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La Tourasse - La scène vue du balcon

La Tourasse, now an unusual Italian-style theater in Rieux-Volvestre
placeRieux-Volvestre - Haute Garonne
labelRemarkable buildings
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L'abbaye Saint-André et ses jardins remarquables

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, a popular resort for Barack Obama and his family
placeVilleneuve-lès-Avignon - Gard
labelAmazing... isn't it?
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placePont du Gard - Gard
labelCastles & Monuments
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Les Pailhasses

Les Pailhasses, an astonishing carnival...
placeCournonterral - Aumelas - Hérault
labelLegends, stories & Treasures
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La Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs - Le retable

The Chapel of the Black Penitents, a masterpiece of Baroque art
placeVillefranche-de-Rouergue- Aveyron
labelRemarkable buildings
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To discover

La véritable botte gardiane
placeAigues-Vives – Gard 
label Made in Grand Sud  
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L'Oriflamme

The Oriflamme or the Middle Ages revisited
placeToulouse - Haute-Garonne 
label Festivities & festivals, brotherhoods  
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L'Eglise de Saint-Cricq

Parlebosq, Seven churches for 520 inhabitants
placeParleboscq – Landes 
label cities and villages Religious, mystical & pagan cults Amazing... isn't it?  
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La cathédrale Saint-Louis

The Saint-Louis cathedral in La Rochelle
placeLa Rochelle – Charente-maritime 
label Religious, mystical & pagan cults Remarkable buildings  
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Le chat du Pont du Diable
placeEntre Tarascon et Foix - Ariege  
label Animals Amazing... isn't it? Legends, stories & Treasures  
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L’Eglise rupestre de Saint-Georges de Gurat

The rock church of Saint-Georges de Gurat
placeGurat - Charente 
label Religious, mystical & pagan cults Legends, stories & Treasures Archaeology and old stones Remarkable buildings  
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Unusual, forgotten, bizarre, mysterious, original,
curious, picturesque, unknown, wonderful ...

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