Bourbon-l’Archambault, royal spa town
Bourbon-l’Archambault, a famed spa town nestled in a valley of the historic Bourbonnais, and the cradle of the dynasty of Dukes of Bourbon, Kings of France
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Commarque castle in Périgord
The imposing Commarque castle, once belonging to the barons of Beynac and lords of Commarque, is gradually restored after 3 centuries of neglect
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Château de Haut-Kœnigsbourg, Alsace’s gem
Château de Haut-Kœnigsbourg a remarkable medieval fortress and one of Alsace’s architectural gems, meticulously restored by Emperor Wilhelm II
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Château des Anglais – La Roque d’Autoire
Château des Anglais, also known as Château Fort de La Roque d’Autoire, stands as the troglodyte fortress erected by the lords of Turenne at the border of the Auvergne and Toulouse counties.
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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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Fortified Moulin de Cougnaguet
Moulin de Cougnaguet, a fortified watermill built in the early 14th century by Cistercian monks, and today one of the key tourist attractions of the Lot
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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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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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Peyrusse-le-Roc medieval village
Peyrusse-le-Roc, a stunning ruined medieval village that once was a thriving mining city and one of the most important bailiwicks of the historical Rouergue
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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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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
