This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.

According to a local legend, this peculiar mountaintop rock formation is actually a demon that was turned into stone.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

The evocative ruins of a medieval village.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony.

Home to fantastic views and ancient graves.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

More than 140 granite sculptures decorate the lawn of this French sculptor.

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the making—and it's still not quite complete.

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.

Head to this repurposed Renault van for fiery sausages and fries.

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

Ride the rails on a train harkening back to a 19th-century marvel.

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

A once drab public housing estate is transformed into a colorful gallery of trompe l’oeil murals.

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.