6 “Haunted” Tourist Attractions in France Perfect for Your Halloween Trip

Looking past the magnificent façade of France’s most popular tourist attractions are tales of haunting and fright. From grand castles to the largest graveyards in the world, these landmarks hide dark secrets that will definitely give you the creeps. The next time you stay in holiday lettings for a ghost hunting trip, check out these spots and see them in a new, much darker light.


Garden and Palace of Versailles

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Lurking in the shadows of the beautiful garden and chateau are restless ghosts, the most famous of which is the beheaded queen Marie Antoinette. There are numerous reported sightings of the former queen’s ghost wandering in the gardens or in her royal bedchambers. Aside from orbs and ghostly appearances in photos, some also claim that they suddenly found themselves slipping through time, having a glimpse of an 18th century party in Versailles.


Chateau de Brissac

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Midnight wailing, paranormal sightings, and glancing touches are said to infest the highest castle in France. If you’re going to spend the night in Chateau de Brissac instead of your holiday lettings, be prepared for the inexplicable events that are believed to be the work of Charlotte de Brézé and her huntsman lover. Both were killed by Charlotte’s husband, Jacque, after they were caught in an adulterous act.


Mont Saint-Michel


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During the Hundred Years War, Captain Louis d’Estouteville commanded the garrison in Mont Saint-Michel and led the slaughter of more than 2,000 Englishmen. According to legend, the slaughter turned the sand around the garrison bright red with blood. Today, various ghosts of monks and even the spirit of d’Estoutville are believed to haunt the place.



Chateau de Chateaubriant

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At the stroke of midnight every 16th of October, a ghostly procession of knights and monks is said to occur at the stairs of Chateau de Chateaubriant. This procession follows Francoise de Foix, the wife of former Britanny’s Governor Jean de Laval-Châteaubriant and mistress of King Francis I. Rumors about her sudden death on the same day in 1537 say that Francoise’ jealous husband locked her in a room and poisoned her.



Catacombs of Paris


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Catacombs giving the creeps is already a given, especially if there are about six million remains buried in it, but what makes Paris’ Empire of the Dead more spine-chilling is the fact that it is a 3,000km underground labyrinth filled with human bones. Lone wanderers can easily get lost in its dark, eerie, and complex passageways. Such is the case of Philibert Aspairt who disappeared in 1793, only to be found dead near the exit in 1804.



Pere Lachaise Cemetery

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Seeing ghosts might scare the wits out of you, but what if it’s some famous personalities like Jim Morrison and Chopin? At the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, ghost sightings are rampant, sending shivers down its visitors’ spines. The final resting place of well-known personalities such as Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and Marcel Proust, among others is even considered one of the most haunted cemeteries in the world.

Is your curiosity getting the best of you now? If you’re brave enough to seek paranormal encounters, book some holiday lettings near these haunted tourist spots in France and spend the spookiest experience you can ever have in your life this Halloween.

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