Places Archaos Wants to Go

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.

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

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

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

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.