreet gem of the Entre-Deux-Mers.

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Cantenac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château d'Issan

Surrounded by moats and flanked by medieval turrets, the château d'Issan in Cantenac combines the defensive austerity of the Middle Ages with the classical elegance of the Grand Siècle, in the heart of the Médoc Bordeaux vineyard.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tour du Greffe, dite aussi tour du Châtelet de la Porte-Saint-Eloi

A discreet yet fascinating medieval remnant, the tour du Greffe is one of the last remaining witnesses to the châtelet that guarded the Grosse Cloche de Bordeaux, the city's belfry since 1246.

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Sauternes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens

Nestled in the heart of the Sauternes vineyard, this twelfth-century Romanesque church dedicates its patronage to Saint Pierre-ès-Liens, a stone guardian of a terroir world-renowned for its exceptional sweet wines.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison forte dite Château de Tarde

Viggie sentinel of the Girondine Middle Ages, the maison forte de Tarde has watched over Saint-Macaire since the 13th century, combining medieval military architecture and Renaissance elegance at the heart of an exceptional fortified town.

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Lartigue · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne métairie d'Hourtan

In the heart of the Landes region, the Hourtan airial is a jewel of Gascon rural architecture: a 17th-century block house nestling in a pine glade, surrounded by its farm outbuildings, a living testimony to life in the Landes countryside.

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Bazas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison de Bazas

At the heart of Bazas, this residence from the 15th and 16th centuries conceals behind its austere façade ribbed vaulted rooms and a fireplace adorned with a rare painted decoration from the 18th century, an intact testament to Gascon civil architecture.

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Bourg · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Porte du Port

A medieval sentinel towering over the quays of the Gironde, the Porte du Port is the last vestige of the 13th-century ramparts that protected Bourg, a city of ten legendary sieges.

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La Réole · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Hôtel de ville de la Réole

The medieval jewel of La Réole, this former 12th-century town hall is one of the oldest surviving examples of municipal architecture in France, bearing witness to the vitality of the communes of medieval Gascony.

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Berson · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison forte du Boisset

At the gateway to the Blayais, the fortified house of Boisset raises its polygonal tower crowned with machicolations above water-filled moats, an intact testament to Gascon defensive architecture of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Sauternes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château d'Yquem

Perched on the highest hill of Sauternes, the château d'Yquem combines Renaissance architecture with an exceptional wine-producing estate, watching over the vineyards of the only Premier Cru Supérieur of Bordeaux.

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Saint-Genès-de-Castillon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Manoir de Gravoux

Sentinel of the Bordeaux vineyards, the manoir de Gravoux displays its pepper-pot tower and its machicolations adorned with sculpted clovers, striking testaments to the refined military architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries.

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Verdelais · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Site de pèlerinage de Verdelais : Chemin de croix et calvaire de Verdelais

Devotional gem of the Gironde, the chemin de croix de Verdelais features fourteen Gothic chapels adorned with high-relief sculptures in Virebent ceramic sandstone, leading to a panoramic calvary completed in 1870.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien cloître

Nestling in the heart of Saint-Macaire, this medieval cloister with its elegant arcatures bears witness to the monastic splendour of the Bordeaux region. A haven of stone and silence, listed as a Historic Monument since 1925.

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Grézillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Reposoir du 17e siècle

At the heart of the Bordelais, this seventeenth-century wayside shrine surprises with its finely sculpted stone baldachin, supported by four fluted columns with Corinthian capitals — a forgotten Baroque gem among the vineyard paths.

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Saint-Estèphe · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne ou Saint-Estèphe

Baroque jewel of the Médoc, listed as a Monument Historique, the église Saint-Estèphe displays one of the most sumptuous religious interiors of the 18th century in the Gironde: altarpieces, paintings, and exceptional furnishings.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons

A neo-Gothic jewel of the Chartrons quarter, the église Saint-Louis rises proudly with its blazing stained-glass windows signed by Lorin and its 18th-century marble high altar, a silent witness to the history of Bordeaux.

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Casseuil · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine de Montalban

At the gateway to the Gironde, the Domaine de Montalban is an 18th-century residence nestling in a strategic setting, famous for its extremely rare period Chinese wallpapers and its chapel redecorated in the Romantic style.

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Saint-Maixant · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Maixant

Nestling in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers region, Saint-Maixant church is a beautifully restrained example of 12th-century Saintonge Romanesque architecture, with a sculpted portal, gabled bell tower and blonde stonework gilded by the centuries.

