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Heritage Trails in France

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Heritage Trails in France

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A stone chapel with a bell gable stands within a graveyard under a large tree.

Locronan, Brittany

Chapel of Saint-Jean

Chapel in Locronan, Brittany, France
Neo-Gothic sandstone bell tower of the Église Saint-Maurice in Mutzig

Mutzig, Alsace

Église Saint-Maurice

19th-century neo-Gothic church in Mutzig

Free

A wide-angle view of a large medieval cathedral with two towers, flying buttresses, and rose windows, set against a dense urban backdrop of red-tiled roofs and distant hills under a clear sky.

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

UNESCO-listed medieval cathedral with astronomical clock

From €3

A wide, calm canal with tour boats docked along the right bank, lined with green trees and buildings under a clear sky; one boat displays "Le Cocagne 4h".

Carcassonne, Midi-Pyrénées

Canal du Midi

UNESCO site with Fresquel aqueduct and locks
The Vauban citadel of Besançon above a loop of the Doubs

Besancon, Franche-Comté

La Citadelle de Besançon

Vauban star fort overlooking the Doubs river
A stone medieval castle featuring a large round tower with a conical slate roof, decorative gables, and crenellations, set against a cloudy sky with green foliage in the foreground.

Vannes, Brittany

Château de Suscinio

800-year-old medieval castle in Sarzeau

From €7.50

The surviving arches of the Pont Saint-Bénezet over the Rhône in Avignon

Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Pont Saint-Bénezet (Pont d'Avignon)

The famous broken bridge of the song, halfway across the Rhône
A panoramic landscape view of a town nestled in a river valley with a prominent cluster of historic buildings perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the settlement below.

Ornans, Franche-Comté

Château de Ornans

6th-century fortress on the Loue riverbank
The abbey church and Gothic buildings crowning the summit of Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy

Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

The Benedictine abbey crowning the tidal island of Mont-Saint-Michel
The interior nave of a large Romanesque cathedral, showing rows of wooden chairs facing an altar with stained glass windows under stone arches and columns.

Autun, Burgundy

Autun Cathedral (Saint-Lazare)

12th-century Cluniac Romanesque cathedral
The interior of a large stone cathedral featuring massive piers, rounded arches, and a prominent central dome, with two large ornate chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

Perigueux, Aquitaine

Cathédrale Saint-Front

UNESCO-listed Byzantine cathedral with a central dome
The image shows two stone towers with conical slate roofs and wooden hoardings, connected by a stone wall and a stone arch bridge in the foreground, under a clear blue sky.

Carcassonne, Midi-Pyrénées

Château Comtal

12th-century castle within UNESCO Carcassonne walls

From €13

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