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The most beautiful monuments in France

Discover the most beautiful monuments in France. They correspond to the elements of the heritage classified "b"3 ECU by "b" Musée du Patrimoine de France. You will find them by region, department and in more than 600 cities.
299 most beautiful monuments en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
284 most beautiful monuments en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
142 most beautiful monuments en Bretagne
141 most beautiful monuments dans le Centre Val-de-Loire
61 most beautiful monuments en Corse
290 most beautiful monuments dans le Grand-Est
164 most beautiful monuments dans les Hauts-de-France
179 most beautiful monuments en Normandie
114 most beautiful monuments en Île de France
398 most beautiful monuments en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
360 most beautiful monuments en Occitanie
214 most beautiful monuments en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
129 most beautiful monuments dans le Pays-de-la-Loire
128 most beautiful monuments au coeur de Paris
The most beautiful monuments in France

Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 2903 en France

Pentagonal tower of Castellane
Tour
04120 Castellane

Castellane Pentagonal Tower, built in the 14th century, is a fortified tower emblematic of the ramparts of this city of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, classified as a historical monument in 1921.
Saint-Savin-Saint-Cyprien Abbey
Eglise romane
86310 Saint-Savin

The Abbey of Saint-Savin-Saint-Cyprien, a 11th-century Romanesque jewel in Saint-Savin (New Aquitaine), is famous for its medieval murals classified at UNESCO. Architectural and artistic masterpiece of the Poitou.
Domaine de Chenonceaux (also on communes of Chenonceaux and Civray-de-Touraine)
Château de style Renaissance
37150 Civray-de-Touraine

Chenonceau Castle, nicknamed the "Château des Dames", is a 16th-century Renaissance jewel that spans the Cher in Civray-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire. Symbol of female influence, it combines Italian and French architecture in an exceptional setting in the Loire Valley.
Château Royal de Blois
Château de style Louis XII
41000 Blois

The Château Royal de Blois, a 16th-17th century Renaissance jewel, dominates the Loire in Blois in the Centre-Val de Loire. Residence of the kings of France, it combines Gothic, Renaissance and classical styles in a unique courtyard.
Sisteron citadel
Citadelles
04200 Sisteron

The citadel of Sisteron, a medieval fortress and military bastion of the 16th-17th centuries, dominates the town of Sisteron in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, a strategic lock between Dauphiné and Provence.
Abbey Notre-Dame de la Grainière
Eglise romane et gothique
85500 Les Herbiers

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Graintiere, founded in the 12th century at Les Herbiers, is an emblematic Romanesque vestige of Vendée, marked by a turbulent monastic history.
Belcastel Castle
Château fort
12390 Belcastel

Belcastel Castle, a medieval 8th century fortress, dominates the Aveyron Valley in Belcastel (Occitanie). Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and exemplary restoration by Fernand Pouillon.
Abbey Notre Dame de Fontgombault
Eglise romane
36220 Fontgombault

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontgombault, a 12th century Romanesque jewel located in Fontgombault in the Centre-Val de Loire, is a Benedictine abbey classified as a historical monument, famous for its rich architecture and monastic history.