UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Masterpieces of outstanding universal value

39 sites in France are UNESCO (Unites Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organisation) World Heritage Sites, of major cultural interest, from prehistoric times to modern architecture, including cathedrals.

It is France’s diverse landscapes and rich history which makes it one of the countries with the most cultural and natural sites on the prestigious World Heritage List. Ecclesiastical buildings are well represented with four cathedrals and a great number of Roman abbeys.

“Represent a masterpiece of human creative genius;
Bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilisation which is living or which has disappeared;
Contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance."

Bontourism® invites you to discover all these exceptional sites on your adventures, please select and let yourself be guided.