NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM
For the pleasure of young and old, the great history of the automobile ...Read more
LE FORT CASSO
Discovery of an underground city equipped to support 173 men in ...Read more
THE ANTIQUE THEATER
A Roman theater steeped in history, converted into housing for refugees ...Read more
THABOR PARK
Park with formal garden, botanical garden, English landscape garden, ...Read more
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE L'ART PARIÉTAL - LASCAUX 4
International Center of Cave Art in Montignac, a facsimile with a hall of ...Read more
NOTRE-DAME DE FOURVIÈRE BASILICA
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière fascinates and intrigues by its ...Read more
MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
Museum housing numerous pieces from Egypt, representing all the Muslim ...Read more
THE EIFFEL TOWER
The emblematic monument and the highest in the world until 1931, the Eiffel ...Read more
ROYAL CASTLE OF AMBOISE
Castle being the first royal residence in France, houses the Chapel of ...Read more
CASTLE AND GARDENS OF VILLANDRY
Renaissance castle, on a platform surrounded by a moat, with gardens with ...Read more
THE CASTLE OF FONTAINEBLEAU
The château is the only monument to bear continuous witness to the history ...Read more
PONT DU GARD
Listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, this architectural jewel offers an ...Read more
BASILICA OF THE SACRÉ-CŒUR DE MONTMARTRE
Read moreThe Sacré-Coeur is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It is true that it hardly passes unnoticed, as monumental as well placed, enthroned at the top of the hill Montmartre. One goes there as much to discover the monument as to benefit from one of the most beautiful views on the capital. It is however a relatively recent building. Imposing, with its 100 m length, its 50 m width and its 83 m high dome, this building is the result of a political and moral project of the 1870's attributing to the country's setbacks (defeat of Sedan against Prussia and Napoleon's imprisonment) a deep spiritual crisis and as many sins to be forgiven at the time. So it was decided to erect a huge church as a national vow. As for the Butte, it is because it overlooks the capital that it was chosen. The place also allowed to open a new page of history in connection with its rich religious past. But this project is often associated with the desire to atone for the painful episodes of the Commune, a question that nowadays often resurfaces in the debates. The building site, directed by Paul Abadie (and 5 other architects!), lasted 50 years. The clayey nature of the land, which had to be compensated for by colossal support works, delayed the construction, while the First World War put a stop to the work for several years. Although the building was consecrated in 1919 (the title of Basilica makes it a place of pilgrimage), it was not completely finished until 1923. The front part of the basilica is in the Romanesque-Byzantine style and consists of a group of domes of Byzantine inspiration, while the back part is in the Romanesque tradition with its apses. Its white color is due to its exterior stones coming from the Souppes quarry (Seine-et-Marne) which naturally whiten in contact with rainwater. It should be noted that due to the narrowness of the building site, the basilica had to be oriented along a north-south axis and not east-west contrary to the norm. The interior architecture is Romanesque-Byzantine. The mosaic in the choir, one of the largest in the world, depicting the resurrected Christ with open arms and a golden heart ("Sacred Heart") is particularly noteworthy. One can also see the great organ of 1898 signed Cavaillé-Coll. The basilica houses the famous "Savoyarde" of 1895. It is possible to visit the Dome, the highest point in Paris after the Eiffel Tower!
NOTRE-DAME-DE-LA-GARDE BASILICA
This basilica dedicated to Notre-Dame de la Garde, protector of Marseille ...Read more
NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL
A cathedral with a medieval architecture in Strasbourg, with a Romanesque ...Read more
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS
Notre-Dame-de-Paris cathedral burned down on April 15, 2019, offering a ...Read more
LA CITÉ MÉDIÉVALE DE CARCASSONNE
Take a tour of one of Europe's largest fortified towns! On the program: the ...Read more
POPE'S PALACE
The Palais des Papes sits at the gateway to Provence, where the Rhône ...Read more
JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG
Garden dominated by Mont Sainte-Geneviève, created by Jacques Boyceau at ...Read more
CHAMBORD CASTLE
This castle is a jewel of architecture and nature, born from the dream of ...Read more