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Le Musée Louis de Funes

The Louis de Funès Museum: Relive the Actor's Legacy
placeSaint Raphaël - Var
labelMuseums & Collections
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Saint-Ambroix

Altar of sacrifices, chapel and square tower at Saint-Ambroix
placeSaint-Ambroix - Gard
labelReligious, mystical & pagan cults
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Russell

Henry Patrice Marie, Earl Russell-Killough, the man who lived in the caves...
placeCauterets - Vignemale Haute-Pyrénées
labelFilms: film locations
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Le Château de Cadillac

Cadillac Castle is no longer a women's prison
placeCadillac - Gironde
labelCastles & Monuments
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La citadelle de Blaye

The citadel of Blaye, a majestic achievement of Vauban, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
placeBlaye - Gironde
labelMajor sites
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To discover

Le Château de Bressuire

The Castle of Bressuire, ancient medieval fortress
placeBressuire – Deux-Sèvres 
label Castles & Monuments Remarkable buildings  
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Claviers

Claviers, perched village...
placeClaviers – Var 
label cities and villages Religious, mystical & pagan cults  
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L'Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Sainte-Marguerite, the Island of the Iron Mask
placeCannes – Alpes-Maritimes  
label Castles & Monuments Amazing... isn't it? Museums & Collections Legends, stories & Treasures Natural curiosities  
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Le bœuf de Mèze, animal totémique
placeMèze – Hérault 
label Festivities & festivals, brotherhoods  
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Les Mines d'Argent des Rois Francs

The Silver Mines of the Frankish Kings
placeMelle – Deux-Sèvres 
label Amazing... isn't it? Museums & Collections Records: The +'s and -'s Archaeology and old stones  
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Le Chêne de Tombeboeuf

« Le Chêne de Tombeboeuf », arbre de l'année
placeTombeboeuf - Lot et Garonne 
label Natural curiosities Just for the fun...  
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Unusual, forgotten, bizarre, mysterious, original,
curious, picturesque, unknown, wonderful ...

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