The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

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

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

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

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

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

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

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.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

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