Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in Cotentin
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a historical medieval town of Cotentin nestled around its Benedictine abbey and the remains of its once mighty fortress
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Château de Gratot near Coutances
Château de Gratot, a spectacular medieval castle located near Coutances in Normandy, is steadily restored to its original state
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Fort du Lourdou – Roc d’Anglars
Nestled at the base of Roc d’Anglars, an imposing cliff overlooking the Aveyron River, Fort du Lourdou stands as the defensive outpost of the Belcastel fortress
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Château de Bricquebec, a Viking fortress
The Château de Bricquebec, a Viking fortress crowned by its imposing polygonal dungeon atop a feudal mound, stands as one of Normandy’s foremost medieval strongholds.
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Beaucaire, medieval castle, town and fair
Beaucaire, a City of Art and History nestled along the scenic banks of the Rhône River, once one of France’s most prosperous cities, and celebrated for its prestigious international fair
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Eguisheim in Alsace
Eguisheim, a medieval city in the heart of the Alsace vineyard, one of the most beautiful villages in France and the French’s favourite village in 2013
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Château de Chavaniac Lafayette
Château de Chavaniac Lafayette, the birthplace of Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, liberal statesman, humanist and hero of the American War of Independence
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Saint-Pierre d’Assier Renaissance church
Saint-Pierre d’Assier Church, the only Renaissance church in the Lot department, was built by Galiot de Genouillac, lord of Assier and armourer of King Francois I
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Château de Pirou Norman fortress
Château de Pirou, one of the oldest castles in Normandy and a superb illustration of medieval military architecture, a spectacular and impregnable fortress that once defended the marshy coastline
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Oppède-le-Vieux perched village
Oppède-le-Vieux, once a ghostly village perched on the northern slopes of the Lubéron, is undergoing a remarkable resurgence after years of abandonment and neglect
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Uzès – Historic city
Uzès, a historic episcopal city and former duchy, and the origin point of the aqueduct that once supplied water to Nîmes, is classified City of Art and History
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Château de Comméquiers, a small Bastille
Château de Comméquiers, a fortress belonging to the Protestant lords of La Trémoille and modeled on the Bastille, was razed by King Louis XIII after the Wars of Religion
