Historical Sites In France
Eiffel Tower
★4.7 (407383)Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.
Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France
Arc de Triomphe
★4.7 (251109)Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.
Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France
Palace of Versailles
★4.6 (145656)Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.
Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France
Château de Chambord
★4.6 (55089)Expansive, 16th-century, former royal palace with multiple towers and cupolas, surrounded by a moat.
41250 Chambord, France
Hôtel des Invalides
★4.7 (37860)Series of army museums including a church & the tombs of many famed officers, including Napoleon.
75007 Paris, France
Château du Clos Lucé
★4.5 (21183)Small museum in the former home of Da Vinci, with grounds displaying working models of his designs.
2 Rue du Clos Lucé, 37400 Amboise, France
Royal Château of Blois
★4.5 (20405)Former palace with ornate royal chambers, plus painting & sculpture from the 16th-19th centuries.
6 Pl. du Château, 41000 Blois, France
Place de la Bourse
★4.6 (18149)Iconic city square with 18th-century architecture, a fountain & a vast reflecting pool.
Pl. de la Bourse, 33000 Bordeaux, France
Château de Villandry
★4.7 (17797)Restored Renaissance palace, home to formal gardens with a maze & temporary art exhibitions.
3 Rue Principale, 37510 Villandry, France
Château de Sully-sur-Loire
★4.5 (7840)Medieval castle once home to 1st Duke of Sully, with moat & park, plus tours of furnished interior.
Chem. de la Salle Verte, 45600 Sully-sur-Loire, France
Château d'If
★4.5 (5003)François I's 16th-century island castle & former prison, setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.
Embarcadère Frioul If, 1 Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille, France
Chateau de Turenne
★4.3 (3454)170 rue des officiers, 19500 Turenne, France
The Lantern Tower of La Rochelle
★4.5 (3317)Medieval lighthouse with a Gothic spire, prisoners' graffiti from its time as a jail & harbor views.
Rue sur les Murs, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Château de Polignac
★4.6 (2641)Pl. Princesse de Polignac, 43000 Polignac, France
The Jonas Caves
★4.6 (2408)Jonas, 63610 Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France
VESUNNA, Gallo-Roman Museum
★4.6 (2061)Contemporary setting for locally excavated archaeological finds related to ancient Roman life.
Parc de Vésone, 20 Rue 26ème Régiment d'Infanterie, 24000 Périgueux, France
British Normandy Memorial
★4.8 (1911)13 Av. Paul Poret, 14114 Ver-sur-Mer, France
Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglin
★4.5 (1605)2 Rue de l'Arceau, 86260 Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France
Traboule et Cour des Voraces
★4.3 (1282)Circa-1840 urban passageway with street art & a unique 6-story staircase popular with photographers.
9 Pl. Colbert, 69001 Lyon, France
Point zéro des routes de France
★4.5 (1021)Geographic marker of the starting point from which all distances from Paris are measured.
Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France
Herrison Castle
★4.5 (1018)03190 Hérisson, France
Castle Roquetaillade
★4.4 (958)2 walled fortresses with Renaissance & 19th-century details, occupied by the same family since 1306.
Roquetaillade, 33210 Mazères, France
Grande-Île de Strasbourg
★4.7 (940)Island in the center of Strasbourg, with churches, palaces & tourist draws such as hotels & shops.
24 Rue Thomann, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Tumulus of Bougon
★4.5 (812)La Chapelle de, 79800 Bougon, France
Vercingétorix Monument
★4.4 (763)Plateau de, 63670 La Roche-Blanche, France
Meillant castle
★4.5 (733)1 Rue d'Uzay, 18200 Meillant, France
Chain Tower
★4.5 (715)Tower guarding the port with an audio-guided exhibition on emigration to Canada in the 17th century.
17000 La Rochelle, France
The Regourdou
★4.5 (530)regourdou, 24290 Montignac-Lascaux, France
Château des Cornes d’Urfé
★4.6 (496)42430 Champoly, France
Tour de Vésone
★4.5 (488)3 Rue Claude Bernard, 24000 Périgueux, France
Village martyr d'Oradour-sur-Glane
★4.8 (478)La Cité Martyre, 87520 Oradour-sur-Glane, France
Porte de Colmar
★4.4 (308)1 Rue de Colmar, 68600 Neuf-Brisach, France
Cité Médiévale de Chauvigny
★4.6 (221)23 Rue des Puys, 86300 Chauvigny, France
Château de la Guerche
★4.4 (205)4 Place de la Mairie, 37350 La Guerche, France
Théâtre gallo-romain - Site archéologique du Vieux-Poitiers
★3.9 (109)Vieux Poitiers, 86530 Naintré, France
UNESCO World Heritage Site Canal du Midi at Villesèquelande boat moorings
★4.4 (68)Av. Paul Riquet, 11170 Villesèquelande, France
Quais de la Seine
★4.8 (67)75001 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Tour de Sermur
★4.7 (58)Tour de, 23700 Sermur, France
House of La Boétie
★4.5 (51)Pl. du Peyrou, 24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda, France
Parlement de Normandie
★4.7 (43)76000 Rouen, France
Les cinq Dalles de la Guillotine
★4.0 (31)13-15 Rue de la Croix Faubin, 75011 Paris, France
Le Mur des justes
★4.7 (30)2-4 All. des Justes de France, 75004 Paris, France
Tour du télégraphe Chappe de Marcy
★4.5 (24)69480 Marcy, France
Sanctuaire Gallo-Romain des Pièces-Grandes à Margerides
★4.3 (22)204 Chem. Chez Piolet, 19200 Margerides, France
Tour de La Motte Forte
★4.3 (20)5 Rue Auguste Dubois, 21230 Arnay-le-Duc, France
Dolmen Rouffignac
★4.6 (12)87520 Javerdat, France
Monument Au Général Desaix
★4.6 (11)63390 Ayat-sur-Sioule, France
Château du Monteil-au-Vicomte
★4.3 (10)D37, 23460 Le Monteil-au-Vicomte, France
Immeuble Hennebique
★3.8 (10)1 Rue Danton, 75006 Paris, France
Tower Philippe Auguste
★4.3 (9)52 Rue des Archives, 75004 Paris, France