A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.

The second-largest natural arch in the Chartreuse Mountains.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

Explore an eerie, abandoned medieval citadel.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.

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

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.