Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Cher

Beffroi
18300 Sancerre

The belfry of Sancerre, an ancient 16th-century municipal symbol, is a listed historical monument located in the Cher, now part of the Church of St John.

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.

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.

Donjons
18600 Sancoins

The keep of Jouy, built in the 14th century in Sancoins in the Cher, is a medieval vestige overlooking the Aubois Valley, a witness to the conflicts between French and English.

Hotel particulier classé
18000 Bourges

The Hôtel des Échevins, a former 15th century mansion transformed into a museum, is located in Bourges in the Centre-Val de Loire. This historic monument, combining Gothic and Renaissance styles, was successively town hall, college and museum Estève since 1987.

Fortification
18130 Dun-sur-Auron

The fortifications of Dun-sur-Auron, built in the 12th century in the Cher, form a medieval defensive complex with towers, courtines and ditches, inscribed in historical monuments since 1988.

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.