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Throughout your navigation, discover the Western France by taking the side roads ... Discover nooks off the beaten track, sometimes forgotten, but always full of charm and incredible authenticity.

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The astonishing Russian Orthodox Church of Sylvanès... made of wood.

placeSylvanès - Aveyron
labelReligious, mystical & pagan cults

Lucéram, high medieval village

placeLucéram – Alpes-maritimes
labelcities and villages

The Museum of Stamps and Coins of Monaco ... exceptional museum

placeMonaco – Principauté de Monaco
labelMuseums & Collections

Cénevières, a family castle...

placeCénevières – Lot
labelCastles & Monuments

The abbey church of Saint-Savin and its paintings, "Sistine of the Romanesque period".

placeSaint-Savin - Vienne
labelReligious, mystical & pagan cults

To discover

La cathédrale Saint-Pierre

Saint Peter's Cathedral in Angoulême, a symbol of Romanesque art

placeAngoulême - Charente 
label Remarkable buildings Religious, mystical & pagan cults  
Les Usines

Unusual illuminated, or luminous precursors?

placeLigugé - Vienne 
label Small trades People from here  

Comme un parfum d'Europe du nord

placeAllemagne-en-Provence - Alpes de Haute-Provence 
label Amazing... isn't it?  

Le Musée de la Douane

placeBordeaux - Gironde 
label Museums & Collections  
L'Eglise Sainte-Dévote

The Church of Sainte-Dévote, a Monegasque landmark

placeMonaco - Principauté de Monaco 
label Religious, mystical & pagan cults Legends, stories & Treasures Saints, healers and other miracles...  

Concorde vendu aux enchères

placeToulouse – Haute-Garonne 
label Amazing... isn't it?  

Unusual, forgotten, bizarre, mysterious, original,
curious, picturesque, unknown, wonderful ...

Abbaye de Lagrasse

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