The Château de Versailles, which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years, is one of the most beautiful achie ...
The first written text about an abbey dates from the 9th century. When Christianity expanded to this area, around the 4th cen ...
Mont Saint-Michel is an island commune which has held strategic fortifications since ancient times, and since the eigth centu ...
The two-tiered Roman amphitheatre is probably the most prominent tourist attraction in the city of Arles, which thrived in Ro ...
The Palais des Papes is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. Once a fortress and palace ...
Avignon Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop. The cathedral is a Romanesque building, built primarily in the second half o ...
Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form ...
The Palace of Tau in Reims, was the palace of the Archbishop of Reims. It is associated with the kings of France, whose coron ...
Arles Roman Theatre was built in the time of Augustus and. It had a capacity of seating for 8,000 on 33 tiers of steps. In th ...
The Château Comtal (Count’s Castle) is a medieval castle within the Cité of Carcassonne, the largest city in Europe with ...
Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks ...
Saint-Jacques Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, ...
The Church of St. Trophime (Trophimus) is former cathedral built between the 12th century and the 15th century in the city ce ...
Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims) is the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where the kings of France were crowned. The ...
Amiens Cathedral is one of the largest classic 13th century Gothic churches. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the ...
The Obélisque d"Arles is a 4th-century Roman obelisk, erected in the center of the Place de la République, ...
Saint-Émilion is a picturesque medieval village renowned for its well-preserved architecture and vineyards. The town and su ...
The Historic Site of Lyons was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. The long history of Lyons, which was founded ...
The cryptoporticus (covered corridor or passageway) of Arles, dating from the 1st century BC was built as foundation for the ...
Nancy, the temporary residence of a king without a kingdom – Stanislaw I Leszczynski, later to become Duke of Lorraine ...