Château de la Roche Courbon is a large château, developed from an earlier castle, in the Charente-Maritime département of France. Located about 20 minutes by car from Rochefort.
History
Under the current castle, there are caves whose prehistoric furnishings show that they were inhabited during the Mousterian and the Aurignacian. In other places of the forest …
MoreThe island of Nantes (fr. L’île de Nantes) is currently the subject of a vast urban renewal operation which should run until 2023, with a target of 3,100 housing units built in 2012 and 7,500 in 2023. The contracting authority is provided by the Société d’aménagement de la métropole Ouest Atlantique (SAMOA), a local public …
MoreMirambeau castle (fr. Château de Mirambeau) was built on the site of an old medieval fortress. Seriously damaged after several sieges, destructions and fires, the present neo-Gothic north wing was built in 1570. In 1813 the domain was sold to Count Charles Nicolas Duchâtel who completely rebuilt the Castle.
Surrounded by a wooded area, the castle …
MoreCazeneuve castle (fr. Château de Cazeneuve) is located in Préchac, in the French department of Gironde, near Bordeaux. The castle is built along the gorges of Ciron and the stream of Honburens. Property of Henri IV, this Royal Castle has a great history and an outstanding architecture. The Castle of Cazeneuve is still inhabited by …
MoreVilla Ephrussi de Rothschild, also called Villa Île-de-France, is one of the most beautiful Renaissance palaces on the Côte d’Azur built on a summit of the Cap Ferrat peninsula between 1905 and 1912 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
The villa was designed by the French architect Aaron Messiah, and constructed between 1905 and 1912 by Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild …
MoreThe Napoule castle (fr. Château de la Napoule), located in Mandelieu-La Napoule city. It has been classified as an historical landmark since 1993, and the gardens are listed by the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable gardens of France.
The castle was constructed in the 14th century by the Countess of Villeneuve. Over the centuries …
MoreThe Collegiate Church of Saint-Paul (fr. Collégiale Saint-Paul de Clermont-l’Hérault) is a Catholic church located in Clermont-l’Hérault, France.
It has a beautiful interior, as well as aisles, something rare in southern Gothic. It has a large rose on the front.
The collegiate church has five bells:
The first bell, which weighs almost 2 tonnes and was melted in …
MoreLa Torre d’en Feu (commonly known as Can Feu Castle) is a romantic 19th century castle located west of Sabadell. Since 2018 it has been owned by Sabadell City Council. Every first Sunday of the month the Can Feu Cultural Association makes a free guided tour outside, at 10 AM.
The Torre d’en Feu had magnificent …
MoreAncient Sanctuary (Misericordia) in Reus, ink drawing by Joan Mañé
MoreThe Pont du Diable on the Hérault River is one of many bridges in France with this name (it means Devil’s bridge). It is located over a steep-sided gorge, about 4 km north-west of Aniane in the Hérault département, 38 km from Montpellier.
The bridge has been listed by the French Ministry of Culture as a …
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