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Plouha, France

Dance of Death at Chapelle Kermaria an Iskuit

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.
Added by ed phillis
Taizé, France

Taizé Community

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.
Added by millerwilbourn
La Boulaye, France

Pyramid Mausoleum at Abandoned La Boulaye Cemetery

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Lille, France

Lille Natural History Museum

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Salses-le-Château, France

Château de Salses

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.
luispachon007 Added by luispachon007
Lyon, France

Église du Bon-Pasteur

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.
leilabellot Added by leilabellot
Bugarach, France

Bugarach

Small French town or alien garage?
atimian Added by atimian
Vézelay, France

La Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
Angers, France

La Maison d'Adam (Adam's House)

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.
Added by Enzo RhodeHagen
Monbalen, France

Club 47

An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.
tiresias Added by tiresias
Bayeux, France

The Liberty Tree

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.
Added by donaldrbennie
Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Gemfyre Added by Gemfyre
Cluny, France

Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny Abbey)

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Brest, France

National Botanical Conservatory of Brest

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Tarascon, France

Tarasque

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.
serflac Added by serflac
Villerouge-Termenès, France

Cathar Castles

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
chuckanzie Added by chuckanzie
Lourdes, France

Basilica of St. Pius X

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.
Added by Brittmark
Savonnières, France

Les Grottes Pétrifiantes

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.
Josh Added by Josh
Angoulême, France

Galarie D'Art Park

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.
Added by markchateaudelacouronne
Celles, France

Celles

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.
Added by samharrisonba
Plancherine, France

Tamié Abbey

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Lille, France

Monument to Carrier Pigeons

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
Sablais Added by Sablais
Bavay, France

Bavay Ancient Forum

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
Added by bertrandbinois
Auvers Village, France

Marie-Jeanne Valet vs. the Beast of Gevaudan

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black