Places miodek Wants to Go

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

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

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

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

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

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

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

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

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.