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Podensac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918, situé dans le bourg

In Podensac, a unique cantonal monument with a dual memory: first erected to commemorate 1870, it was magnificently enhanced after 1918 with striking bronzes, including a figure of France supporting her dying soldier.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fontaine Daurade

Subterranean and mysterious remnant of Bordeaux, the Fontaine Daurade conceals beneath the cobblestones a vaulted chamber from the 19th century, heir to a mediaeval spring that supplied the city with water for centuries.

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Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

Erected in the 19th century in the cemetery of Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, this funerary cross in golden stone bears witness to the religious fervour of rural Gironde. A listed monument, understated and moving.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Théâtre de l'Alhambra

A neo-classical jewel of Edwardian Bordeaux, the Alhambra has displayed its majestic façade since 1908, a remnant of a golden age of live entertainment where music hall, boxing galas and political gatherings rubbed shoulders.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Magasin des Vivres de la Marine

Neoclassical remnant of Bordeaux's royal naval logistics, this former 18th-century warehouse reveals a façade adorned with maritime and military attributes of rare institutional elegance.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Grand théâtre

A neoclassical masterpiece of the 18th century designed by Victor Louis, the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux dazzles with its twelve Corinthian columns and its monumental staircase, the definitive model of European theatrical architecture.

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Saint-André-de-Cubzac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-André

A former 12th-century prioral church, Saint-André-de-Cubzac boasts a crenellated bell tower-fortress that is unique in the Gironde, a striking fusion of Romanesque spirituality and medieval defensive architecture.

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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison à pans de bois

At the heart of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, this 15th-century timber-framed house captivates with its jettied façades and its beams carved with enigmatic figures — a naked man, a hybrid creature, a kneeling woman.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fort du Hâ

Striking remnant of royal power in Bordeaux, the Fort du Hâ has stood since the 15th century with its two mediaeval towers — one round and one horseshoe-shaped — at the heart of a judicial quarter steeped in history.

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Sainte-Croix-du-Mont · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Sainte-Croix

Jewel of Romanesque architecture in the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Sainte-Croix retains a medieval doorway of rare elegance, the sole remaining vestige of the original building, now set within a sober and luminous reconstruction overlooking the Girondine vineyards.

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Pomerol · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de carrefour dite Croix de Gay

At the heart of the Pomerol vineyard, this medieval crossroads cross bears witness to the ancient pilgrimage routes that crossed the Girondin plateau. A sober and moving stone relic, listed among the Monuments Historiques.

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Saint-Laurent-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Laurent

At the heart of the wine-growing Médoc, the église Saint-Laurent reveals a Romanesque apse from the 12th century and an elegant Gothic bell tower, unassuming witnesses to a medieval past preserved through successive restorations.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ensemble sportif

In Bordeaux, an 18th-century portique Gabriel stands alongside an Art Deco swimming pool from the 1930s, forming one of the most daring sporting complexes of the interwar period.

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Pondaurat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Antoine

Formerly the jewel of an Antonine commandery founded in the 13th century, the église Saint-Antoine de Pondaurat captivates with its Romanesque crocket capitals and its grimacing corbels of rare expressiveness.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Temple des Chartrons

Neoclassical gem of the Chartrons district, this Bordeaux Protestant temple (1832-1835) captivates with its Ionic columned portico and its interior of restrained elegance, a rare testament to Reformed religious architecture in the Gironde.

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Pessac-sur-Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

A Romanesque gem of the Libournais, the église Saint-Vincent de Pessac-sur-Dordogne raises its medieval façade above Gallo-Roman ground, blending Romanesque austerity and Gothic elegance in a village at the heart of the vallée de la Dordogne.

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Bazas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hôtel de ville de Bazas

Erected on the place cathédrale de Bazas, this town hall blends Renaissance restraint with eighteenth-century classical elegance, bearing witness to the influence of an episcopal city in Gascogne.

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Escaudes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château du Boscage

In the heart of the Gironde moorlands, the Château du Boscage displays its understated Grand Siècle elegance around an intact seigneurial courtyard, guarded by its entrance porch and its exceptional French-style ceilings.

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Bruges · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

A Romanesque gem of the Médoc, the église Saint-Pierre de Bruges preserves a thirteenth-century apse of rare elegance: chequered arcading, foliage-carved capitals and a half-domed vault form a millennia-old setting in stone.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Bruno

A Baroque gem of 17th-century Bordeaux, the église Saint-Bruno dazzles with its trompe-l'œil paintings covering the entirety of its vault and its choir woodwork of rare magnificence, legacies of a charterhouse founded by a visionary archbishop.

