A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

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

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

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

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

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.