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Curious French Villages

Season 2 Episode 212

Why did the famous French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc only work on one residence: the historic Roquetaillade Castle? Why is there a monolithic church in Saint-Émilion? And why did its monk sleep underground? Why is there a giant wall around the tiny village of Blaye? And why was beautiful Bourg-en-Gironde built into the side of a cliff? And how do Cadillac and Pauillac make time stand still?

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Curious Szczecin, Poland
28:51
Dukes of Pomerania Castle, Stare Miasto Square, Seven Cloaks Tower, Kasprowicz Park.
Curious Poznań, Poland
28:35
Old Market Square, Rogalin Palace, Zamek Cultural Ctr, Enigma Cipher, Croissant Museum.
Curious Utrecht, Netherlands
28:33
Utrecht's Golden Age, canal boat tour, Dom Cathedral, DOMUnder, Kasteel de Haar.
Curious Lyon, France
28:45
Lyon, France. Traboules, Roman origins, Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Les Halles food market.
Curious Regensburg, Germany
28:30
Regensburg, Germany. Radasbona; a town hall legend, Stone Bridge, a record-holding inn.
Curious Franconia, Germany
28:36
Franconia, Germany. Nuremberg, Würzburg, Michelin-starred chef, historic vineyard.
Curious Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
28:31
Storybook architecture, Town Hall, Meistertrunk, St. Jakob's Church, monastery museum.
Curious Upper Bavaria, Germany
28:28
Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald, Munich, swan legend, lüftlmalerei mural art.
Curious Allgäu & Füssen, Germany
28:42
Allgäu & Füssen, Bavaria. St. Mang Monastery, Castle, cheesemakers, cowbell blacksmith.
Curious Gdańsk
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27:55
Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Amber Museum, Battle of Westerplatte, St. Mary’s Basilica.
Curious Warsaw
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28:50
Warsaw Royal Castle, Sigismund’s Column, Lazienki Palace, Frederic Chopin, Pierogis.
Estonia’s Curious Palaces & Castles
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28:54
Kadriorg Palace, Alatskivi Castle, Palmse Manor, Vihula Manor.
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