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Mont Saint-Michel

Basilique Notre-Dame de Sion

Basilique Notre-Dame de Sion, statue of Mary, inside of tree next to Basilica

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, front entrance door to Cathedral

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, sculpture of Christ over door at main entrance to Cathedral

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, Black Madonna holding baby Jesus, inside Cathedral

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, enormous maze on floor of Cathedral

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres

Church of Saint-Aignan, Chartres

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, door with polished face of Mary

The Abbey of Conque

Church of Casamaccioli, Corsica

Fontanaccia Dolmen, Corsica

Stantari Menhirs, Corsica

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres-la-Délivrande, sacred icon of Mary and baby Jesus

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, Douvres-la-Délivrande, sculpture of angel

Gavrinis Dolmen, Larmor-Baden

Gavrinis Dolmen, Larmor-Baden, carving on stone inside dolmen

La Roche-aux-Fées, La Roche (dolmen)

La Roche-aux-Fées, La Roche (dolmen)

Sanctuary of Mary, La Salette

Sanctuary of Mary, La Salette

Sanctuary of Mary, La Salette, stained glass window of sanctuary

Église Saint-Blaise, Le Couvent

Église Saint-Blaise, stained glass window of Joan of Arc, Le Couvent

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Cathedral of Saint Julien, Le Mans

Le Puy panorama

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Le Puy

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Le Puy

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Le Puy, statue of Black Madonna

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Le Puy, statue of St. James as pilgrim, on Cathedral wall

Church of St. Michael, Le Puy

Church of St. Michael, Le Puy

Church of St. Michael, Le Puy

L’Hopital-Saint-Blaise, Église Saint-Blaise

Lourdes, Basilica of Lourdes

Mont Sainte-Odile

Mont Sainte-Odile, mosaic inside chapel

Mont Sainte-Odile, mosaic inside chapel

Climbers on Mt. Blanc

Paray le Monial

Rocamadour

Sainte Anne d’Auray, Basilica of Saint Anne

Sainte Anne d’Auray, Basilica of Saint Anne, tapestry hanging inside Basilica

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, Hilltop view of the church and town

St. Martin du Canigou

Saintes Marie de la Mer

Basilica of Mary Magdalene, Vezelay

Basilica of Saint Martin, stained glass of St. Martin, Tours

Martin Gray is a cultural anthropologist, writer and photographer specializing in the study of pilgrimage traditions and sacred sites around the world. During a 40 year period he has visited more than 2000 pilgrimage places in 165 countries. The World Pilgrimage Guide at sacredsites.com is the most comprehensive source of information on this subject.

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For Additional Information:

List of megalithic sites

• http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/france.htm

Boulogne-sur-mer, Cathedral of Notre Dame

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Notre-Dame_de_Boulogne

Amiens, Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiens_Cathedral
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/amiens-cathedral

Reims, Cathedral of Our Lady of Reims

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims_Cathedral
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/reims-cathedral

Paris, Cathedral of Notre Dame

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/paris-notre-dame-cathedral

Paris, Basilica of Sacre Coeur

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/paris-sacre-coeur

Chartres, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres atop pagan sacred site

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/chartres-cathedral

Chartres, Church of St. Aignan

• https://www.discover-chartres.com/saint-aignan-church.html

Douvries-la-Delivrande, Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance (a Black Madonna) on Celtic goddess site

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douvres-la-D%C3%A9livrande

Jersey, La Houque Bie megalithic site

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Hougue_Bie

Mont-Saint-Michele, Abby of St. Michael on pagan site

• http://sacredsites.com/europe/france/mont_saint_michel.html

Guingamp, Coat-an-Hay and Coat-an-Noz sacred Celtic forests, near Guingamp

• https://www.google.com/#q=Coat-an-Hay
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%C3%AAt_de_Coat-an-Noz

Basilica of Notre Dame de Bonsecours

• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_Notre-Dame_de_Bonsecours

Foret de Huelgoat
Celtic sacred forest of Foret de Huelgoat

• http://www.travelfranceonline.com/huelgoat-magical-forest-rock-formations/

Foret de Huelgoat, Megalithic sites in area

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huelgoat

Island of Ile de Sein. Pagan holy island, accessible by boat from Audierne

Megalithic sites

• http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=45313

Paimpont, Celtic sacred forest of Foret de Paimpont and megalithic site of La Roche aux F'ees

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paimpont_forest
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Roche-aux-F%C3%A9es

St. Anne d'Auray, Cathedral of St. Anne, Mary's mother, built on pagan sacred site

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
• http://www.thecatholictravelguide.com/ShrineofSaintAnnedAurayFrance.html

Carnac, Large megalithic site, Tumulus of Saint-Michel on pagan sacred hill, and nearby Locmariaquer megalithic site

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_stones

Gavrinis, Island with megalithic passage mound

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavrinis
• http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/francegavrinis.htm
• http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=9254
• http://www.knowth.com/gavrinis.htm

Bourges, Cathedral of St. E'tienne

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges_Cathedral

Lourdes, Holy grotto and Cathedral

• http://sacredsites.com/europe/france/lourdes.html

Paray le-Monial, Sacré-Coeur church

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Paray-le-Monial

Le Puy, Cathedral of Notre Dame

• http://sacredsites.com/europe/france/le_puy.html

Le Puy, Church of St. Michael

• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/le-puy-st-michael-chapel

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Basilica of Mary Magdalene

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
• http://www.mary-magdalene.com/id21.html

Arles

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Trophime,_Arles
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/arles-st-trophime

Sts. Marie de la Mer, Church of Saintes Marie de la Mer

• http://sacredsites.com/europe/france/saintes_marie_de_la_mer.html

St. Guilhem le De'sert, Gellone Monastery

• https://sacredsites.com/europe/france/saint_guilhem_le_desert.html

Conques, Abbey of Conque

• https://sacredsites.com/europe/france/abbey_of_conque.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Church_of_Saint_Foy
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/conques-abbey

Rennes le Chateau, Church of Mary Magdalene

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes-le-Ch%C3%A2teau
• http://philipcoppens.com/bugarach.html

Mt. Canigou, Monastery of St. Martin

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canigou

Tours, Basilica of St. Martin of Tours

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Martin,_Tours

La Roche aux Fees

• https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Roche-aux-F%C3%A9es

Le Mans, Cathedral of St. Julian

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans_Cathedral

Basilica of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_St._Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se,_Lisieux

Mont St. Odile

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Sainte-Odile_Abbey
• https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/secret-tunnels-and-missing-manuscripts-mont-sainte-odile-abbey-006712

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Salette

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_La_Salette

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Basilica of Mary Magdalene

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume