Orschwiller, France
Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
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Orschwiller, France
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Falaise, France
The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.
Tende, France
Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France
Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.
Vascœuil, France
To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Le Puy, France
A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Lyon, France
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
Paris, France
Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Montségur, France
This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.