Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest 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.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

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

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

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

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

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.