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

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

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

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The storefront of a ramshackle Parisian puppet theater.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

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

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