{"id":87,"date":"2014-10-30T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/3-scary-spots-in-france\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T04:30:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T08:30:36","slug":"3-scary-spots-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/3-scary-spots-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Scary Spots in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

The French don\u2019t typically celebrate Halloween. Sure, there\u2019s the occasional costume party, and some stores sell Halloween-related goods (like a carve your own pumpkin kit). However, for the most part, the concept of Halloween hasn\u2019t taken hold in France<\/a>. If you happen to find yourself in my favorite country on Halloween and want to add a little spookiness (with a side of history) to your day, there are plenty of options. Here are my top three suggestions:<\/p>\n

Basilique du Bois-Chenu<\/a><\/strong>
\n88630 Domr\u00e9my-la-Pucelle, France<\/em>
\nLocated on the hillside above the town of Domr\u00e9my, the Basilica of Bois Chenu is best known for being dedicated to the memory of Jeanne d\u2019Arc (Joan of Arc). It was constructed near her hometown, at the spot where she reportedly first had her visions as a young girl. Apparently, the ghost of Jeanne d\u2019Arc has been sighted in or near the cathedral. Whether or not you see her ghost, it\u2019s worth the trip \u2015 the church itself is spookily beautiful.<\/p>\n

Les Catacombes de Paris<\/a><\/strong>
\n1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France<\/em>
\nIn the 18th century, when it was discovered that a nearby cemetery was the cause of disease and infection, Paris\u2019s famous catacombs were constructed to house the diseased remains. The bodies in the nearby cemetery were exhumed and placed underground in an intricate network of tunnels (and thousands were added after that). Today, millions of visitors tour the bone-lined walls of the wonderfully creepy catacombs, also known as the \u201cempire of the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau de Brissac<\/a><\/strong>
\nRue Louis Moron, 49320 Brissac-Quinc\u00e9, France<\/em>
\nThe spookiest (and tallest) castle in the Loire Valley is definitely Ch\u00e2teau de Brissac. Like most of ch\u00e2teaux de la Loire, Brissac has an interesting history and is filled with stunning tapestries, valuable antiques, and centuries-old paintings \u2015 it\u2019s also purportedly haunted. In the 15th century, a double murder was committed at Ch\u00e2teau de Brissac and one of the victims, la Dame Verte (the Green Lady), is reported to haunt its halls. The castle is still owned by the Brissac family, but no one has lived there for years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The French don\u2019t typically celebrate Halloween. Sure, there\u2019s the occasional costume party, and some stores sell Halloween-related goods (like a carve your own pumpkin kit). However, for the most part, the concept of Halloween hasn\u2019t taken hold in France. If you happen to find yourself in my favorite country on Halloween and want to add […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-tips-intel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98908196,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/98908196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}