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
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
l'Abbaye de Valloires dates back to the 12th century, but was reconstructed in the 18th century. The abbey is open to paying visitors from March to November, and is ... 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
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
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
The Musée d'Orsay, installed in the former Orsay railway station, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, displays collections of art from the period 1848 to ... read more
The Musée de Cluny- Musée national du Moyen Âge, located in the the Hôtel de Cluny and the vestiges of the Thermes de Cluny, features a vast collection from ... read more
Musée de l'Orangerie, inaugurated in 1927, is an art gallery dedicated to impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. The museum houses the eight famous Water ... read more
The Rmn-Grand Palais, or officially “Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais”, was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, together with the Petit Palais ... 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
The Army Museum (Musée de l'Armée), located at the Hôtel National des Invalides, is the French national military museum. It houses one of the richest military ... read more
The Musée des Arts et Métiers, or officially the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, was founded in 1794 by Henri Grégoire, and is a museum for ... 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
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon), created in 1803 and located in a former twelfth century Benedictine convent, features one of the largest ... read more
Musées Gadagne is composed of two Museums, the Musée d'Histoire de Lyon and the Musée des Marionnettes du Monde. The Musée d'Histoire de Lyon is ... read more