Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

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

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

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

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

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.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.