Archive for May 2016
Les Arcades des Champs-Elysées – Lido
Les Arcades des Champs-Elysées, a luxury indoor shopping gallery at nos76-78, is also known as Arcades du Lido, as it used to access the cabaret
Read MoreVillandry Renaissance Chateau – Gardens
The Renaissance Chateau and gardens of Villandry in the Loire Valley, fully restored by Joachim Carvallo, and today registered as UNESCO’s World Heritage
Read MoreRoyal City of Loches – Agnes Sorel’s castle
Royal City of Loches, a masterpiece of medieval Military architecture with one of the oldest and best preserved stone dungeons in Europe, where Agnes Sorel lived
Read MoreCroix de Provence – Montagne Sainte-Victoire
The Croix de Provence was erected at 948m above sea level on the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, near Aix-en-Provence, and can be seen from miles away
Read MoreMontagne Sainte-Victoire – Provence
Montagne Sainte-Victoire, an iconic mountain located east of Aix-en-Provence, ranked as Grand Site de France and part of the Natura 2000 network
Read MoreBaie d’Audierne – Finistère department
Baie d’Audierne, a wild natural area located south of the Pointe du Raz in the department of Finistère in Brittany and listed as a European Site of Interest
Read MoreIle de Sein – Raz de Sein – Finistère
Ile de Sein, a tiny island located off the Pointe du Raz in Finistère in Brittany, and along a 25km long granitic formation known as Chaussée de Sein
Read MorePointe du Raz – Cornouaille – Finistère
The Pointe du Raz or Raz Beg ar in Breton, the westernmost land in France, is classified as Grand Site of France and attracts over a million visitors annually.
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