Medieval in France

A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

Explore an eerie, abandoned medieval citadel.

The evocative ruins of a medieval village.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.