Year: 2016

Roman Cat Sanctuary

Discover Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary) in Rome, Italy: Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Maison Bonaparte

Discover Maison Bonaparte in Ajaccio, France: Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

Camp des Milles

Discover Camp des Milles in Aix-en-Provence, France: Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.

Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny Abbey)

Discover Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny Abbey) in Cluny, France: One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

Auberge Ravoux

Discover Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise, France: The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

Statue of Liberty, Colmar

Discover Statue of Liberty, Colmar in Colmar, France: A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

Discover Treguennec Pebble Crusher in Tréguennec, France: The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Argentière Glacier

Discover Argentière Glacier in Chamonix, France: Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

Le Téléscaphe

Discover Le Téléscaphe in Marseille, France: For a brief time in 1960s France, families could climb into a tiny submarine and be pulled along an underwater journey.

Cairn de Gavrinis

Discover Cairn de Gavrinis in Larmor-Baden, France: One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

Maison Bernard

Discover Maison Bernard in Théoule-sur-Mer, France: One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

The Devils Tower

Discover Château de Bonneval and The Devils Tower in Coussac-Bonneval, France: Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

The Magic Owl of Dijon

Discover The Magic Owl of Dijon in Dijon, France: For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches

Discover Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches in Arromanches-les-Bains, France: Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Church of the Jacobins’ Little Crushed Man

Discover Church of the Jacobins' Little Crushed Man in Toulouse, France: There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Pointe du Hoc

Discover Pointe du Hoc in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France: A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Dali’s Statue of Liberty

Discover Dali's Statue of Liberty in Vascœuil, France: To the famous surrealist artist, liberty required two torches held high.

Normandy American Cemetery

Discover Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France: A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

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