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Temple de Lanleff

Lanleff, France

Temple de Lanleff

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

More of the carvings.

Saint-Malo, France

Rock Sculptures of Abbe Foure

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

The boat cemetery.

Saint-Malo, France

Quelmer Boat Graveyard

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

Helice Terrestre Trogolodyte Tunnels

Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France

Helice Terrestre Trogolodyte Tunnels

Beautiful carved tunnels.

Castel Meur

Plougrescant, France

Castel Meur

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Body of St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes

Nevers, France

St. Bernadette of Lourdes

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

Le Mur des Canuts.

Lyon, France

'Le Mur des Canuts'

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Saint-Pierre of Firminy

Firminy, France

Saint-Pierre of Firminy

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.

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Carnac, France

Carnac Stones

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Futuroscope after dark

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Futuroscope

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

'Mètre à Ruban'

Nantes, France

'Mètre à Ruban'

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Nantes, France

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Musee Robert Tatin

Cossé-le-Vivien, France

Musee Robert Tatin

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

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

Serpent D'Océan

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France

Serpent D'Océan

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

Tréguennec, France

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Trembling Rock

Huelgoat, France

Trembling Rock

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Saint Conogan

Carnoët, France

Vallée des Saints (Valley of the Saints)

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

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