Editor's Choice: Brittany

This collection highlights Brittany’s architectural heritage, ranging from the medieval fortresses of Fougères and Vitré to the coastal defenses of Fort la Latte and the tidal Fort National. It includes the 13th-century Premonstratensian Beauport Abbey and the Gothic St. Corentin Cathedral in Quimper. The list also features the 19th-century red-brick Château de Trévarez and the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse, which stands alongside monastic ruins on the rugged Atlantic coast.

Castle of La Latte

Fort la Latte, or the Castle of the Rock Goyon, is a castle in the northeast of Brittany, about 4 kilometres southeast of Cap Fréhel and…

Fort National

Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo.

Beauport Abbey

The Abbey of St. Budoc, commonly called Beauport Abbey, was a 13th-century Premonstratensian abbey in the region of Brittany known as the…

Quimper Cathedral

Quimper Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Corentin, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of Brittany in France.

Fougères Castle

The Château de Fougères is a castle in the commune of Fougères in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France.

Château de Vitré

The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France.

Lighthouse Saint Mathieu

The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Plougonvelin, around Brest in Finistère.

Château de Trévarez

The Château de Trévarez is a stately home in the commune of Saint-Goazec in Finistère, in Brittany, France.

Château de Lanniron

Former summer residence of the Bishops of Quimper for over six centuries. The estate features 17th-century Italianate terraced gardens overlooking the Odet River and a 19th-century Palladian-style villa built on the site of the original medieval palace.