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Photo title: Overgrown ruins of an ancient castle, Saint-Montan, South of France
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Overgrown ruins of an ancient castle atop a hill in the village of Saint-Montan. Saint-Montan is a French medieval village, located in the ArdÃ¨che department in the Auvergne-RhÃ´ne-Alpes region. By the 1970s, the historical part of the commune was nothing but ruins. It has been rebuilt and reconstructed stone after stone by thousands local and international volunteers. Today it is one of the most beautiful villages in southern ArdÃ¨che. Retaining its medieval appearance, Saint-Montan is classified as a Village of Character Village de CaractÃ¨re.

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