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Lanleff, France

Temple de Lanleff

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.
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Chambourcy, France

The Désert de Retz

Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.
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Meyrueis, France

Mont Aigoual Weather Station

France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.
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La Boulaye, France

Pyramid Mausoleum at Abandoned La Boulaye Cemetery

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.
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Marseille, France

Le Jardin des Vestiges

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.
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Lyon, France

Église du Bon-Pasteur

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.
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Aix-en-Provence, France

Camp des Milles

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.
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Tarascon, France

Tarasque

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.
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Paris, France

Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
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Villerouge-Termenès, France

Cathar Castles

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
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Sollacaro, France

Filitosa

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.
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Lovagny, France

Gorges du Fier

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.
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Celles, France

Celles

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.
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Bavay, France

Bavay Ancient Forum

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
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Angoville-au-Plain, France

Angoville-au-Plain Church

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
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Chevreuse, France

Promenade des Petits Ponts

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.
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Marseille, France

Rove Tunnel

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.
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Le Château-d'Olonne, France

Le Puits d'Enfer (The Well of Hell)

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.
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Hendaye, France

Château d'Abbadie

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.
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Larmor-Baden, France

Cairn de Gavrinis

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
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Saint-Malo, France

Quelmer Boat Graveyard

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.
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Thann, France

L'œil de la Sorcière (The Witch’s Eye)

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.
Added by Jon Lucas
Machecoul, France

Château de Machecoul

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.
Added by Abidougou
Paris, France

Mascarons of Pont Neuf

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden