Alignements of Carnac

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"In sweeping fields near Brittany’s southern coast, thousands of mysterious granite standing stones are aligned in specific rows and patterns that surround natural features such as waterways, giving the megaliths an almost mystical quality. Thought to date back to the Neolithic period (up to 7,000 years ago), roughly the same era as Stonehenge, the formations are widely believed by scholars to have served burials and sacred rituals, and, as UNESCO notes, they “illustrate the cultural complexity of the societies that inhabited this part of the European Atlantic coast.” The standing stones are free to visit from October to March; from April to September, visitors must book an organized tour to see the structures." - Jessica Puckett