Tag: France



Millau Viaduct – the tallest bridge in the world | France

Millau Viaduct – the tallest bridge in the world | France

When you drive through the French A75 highway which connects Paris with Barcelona, you cannot miss the technical gem in the form of the highest bridge in the world – Millau Viaduct. The bridge crosses the valley of the river Tarn in southern France and was designed by French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux in collaboration […]

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Notre Dame du Haut – unique Roman Catholic chapel in France

Notre Dame du Haut – unique Roman Catholic chapel in France

Notre Dame du Haut is a unique Roman Catholic chapel of the French architect Le Corbusier. It is situated at Ronchamp in Haute-Saone department in the region of Franche-Comté in France. It was built between 1950-1955 and is one of the most daring solution of the church buildings in the history of architecture at all. […]

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Roussillon – one of the most beautiful villages in France

Roussillon – one of the most beautiful villages in France

In the south of France, about 30 km from Avignon, there is a small village of Roussillon, who impresses everyone especially because of its red saturated buildings, which contrast sharply with the surrounding dark green hills. It lies on top of the hill and is known as one of the largest ocher deposits in the […]

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Gouffre de Padirac – great limestone cave in France

Gouffre de Padirac – great limestone cave in France

Gouffre de Padirac (Padirac Cave) is a great limestone cave and a natural monument located in south-western part of France, about 20 km east of the medieval pilgrimage town of Rocamadour. Gouffre de Padirac cave has a depth about 100 meters and is more than 100 m wide. Visitors can see impressive underground lakes here, […]

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Gouffre Mirolda – the deepest cave in Europe (1733m)

Gouffre Mirolda – the deepest cave in Europe (1733m)

Gouffre Mirolda is the deepest cave of France, located in the Savoy Alps, in the village of Samoëns, near the Italian and Swiss borders. In 1998, the French-English team got to a depth of 1626 meters after staying underground for almost 103 hours and the cave at that moment became the deepest cave in the […]

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Pierrefonds Castle – fairytale castle in France

Pierrefonds Castle – fairytale castle in France

Pierrefonds Castle (Château de Pierrefonds) is a nice picturesque castle located in France, about 80km north-east of Paris. The old castle was built on the place of today’s castle in Pierrefonds already in the 12th century. This great military strength has undergone a number of refurbishment over the centuries as well as its owner changed […]

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Santa María de León Cathedral – one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe | Spain

Santa María de León Cathedral – one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe | Spain

Santa María de León Cathedral is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe. It is located in Spain, in the northwestern part of the country, in the historic city of Leon. Santa María de León Cathedral was built of golden sandstone, in the Gothic style in the 13th Century. Master Cathedral architect was Enrique. […]

Updated: May 30, 2020 | By | More


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