Landmarks & history in France
Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
walled town
Aigues-Mortes
old town
Aix-en-Provence
church
Albi and Sainte-Cecile Cathedral
church
Amiens Cathedral
castle city
Angers
walled town
Antibes
monument
Arc de Triomphe
monument
Arenes de Nimes
historic town
Arras
underground church
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
cathedral city
Auch
roman and medieval town
Autun
riverside town
Auxerre
palace
Avignon and the Papal Palace
basilica
Basilica of Saint-Denis
fortress
Besancon Citadel
citadel town
Bonifacio
old town
Bordeaux Old Town
church
Bourges Cathedral
fortified town
Briancon
star fort
Brouage
romanesque abbeys
Caen Abbeys
citadel town
Calvi
fortress
Carcassonne
archaeological site
Carnac Alignments
old capital
Chambery
chateau and stables
Chantilly
church
Chartres Cathedral
royal chateau
Chateau d'Amboise
chateau
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
island prison
Chateau d'If
chateau
Chateau d'Usse
castle
Chateau de Beynac
royal chateau
Chateau de Blois
chateau
Chateau de Brissac
castle
Chateau de Castelnaud
palace
Chateau de Chambord
castle
Chateau de Chenonceau
chateau
Chateau de Cheverny
castle
Chateau de Falaise
castle
Chateau de Langeais
chateau
Chateau de Malmaison
castle
Chateau de Pierrefonds
fortress
Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire
chateau
Chateau de Valencay
chateau
Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
royal castle
Chateau de Vincennes
castle museum
Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne
chateau
Chateau des Milandes
castle ruins
Chateau du Fleckenstein
castle ruins
Chateau Gaillard
fortress town
Chinon
abbey ruins
Cluny Abbey
old town
Colmar
imperial palace
Compiegne
walled port
Concarneau
palace and prison
Conciergerie
lighthouse
Cordouan Lighthouse
citadel town
Corte
old town
Dijon Old Town
walled town
Dinan
hilltop bastide
Domme
monument
Eiffel Tower
fortified village
Entrevaux
port town
Fecamp
castle town
Foix
church
Fontenay Abbey
abbey
Fontevraud Abbey
abbey
Fontfroide Abbey
sea fort
Fort Boyard
coastal fortress
Fort la Latte
fortress
Fougeres Castle
basilica
Fourviere Basilica
railway viaduct
Garabit Viaduct
walled town
Guerande
castle
Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle
former hospital
Hospices de Beaune
island quarter
Ile Saint-Louis
castle
Josselin Castle
abbey ruins
Jumieges Abbey
abbey
La Chaise-Dieu
business district
La Defense
harbour city
La Rochelle
walled town
Langres
hilltop town
Laon
fortified village
Larressingle
historic district
Latin Quarter
rebuilt city
Le Havre
old town
Le Mans Old Town
historic district
Le Marais
church
Le Puy-en-Velay
citadel village
Les Baux-de-Provence
historic quarter
Lille Old Town
basilica
Lisieux Basilica
citadel
Loches
pilgrimage sanctuary
Lourdes
harbour and quarter
Marseille Old Port and Le Panier
cathedral city
Metz
bridge
Millau Viaduct
abbey
Moissac Abbey
bastide town
Monpazier
monastery
Mont Sainte-Odile
monument
Mont-Saint-Michel
city
Montpellier
walled town
Montreuil-sur-Mer
castle ruins
Montsegur
square
Nancy Place Stanislas
roman city
Narbonne
fortress town
Neuf-Brisach
old town
Nice and the French Riviera
basilica
Notre-Dame de la Garde
church
Notre-Dame de Paris
roman theatre
Orange Roman Theatre
basilica village
Orcival
cathedral city
Orleans
palace
Palace of Fontainebleau
palace
Palace of Versailles
opera house
Palais Garnier
outsider architecture
Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval
mausoleum
Pantheon
church enclosures
Parish Closes of Leon
city
Pau
cemetery
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
city
Perigueux
city
Perpignan
castle ruins
Peyrepertuse
church city
Poitiers
bridge
Pont du Gard
castle ruins
Queribus
cathedral city
Quimper
cathedral
Reims Cathedral
old town
Rocamadour
naval town
Rochefort
ruins
Roman Arles
chapel
Ronchamp Chapel
historic centre
Rouen Old Town
industrial monument
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
church
Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre
cathedral village
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
royal chateau
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
pilgrim town
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
old town
Saint-Malo
abbey
Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
abbey
Saint-Savin Abbey
church
Sainte-Chapelle
roman town
Saintes
old town
Sarlat-la-Caneda
chateau town
Saumur
fortress
Sedan Castle
abbey
Senanque Abbey
medieval town
Senlis
citadel town
Sisteron
old town
Strasbourg Grande Ile
castle
Tarascon Castle
bridge
The Pont Valentre at Cahors
city
Toulouse
city
Tours
old town
Troyes
ducal town
Uzes
roman town
Vaison-la-Romaine
walled town
Vannes
church
Vezelay and the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
renaissance quarter
Vieux Lyon
modernist house
Villa Cavrois
fortified village
Villefranche-de-Conflent
castle town