Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Cher

Château
18210 Bannegon

The castle of Bannegon, built between the 13th and 16th century in Bannegon in the Cher, is a medieval castle listed historical monument, with a dungeon and a trapezoidal fortified enclosure bordering the Auron River.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18200 Saint-Amand-Montrond

Montrond Castle, a medieval fortress transformed in the 17th century, dominates Saint-Amand-Montrond (Centre-Val de Loire). Symbol of the conflicts of the Fronde, it was dismantled after 1652 and its ruins searched since 1969.

Château fort
18320 Menetou-Couture

Menetou-Couture Castle, built in the 15th century in the Cher, is a 38-metre military dungeon surrounded by a century-old park, classified as a Historic Monument since 1917.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18200 Meillant

The castle of Meillant, a former 13th century castle transformed in the 15th and 16th centuries, stands in Meillant in the Cher, in the region Centre-Val de Loire. Its architecture combines flamboyant Gothic styles and Louis XII.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18270 Culan

The castle of Culan, a medieval fortress of the 13th-17th centuries, dominates the Arnon valley in Culan (Cher). Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and Renaissance traces.

Château de style Gothique
18340 Vorly

The castle of Bois-Sire-Amé, medieval ruin of the 14th–15th century in Vorly (Cher), was a Gothic seigneurial residence frequented by Charles VII, announcer of the Loire castles.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Vézelay
18000 Bourges

Saint-Étienne de Bourges Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th to 13th centuries, is distinguished by its lack of transept and its exceptional stained glass windows. Located in the Cher en Centre-Val de Loire, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18200 Bruère-Allichamps

The Abbey of Noirlac, founded in the 12th century in Bruère-Allichamps in the Cher, is an emblematic Cistercian abbey, classified as a historical monument and today a cultural meeting centre.