Arc-et-Senans, France
La Saline Royale
The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.
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Arc-et-Senans, France
The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.
Auray, France
A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.
Honfleur, France
One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.
La Chapelle-au-Mans, France
A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.
Castello-di-Rostino, France
A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.
Conques, France
The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.
Bélesta, France
Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.
Thorée-les-Pins, France
One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.
Honfleur, France
An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.
Colmar, France
A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers, France
A garden of massive sculptures sits in Jean Lindard's backyard.
Saint-Bernard, France
The second-largest natural arch in the Chartreuse Mountains.
Murato, France
This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.
Dieulefit, France
Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.
Saint-Lager, France
A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.
Noisy-le-Grand, France
This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.
Viry-Noureuil, France
The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...
Port-de-Bouc, France
700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.
Chambourcy, France
Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.
Vals, France
A medieval church built into an ancient cave.
Louveciennes, France
One of the last realized projects of an influential, self-taught, French Modernist architect Jacques Couëlle.
Ansignan, France
A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.
Beaucaire, France
This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.