Reims, a royal city
Reims, the city where Saint-Rémi baptized King Clovis in the late 5th century AD, and where the French Kings were crowned for 10 centuries
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Maison d’Ourcamps – Medieval Paris
La Maison d’Ourcamps, one of Paris oldest houses, is home to the Commission du Vieux Paris, a committee in charge of the protection of the city’s heritage
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Abbaye de Cluny – Medieval spiritual center
During the Middle Ages, the Abbaye de Cluny stood as a major spiritual and intellectual center, renowned throughout Europe for its complete independence from secular authority
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Eglise St-Pierre-St-Paul – Toulongergues
Eglise St-Pierre-St-Paul de Toulongergues near Villeneuve d’Aveyron, a gem of pre-Romanesque architecture and one of the oldest churches in Western Europe
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Croix 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
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Lavoûte-Chilhac – Notre-Dame Trouvée
Lavoûte-Chilhac, a medieval village nestled in a meander of the Allier, is famous for a pebble relic, Notre-Dame-Trouvée, kept in Ste-Croix-de-Volte Church
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Pessales Russian Orthodox Chapel
Pessales Russian Orthodox Chapel near Sylvanès Abbey, was built in Russia, transported by train and re-assembled in Pessales by the young Russians who built it
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Saint-Marcel – Paris’ patron saint
Saint-Marcel, one of the three patron saints and 9th Bishop of Paris, is known for his miracles which include defeating a dragon that terrorized the city
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Sainte-Geneviève – Paris’ patron saint
Sainte-Geneviève earned the title of patron saint of Paris for rallying the Parisians to resist and thwarting Attila and his Huns from invading the city in 451 AD
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Saint-Denis – Paris’ 1st bishop and patron saint
Legend of Saint-Denis, the first bishop of Paris who was martyred during the 3rd century and became one of the three patrons saints of the city
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Saint Francois Xavier Church – Madeleine-Sophie Barat’s Shrine
Situated in the 7th district, Saint Francois Xavier Church houses the shrine sheltering the preserved body of Sainte Madeleine-Sophie Barat
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Notre-Dame-de-France – Puy-en-Velay
Notre-Dame-de-France statue, a monumental Virgin overlooking Le Puy-en-Velay in Auvergne, and cast from the bronze of the canons seized at Sebastopol
