Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

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

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

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

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

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

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

The largest underground church in Europe.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.