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Anches et soufflet

Accordion factors: more than a dozen!
placeIngrannes - Loiret
labelPeople from here
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Fontevraud l’abbaye

900 year old case for a museum of modern art
placeFontevraud l’abbaye - Maine-et-Loire
labelCastles & Monuments
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Abbaye de Mortemer

The museum of ghosts and legends
placeLisors - Eure
labelCastles & Monuments
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Abbaye de Bellefontaine

Bellefontaine Abbey and its mysterious fountain
placeBégrolles-en-Mauges – Maine-et-Loire
labelReligious, mystical & pagan cults
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Musée compagnonnique

Masterpieces of the Compagnonnage
placeNantes - Loire Atlantique
labelMuseums & Collections
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To discover

Bertrand du Guesclin and the castle of Montmuran
placeLes Iffs - Ille et Vilaine
label Castles & Monuments  
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Saint-Valentin, unique lover....
placeSaint Valentin - Indre
label Festivities & festivals, brotherhoods Amazing... isn't it? cities and villages  
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Meet Lenin, on an island in the Loire...
placeChalonnes-sur-Loire – Maine-et-Loire
label People from here Hotels, restaurants, bars Museums & Collections Amazing... isn't it?  
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Le Village d'artistes

In the village, the village of artists
placeRablay-sur-Layon - Maine-et-Loire
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Gardens, discovery and leisure activities Festivities & festivals, brotherhoods Museums & Collections cities and villages  
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The Oak to the Virgin of Rannée
placeRannée - Ille-et-Vilaine
label Saints, healers and other miracles... Legends, stories & Treasures Amazing... isn't it? Religious, mystical & pagan cults  
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Maulévrier

Maulévrier: Japan in Maine et Loire!
placeMaulévrier Maine-et-Loire
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Natural curiosities Gardens, discovery and leisure activities Recreation and animal parks  
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curious, picturesque, unknown, wonderful ...

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