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Abbaye Impériale
Baume-les-Messieurs abandoned Benedictine Abbaye Impériale has an exquisite polychrome Flemish altarpiece dating from the 16th century.
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Sénat
Since 1958 the Palais du Luxembourg has housed the Sénat , which can be visited via a guided tour at 10.30am every Saturday per month.
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Le Petit Musée Fantastique de Guignol
Guignol is the star of this tiny, two-room museum with cute, sensor-activated exhibits; ask staff to set up the English soundtrack.
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Pavillon des Abeilles
This educational attraction explores the wonderful world of the bee, with a glass-sided hive, video and honey of every possible flavour.
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Musée de Lourdes
For the full back-story of Bernadette Soubirous, this museum details the town’s history through a mix of exhibits and explanatory panels.
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Grotte de la Mer de Glace
Wrap up warm to experience the Grotte de la Mer de Glace ice cave, where frozen tunnels and ice sculptures change colour like mood rings.
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Écomusée de la Truffe
Sorges, 23km northeast of Périgueux, has an Écomusée de la Truffe and a 3km trail through the local truffières (truffle-growing areas).
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Château de Losse
Ornate gardens and 15th-century moat and battlements surround this grandly furnished 16th-century château, 6km southwest of Montignac.
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Porte d’Orée
At the south-eastern edge of the old city is the 3rd-century Porte dOrée, the only remaining arcade of monumental Roman thermal baths.
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Hôtel Chambellan
Go inside the splendid 17th-century Hôtel Chambellan, from whose courtyard a spiral stone staircase leads up to remarkable vaulting.
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Musée de Normandie
This two-part museum presents traditional life in Normandy and the region’s history and archaeology. Situated inside the Château de Caen.
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Maison des Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver
The highs and lows of the 1992 Winter Olympics, hosted by Albertville, are colourfully retold at Maison des Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver .
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Porte Magnanen
Porte Magnanen is one of the entryways to Avignons Unesco-registered walled city, located on the south-eastern edge of the walls.
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Hôtel du Chaudron
One of the founders of the Canadian city of Montréal, Paul Chomeday de Maisonneuve (1612–76), once lived in the Hôtel de Chaudron.
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Lanterne des Morts
The rocket-shaped Lanterne des Morts was built to honour a visit by St Bernard, one of the founders of the Cistercian order, in 1147.
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Grottes de Baume
About 2km south of Baume-les-Messieurs, the 30-million-year-old Grottes de Baume feature some impressive stalagmites and stalactites.
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Écomusée d’Œuilly
To get a sense of winegrowing life a century ago, drop by the Écomusée d’Œuilly whose three sections include a schoolroom, c 1900.
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Château de Cormatin
The Renaissance-style Château de Cormatin is renowned for its opulent 17th-century, Louis XIII–style interiors and formal gardens.
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Galerie Itinerrance
Testament to the 13e’s ongoing creative renaissance, this very funky gallery showcases graffiti and street art. Artists and events vary.
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Bernardaud
Offers guided tours of porcelain production, from raw material to finished pieces. The factory is 1km northwest of Limoges’ centre.
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