An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

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

Artist Danielle Jacqui decorates nearly every inch of her home inside and out with her work.

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

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

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

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

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

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

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

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

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

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

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

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

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

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

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

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

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

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

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.