The Abbey of Caunes-Minervois (fr. Abbaye Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de Caunes-Minervois) crosses time, from its famous Romanesque bedside to the Maurist cloister. You can also visit the archaeological remains of the medieval cloister and the Carolingian church…

Minerve (fr. Minerve, Occitan: Menèrba) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitania region in southern France. Nestled between two canyons covered in Mediterranean garrigue, Minerve is an imposing Cathar medieval city, listed among the most beautiful…

Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey or Gellone Abbey (fr. L’abbaye de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ou abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Gellone) is a Benedictine abbey in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault department, Occitania, France, 40 km from Montpellier. It was founded in…

Saint-Michel de Grandmont Priory (fr. Prieuré Saint-Michel de Grandmont) is a former monastery of Grandmontine in the commune of Saint-Privat, in Hérault, Occitania, France. The priory is located in a wild area in heart of an oak forest, about 10 km from…

The Collegiate Church of Saint-Paul (fr. Collégiale Saint-Paul de Clermont-l’Hérault) is a Catholic church located in Clermont-l’Hérault, Hérault department, France, Occitania (foothills of the Massif Central). It has a beautiful interior, as well as aisles…

Lake Salagou (fr. Lac du Salagou) is a reservoir for the Salagou dam. It is located in the center of the Hérault department (Occitania, France, foothills of the Massif Central), on the Salagou river, a tributary of the Lergue river which flows into the Hérault.…

International toy museum (fr. Musée international du jouet) in Hérault department, Pézenas (Occitania, France). The museum is located in Pézenas town centre, ten metres from the Espace Molière. One can find more than the 7 500 art objects contained in this…

The largest Museum-Park in Europe devoted to dinosaurs (fr. Mèze Musée des Dinosaures) in the middle of an outstanding paleontological site, near Montpellier in the Hérault department in the Occitania region in southern France. An extraordinary voyage in…

Valmagne Abbey (fr. Abbaye de Valmagne) is a former Benedictine monastery located near Villeveyrac, Hérault department, in south-central France (Occitania). It is a designated historic monument. The abbey of Valmagne is one of the most beautiful Cistercian…

The Saint-Félix-de-Montceau abbey (fr. Abbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau) is an old abbey located on the Gardiole massif, in the town of Gigean, in the Hérault department in south-central France (Occitania). There is no exact date of the creation of the abbey…

Cucugnan (fr. Cucugnan, Cucunhan in Occitan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France (Pyrenees) in Occitania, approximately 29.5 kilometres (18.3 mi) north-west of Perpignan. The small village overlooks the ruined Peyrepertuse and Quéribus…

The Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum collection is related to the professional career and personal profile of Cristóbal Balenciaga, the famous designer from Getaria (Gipuzkoa province, Basque Community, Spain), who dominated 20th century haute couture. The Museum…

Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Fr. Saint-Paul-de-Vence) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France. It’s a popular part of the inland French Riviera of the Mediterranean resorts of France. One of the oldest medieval…

The Pont du Diable on the Hérault River is one of many bridges 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 department in south-central France (Occitania), 38 km from Montpellier.…

Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France (“The most beautiful villages of France“), and the Abbey of Gellone, along with the nearby Pont du Diable were designated UNESCO World Heritages sites in 1999. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is…

The Abbey of St. Mary of Lagrasse (fr. Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse or Abbaye Sainte-Marie-d’Orbieu) is a Romanesque abbey in Lagrasse village, Aude department, southern France, Occitania (foothills of the Pyrenees), whose origins date to the seventh century.…

Lagrasse (fr. Lagrasse, Occitan: La Grassa) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitania region of Southern France. Lagrasse is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages of France) list. Lagrasse is located about…

The National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia (cat. El Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya, MNACTEC) – a key point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The MNACTEC is one of the three national museums of Catalonia according…

Symbols of the Cold War. Abandoned Radio Liberty Station in Pals, Catalonia, Spain Radio Liberty was formed by American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (Amcomlib) in 1951. Originally named Radio Liberation, the station was renamed in…

The Tour des Minimes is located in Montmerle-sur-Saône, a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (France) and bordered by the Saône. It belongs to the urban unit of Belleville, to the north of the urban area of Lyon. It offers an…