Auvers Village, France
Marie-Jeanne Valet vs. the Beast of Gevaudan
Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.
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Auvers Village, France
Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.
Reims, France
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Lanrivain, France
A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.
Marseille, France
Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.
Les Trois-Moutiers, France
A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.
Hendaye, France
The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.
Nantes, France
Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.
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.
Moulins, France
French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.
Montesquieu-Avantès, France
15,000 year old bison sculptures.
Paris, France
A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.
Saumur, France
A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.
Delme, France
This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.
Saugues, France
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Dijon, France
For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
Coussac-Bonneval, France
Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.
Saint-Denis, France
The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Saint-Léger-de-Peyre, France
A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France
The world's most famous cheese caves.
Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, France
A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Apt, France
One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.