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Y, France

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.
Josh Added by Josh
Paris, France

Beware of Words

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.
Added by rouseville
Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, France

Carbonniere Tower

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.
Added by YVR cockroach
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Futuroscope

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Bordeaux, France

Falling Car of Bordeaux

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.
etiennebara Added by etiennebara
Tarascon, France

Tarasque

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.
serflac Added by serflac
Nice, France

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
luispachon007 Added by luispachon007
Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Auberge Ravoux

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France

Grotto of Saint Genevieve

18th century underground pilgrimage site, dedicated to a Saint that did something...
Akazem Added by Akazem
Plouha, France

Dance of Death at Chapelle Kermaria an Iskuit

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.
Added by ed phillis
Marseille, France

Fort of Ratonneau

A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.
philoursmars Added by philoursmars
Strasbourg, France

Historic Wine Cellar of Strasbourg Hospital

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.
Added by bludgusc
Deyme, France

The Abandoned Galleon

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.
DisForDefeat Added by DisForDefeat
Pont-Saint-Esprit, France

The Hallucinations of Pont-Saint-Esprit

A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?
Added by ekoptev
Dives-sur-Mer, France

La Maison Bleue

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.
serflac Added by serflac
Vaïssac, France

Mini-Paris

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.
Added by CPilgrim
Montesquieu-Avantès, France

Tuc d'Audoubert

15,000 year old bison sculptures.
serflac Added by serflac
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Added by Northdiver
Auvers Village, France

Marie-Jeanne Valet vs. the Beast of Gevaudan

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Paris, France

'Les Spécialistes' Fake Door

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.
Simon Jones Added by Simon Jones
Taizé, France

Taizé Community

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.
Added by millerwilbourn
Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Bourg-la-Reine, France

Francois Hennebique's Concrete Manor

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Saint-Malo, France

Rock Sculptures of Abbe Foure

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh