Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

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

This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

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

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.