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

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

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

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

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

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

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

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

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

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

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.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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