Places alessandralee Wants to Go

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

Beautiful carved tunnels.