Saint-Malo, France
Grand Bé
On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.
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Saint-Malo, France
On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.
Lyon, France
This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.
Èze, France
This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.
Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.
Saint-Pierre, France
These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.
Marseille, France
Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.
Dives-sur-Mer, France
Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.
Ars-en-Ré, France
For those late-night mollusk cravings.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Amiens, France
A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.
Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Paris, France
The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
Carnoët, France
A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.
Milly-la-Forêt, France
Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France
The world's most famous cheese caves.
Vascœuil, France
To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.
Apt, France
One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.
Chartres, France
The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Rouen, France
Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.
Etsaut, France
This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
Réotier, France
This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.
Paris, France
The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.