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

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

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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

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

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

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

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

The world's most famous cheese caves.

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

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

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

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.