dee4di's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

dee4di

Dee loves to travel and to visit incredible, original places. She is an early bird and like taking photos of absolutely everything. She believes a world is amazing place. She is a big Francophile and knows a lot about French culture, places and food. She loves to discover small villages and towns around the world, but especially in England and France.

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Places visited in Rennes-le-Château, France

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Places edited in Maidstone, England

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Tower of Joan of Arc

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France

Pont d'Arc

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Villa La Roche by Le Corbusier

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France

Serpent D'Océan

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Ancient Roman Theaters of Lyon

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France

The Grotesques of the Chapel of Bethlehem

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Jules Verne's Tomb

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

rogerbcn

Added by rogerbcn

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Allison

Added by Allison

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France

Underground Church of Saint-Jean at Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

The largest underground church in Europe.

Added by notwebsafe

Maison de Serge Gainsbourg

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Tonnerre, France

Fosse Dionne

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Rohbbie

Added by Rohbbie

Musée Edith Piaf

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

Added by Ashawnta

Saint-Ouen, France

La Chope des Puces: Temple of Gypsy Jazz

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

The Etched Mirror Salons of Laperouse Restaurant

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France

Jonas Caves

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Labrouste Reading Room

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

Dylan

Le Passe-Muraille

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Added by beckybodnar

Au Roi de la Bière

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

'Les Spécialistes' Fake Door

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

Simon Jones

Added by Simon Jones

Peaugres, France

Labyrinthe des Dragons

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

serflac

Added by serflac

Jumièges, France

Ruins of the Jumiège Abbey

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

Added by Diviciac

Le Musee des Moulages

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Added by CPilgrim

Le Chabanais

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier