Troyes is a small town in northeastern France that has an excessive number of Gothic churches and plenty of half-timbered houses that together create a positively medieval feeling.
Some of the smaller churches have preserved almost unique medieval detailing, like the ‘gallery’ of Ste Madelaine (below left) or the statuary of St Pantaléon (below right).
The larger cathedral of St Pierre – St Paul (below left) is famous for its stained glass windows (below right two of the evangelists).
The half-timbered houses of the town are not fully ‘réglementaire’ as the walls are not (anymore?) very straight (below). Creates that pre-modern feeling, though.
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