A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.