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Mining area Nord-Pas de Calais (World Heritage) From 1700 to 1990 coal mining shaped the region in northern France. 109 individual objects document this time. Nord-Pas de Calais mining area: facts Official title: Nord-Pas de Calais mining area Cultural monument:…
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New Caledonia, which belongs to France, is located in the Pacific, around 1300 km northeast of Australia. The six award-winning atolls with an area of almost 16,000 km² with their coral reefs and mangrove forests offer a refuge for an…
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Fortifications Vaubans (World Heritage) The fortifications of Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707), the architect of Louis XIV, are excellent examples of European military architecture. Twelve exemplary facilities were included in the World Heritage List. Vauban’s fortifications: facts Official title:…
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The inner city of the trade and trade fair city in Champagne, which was rich in the Middle Ages, has been preserved as a closed urban ensemble with ramparts, churches and palaces. Above it rises the impressive silhouette of the…
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Over several centuries, one of the most beautiful cultural landscapes in Europe with magnificent castles and abbeys emerged along the Loire. In the approximately 200 km long section, one fascinating cultural monument follows the other. Impressive examples are the Chambord…
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The Camino de Santiago forms a dense network of paths that stretches across the continent from east and north and ends in four main routes in France. Churches, hostels and hospitals were built along the pilgrimage routes. Pilgrimage routes to…
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In the Middle Ages, Lyon was one of the most important exhibition centers in Europe. Buildings and parts of the city from different eras still shape the cityscape today. B. the gothic cathedral Saint-Jean. The oldest church is Saint-Martin d’Ainay…
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The region around the 3355 m high Mont Perdu or Monte Perdido is located in the central Pyrenees in the French-Spanish border area. It was honored for its impressive geological formations, the large number of endemic plants and animals and…
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Defense architecture at its best: The old town of Carcassonne with its tower-reinforced double wall ring is one of the most impressive examples of medieval defense architecture in Europe. Carcassonne: facts Official title: Carcassonne Cultural monument: Medieval city complex with…
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The artificial waterway, built in record time in the 17th century, connects the Atlantic with the Mediterranean. It is around 240 km long and leads from the Garonne near Toulouse through Carcassonne and Béziers to Agde and ends at the…
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