Fontfroide Abbey has a long history which dates back to the 11th century. It was rather neglected when it was bought in 1908 at auction by Artist and curator Gustave ... read more
Arc de Triomphe, one of the worlds' best known monuments, was inaugurated in 1836 by French king, Louis-Philippe. He dedicated it to the armies of the French ... read more
Arcabas Museum Chartreuse, housed in the church of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, is entirely decorated by the artist Arcabas, or Jean-Marie Pirot (1926 – 2018), ... read more
The Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey (L'abbaye Notre-Dame de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue), a former Cistercian monastery dating back to 1144, houses today a museum of ... read more
Bois Richeux is one of the oldest fortified farms in France, dating back to Celtic times. It has a Medieval garden, reconstructed on the basis and inspired by historic ... read more
Clairvaux Abbey dates back to the 12th century and is the former monastery of St Bernard, founder of the Cistercian Order, an austerely reformed branche from the ... read more
the Galerie David d'Angers, opened on 1984, is dedicated to the works of the sculptor David d'Angers (1788 –1856). His real name was Pierre-Jean David. The ... read more
l'Abbaye de Daoulas (12th century), offers numerous points of interest for visitors, such as the charming gardens with their diverse and fascinating range of ... read more
La Chapelle Foujita, constructed in 1965-1966, is the creation of the Japanese artist Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968). The chapel is in particular renowned for the ... read more
Le musée d'Art et d'Histoire Paul Éluard de Saint-Denis is housed in the Carmelite convent where Louise of France, daughter of Louis XV, retired. The ... read more
The Lapidary Museum (Le Musée Lapidaire), is a lapidarium-museum and displays the classical Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Gallo-Roman collections of the Calvet Museum. ... read more
Le Musée Saint-Remi, housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Remi founded in the 6th century, is dedicated to the history of Reims. It contains archaeological and artistic ... read more
Le Vergeur Museum, dating back to the 13th century, became property of the wealthy merchant Nicolas Le Vergeur, who transformed it in Renaissance style. Today the museum ... read more
Les Colombières was created in the 1920’s by the artist Ferdinand Bac, Illegitimate grandson of Jerome Bonaparte, for its first owners, Emile and Caroline-Octavie ... read more
Lugdunum – Museum and Roman Theaters, are located on the slopes of Fourvière Hill, on the very site where the Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 B.C. The ... read more
The Musée et les Sites Archéologiques de Saint-Romain-en-Gal, located on 7 ha, is a rich archaeological site from the 1st to the 4th century, and gives a complete ... read more
The Museum de La Cour d'Or, founded in 1839, brings together Gallo-Roman, medieval and Fine Arts collections. It is a complex comprising the former Abbey des Petits ... read more
The Museum du Pays de Hanau is dedicated to the history, culture and natural environment of the engaging region, the Pays de Hanau and the former County of ... read more
Hospice Comtesse, a 15th-18th century building, is today the Museum for Art and History of the city of Lille. The hospice originally dates back to 1236 when it ... read more
The Grenoble Archaeological Museum is housed in the church of St. Laurent, a Romanesque church of the twelfth century. It consists of an important number of ... read more
