The Ideal Palace in Hauterives, Drôme

This extraordinary edifice was built by a postman all by himself to express his love for his daughter. It took him 33 years!
Based on photos of Hindu temples in postcards he found in the dead letter office sent from the Far East, he could find no other way to show his love for her. Laughed at by the locals, he ended up making their fortune as its fame spread throughout the world. It was declared a cultural landmark
in 1969 by André Malraux, the then Minister of Culture. You can call by Hauterives on your way to Provence or after you have stayed with us there. And do see the 2018 film about it by the same name.
It is very moving