Churches in France

The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries

A forgotten stone skeleton of medieval Dijon slumbers beneath the feet of unsuspecting museum visitors.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

Two ancient yew trees with a chapel and an altar built inside their hollow trunks.

A priceless work by the 17th-century Dutch master is on display in the parish church of a French village.

A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.

A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."

This mysterious church sits discreetly above the Aude countryside, right in the heart of "Grail Country."

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

A small village church is home to two extraordinary triptych altarpieces that date back to the 15th century.

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.