Ainhoa, a listed Basque village
Ainhoa, a historic bastide on the Way of St. James in the Basque Country and one of the four villages that form the Xareta Valley, is officially ranked among Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
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Historic Abbey of Baume-les-Messieurs
The thousand-year-old Benedictine Abbey of Baume-les-Messieurs, located in the Jura, was among the most prosperous and influential religious institutions of the medieval period
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Tournemire, a beautiful French village
Tournemire is ranked among France’s Most Beautiful Villages, and is nestled in the heart of Auvergne Volcanoes Natural Park in Cantal
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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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Lautrec Pink garlic soup recipe
Pink garlic soup is a culinary gem hailing from the medieval walled village of Lautrec in the Tarn department, renowned for its garlic-based specialties
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Ile de Sein – Raz de Sein – Finistère
Ile de Sein, a minuscule island situated off the Pointe du Raz in the Finistère, is nestled along a 25km granite formation known as Chaussée de Sein
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Plus Beaux Villages de France facts
Most Beautiful Villages in France, a label created in 1982 to protect and promote French villages historical, cultural and architectural heritage
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Saint-Robert, a beautiful Limousin village
Saint-Robert, renown for its fortified church part of a former priory founded by La Chaise-Dieu Abbey, and ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
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Saint Léon sur Vézère – Dordogne-Périgord
Saint Léon sur Vézère in Périgord Noir, a medieval village nestled in a meander of the river and ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
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Monpazier bastide in Périgord
The bastide of Monpazier in Périgord, built in 1285 by Edward I of England, a beacon of cultural heritage ranked among the most beautiful villages in France and as a Grand National Site
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Collonges-la-Rouge, the red town
Collonges-la-Rouge in Limousin, a medieval town of turreted houses built with local blazing red sandstone, ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
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Vénasque, a Beautiful French Village
The medieval village of Vénasque left its name to the Comtat Venaissin in Vaucluse in Provence and is ranked among the most beautiful villages in France
