Dinard, France
If Saint-Malo is for pirates, Dinard is for elegance! Situated in a lovely position overlooking the Rance Estuary, the beautiful 19th century villas are just made for the aristocracy.
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The Pantheon
Corinthian like in its stance, designed as a church, then it wasn’t a church, then it was a church, now it’s not. It doesn’t really matter, because it’s there.
A monument to the great of France. Vive la révolution.
to great men, the greatful homeland
Some of the great French citizens that rest in the crypt include Voltaire, Emile Zola, Germaine Tillion, Victor Hugo, Alexander Dumas, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Marie Curie.
The Pantheon stands alongside the Eiffel Tower and Sacre-Coeur as being one of the most visited buildings in Paris.
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