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Courpiac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

Standing in the cemetery of Courpiac, this stone funerary cross, listed as a Historic Monument, bears witness to rural Girondine devotion and the medieval lapidary art of the Entre-deux-Mers.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien Hôtel Marbotin

At the heart of Bordeaux, the hôtel Marbotin reveals the refined elegance of the 18th century: a double-revolution staircase, rusticated pilasters and keystones adorned with female figures make it a discreet jewel of classical Girondine architecture.

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Verdelais · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Site de pèlerinage de Verdelais : Basilique Notre-Dame

Pearl of the Gironde nestled in the woods, the basilique Notre-Dame de Verdelais houses a miraculous Virgin venerated since the Middle Ages and a sumptuous stained-glass window gifted by Napoléon III.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean

Temple of the railways from the Second Empire, the gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean stretches its majestic eclectic façade across 300 metres, crowned by a canopy of cast iron and glass that bathes the platforms in a golden light.

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Langoiran · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Restes du château

Sentinel of the Middle Ages overlooking the Garonne, the château de Langoiran raises its circular keep with its unique octagonal chambers, witness to a secret royal encounter between Henri de Navarre and Catherine de Médicis.

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Daignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Preyssac

A medieval sentinel of the Bordeaux vineyards, Château de Preyssac's 14th-century towers face the Entre-deux-Mers region. Its octagonal tower and Empire flats bear rare witness to eight centuries of defensive architecture.

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Verdelais · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Site de pèlerinage de Verdelais : Ancien couvent des Célestins

At the heart of the foremost pilgrimage site in the Gironde, the former convent of the Célestins spreads its centuries-old walls between a seventeenth-century arcaded cloister and claustral gardens steeped in seven centuries of devotion.

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Floirac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

Nestled in the heart of Floirac, the église Saint-Vincent blends a Romanesque nave with Victorian Neo-Gothic restoration, distinguished by its 12th-century sculpted capitals and its 19th-century polychrome stained-glass windows.

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Mouliets-et-Villemartin · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin-de-Mouliets

Nestled in the Bordeaux vineyard, this eleventh-century Romanesque church captivates with its semicircular apse and its cul-de-four vault, a rare and intact testament to Girondine Romanesque art.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Jardin public

Nestled in greenery in the heart of Bordeaux, the Jardin public reveals its English-style pathways, its romantic ponds and its muséum d'histoire naturelle beneath the canopy of two-hundred-year-old trees.

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Lugos · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise du Vieux Lugo

On the fringes of the Landes forest, the church of Vieux Lugo conceals beneath its Romanesque walls a unique pictorial treasure: fifteenth-century murals dedicated to the pilgrims of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.

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Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Etienne

Jewel of twelfth-century Romanesque architecture at the gates of Saint-Émilion, the église Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse captivates with its exceedingly rare trefoil apse and its Saint-Gilles newel staircase with a hollow core, a unique technical achievement in the Gironde.

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Bellebat · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jacques

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Jacques de Bellebat reveals a sober Gascon Romanesque style from the 12th century, with its characteristic clocher-mur and its sculpted modillions that have defied time for nine hundred years.

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Pujols-sur-Ciron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de La Salle

Nestled amongst the vineyards of the Sauternais, this 15th–16th century Gascon manor house displays its main dwelling flanked by a polygonal spiral staircase tower, a striking example of the regional manorial style of the Bordelais.

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Galgon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Seurin

Nestled in the heart of the Gironde vineyard, the église Saint-Seurin de Galgon reveals a restrained Saintonge Romanesque style from the 12th century, listed among the Monuments Historiques, where golden stone and blind arcades tell a thousand years of rural faith.

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Romagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cimetière attenant à l'église Saint-Vivien

Nestled in the heart of the Bordelais, this enclosed sixteenth-century cemetery retains a striking medieval atmosphere, with its cross on a sculpted base, listed as a Monument historique since 1997.

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Romagne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Sauvagnac

Discreet Renaissance jewel of the Bordelais, the château de Sauvagnac raises its flanking towers amidst the bocage of the Gironde. Listed as a Monument Historique, it embodies the seigneurial architecture of the 16th century in the inner Gironde.

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Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

A masterpiece of Saintonge Romanesque architecture, the église Saint-Pierre de Petit-Palais captivates with its tripartite façade of exceptional sculptural richness: a cinquefoil portal, lions in bas-relief, and capitals chiselled with remarkable precision.

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Saint-Macaire · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maison dite Relais Henri IV

The Renaissance gem of Saint-Macaire, this 16th-century coaching inn boasts a facade with pilasters, cruciform mullions and an octagonal turret, and according to legend was frequented by Henri IV himself.

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Coimères · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nestled in the heart of the Sauternais, the église Notre-Dame de Coimères reveals a restrained Girondine Romanesque style from the Middle Ages, listed as a Monument Historique as early as 1907 for the authenticity of its chevet and its clocher-mur.

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Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Jean

Born on an ancient site and a Merovingian necropolis, the église Saint-Jean de Blaignac combines Romanesque, Flamboyant Gothic and fortifications from the Wars of Religion, concealing behind its great altarpiece medieval paintings of rare beauty.

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Cissac-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

Nestled in the heart of the wine-growing Médoc, the église Notre-Dame de Cissac reveals a Romanesque architecture from the 12th century of rare sobriety, with its characteristic wall belfry and sculpted capitals bearing witness to medieval Girondine craftsmanship.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Rémi

Buried in the heart of a Bordelais city block, Saint-Rémi conceals beneath its old walls a Gallo-Roman mosaic and two Gothic naves with vertiginously asymmetrical vaults, remnants of a forgotten temple of Jupiter.

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Bordeaux · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cimetière israélite

Founded in 1728, this Portuguese cemetery is the oldest Jewish burial ground in Bordeaux. Its Hebrew headstones and its doorway with a relieving arch bear witness to an exceptional communal history.

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Villenave-d'Ornon · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

A Romanesque sentinel in the suburbs of Bordeaux, the church of Saint-Martin in Villenave-d'Ornon boasts a strikingly austere 11th-century choir, enhanced in the 18th century by discreet Baroque decoration typical of the Gironde vineyards.

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Noaillan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Vincent

Formerly a Romanesque castle chapel nestled in the heart of the Sauternais, the église Saint-Vincent de Noaillan reveals a plain medieval nave crowned by a semicircular apse and two absidioles, a rare example of Gascon Romanesque architecture from the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Saint-Médard-de-Guizières · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Médard-de-Guizières

Nestled in the heart of the Libournais, the church of Saint-Médard-de-Guizières reveals a 12th-century Saintonge Romanesque style of rare sobriety: a sculpted façade, a single nave, and southern light, making it a medieval gem listed among the Monuments Historiques.

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Bazas · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Enceinte fortifiée

Sentinel of stone standing on its rocky spur since Antiquity, the fortified enclosure of Bazas unfurls its medieval ramparts and its monumental gateways in the heart of the Gironde, a remarkably rare testament to two millennia of urban defence.

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Loupiac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre

A Romanesque gem of the 12th century in the Gironde, the church of Saint-Pierre de Loupiac captivates with its exceptional sculpted façade: a frieze with three narrative registers — Adam and Ève, the Last Supper, the Mystic Lamb — of a rare theological coherence.

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Saint-Ferme · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Ferme

At the borders of the Entre-Deux-Mers, this medieval Benedictine abbey blends spirituality and defensive architecture: its groin-vaulted halls, its prison and its court of justice make it a striking testament to the Wars of Religion.

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Margueron · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Margueron displays its sixteenth-century Renaissance forms with a distinctly Girondine restraint, a rare testament to the region's rural religious architecture.

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Belin-Béliet · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Obélisque dit Croix des Pèlerins

Erected in the heart of the Landes de Gascogne, the Croix des Pèlerins de Belin-Béliet is a sandstone obelisk and silent witness to the routes of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, listed as a Monument Historique since 1990.

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Rions · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Enceinte fortifiée

Jewel of mediaeval Gironde, the fortified enclosure of Rions extends its fourteenth-century ramparts between square and round towers, double moats and monumental gateways — a striking remnant of English Aquitaine.

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Castets-en-Dorthe · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château du Hamel

On the outskirts of Bordeaux, the château du Hamel combines a medieval keep from the 14th century — with its exceedingly rare heptagonal vaulted chamber with ribbed vaulting — and the classical elegance of a main building rebuilt in 1697.

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Pujols · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestled in the medieval village of Pujols, the église Saint-Pierre raises its golden stones of the Entre-deux-Mers facing the slopes of the Bordeaux region. Listed as early as 1846, it embodies the Romanesque restraint of the Gironde's southern lands.

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Libourne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ancien couvent des Cordeliers

Franciscan vestige founded in 1287 in Libourne, the former couvent des Cordeliers was the setting for great mediaeval assemblies and welcomed royal guests, before succumbing to the vicissitudes of history.

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Mouillac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Fort

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Fort de Mouillac reveals a sober Girondine Romanesque style from the 12th century, enhanced by Renaissance additions. A listed gem, almost secret, where the golden stone sings of eternity.

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Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise de Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade

At the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers in the Gironde, this Romanesque church dating from the 12th century, remodelled in the 17th, reveals a Gascon wall belfry and a nave of sober elegance, listed as a Monument Historique since 1925.