From a lighthouse to a chapel: A second life for French heritage sites
By France24
22 November 2021 |
10:23 am
Every year in France, thousands of heritage sites are put up for sale and get a second life thanks to slightly eccentric owners. We meet some of the people who have decided to make these monuments their home, from an abandoned lighthouse to a deconsecrated chapel.
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