Ternant, France
Triptyques de Ternant
A small village church is home to two extraordinary triptych altarpieces that date back to the 15th century.
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Ternant, France
A small village church is home to two extraordinary triptych altarpieces that date back to the 15th century.
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France
Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.
Lourmarin, France
The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.
Arles, France
Home to fantastic views and ancient graves.
Roquemaure, France
Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing.
Béthune, France
Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Naours, France
A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.
Amiens, France
A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.
Amiens, France
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Rouen, France
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Rouen, France
An ancient ossuary in Rouen.
Honfleur, France
One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.
Leiden, Netherlands
People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.
Leiden, Netherlands
A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.
Leiden, Netherlands
A tiny house showcases the busy life of a local gnome.
Leiden, Netherlands
This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.
Leiden, Netherlands
A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.