Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Cher

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.

Porte de l'Horloge
18500 Mehun-sur-Yèvre

The Door of the Clock is a 13th century fortified gate in Mehun-sur-Yèvre (Centre-Val de Loire), integrated with the medieval ramparts and listed as a historical monument in 1893.

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.

Moulin à eau
18260 Subligny

The water mill of Tirepeine, dating from the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries, is an old mill mill located in Subligny in the Centre-Val de Loire, a preserved witness of the pre-industrial mill, protected since 2010.

Ensemble castral
18250 Neuvy-Deux-Clochers

The castral ensemble of Vèvre, in Neuvy-Deux-Clochers (Centre-Val de Loire), is a medieval fortified site evolving from the 9th to the 17th century, combining motte, seigneurial tower and agricultural courtyard, witness to the feudal history of Berry.

Beffroi
18100 Vierzon

The belfry of Vierzon, built in the 13th century, is a historical monument located in the Cher, in the heart of the fortified city. It symbolizes the medieval defensive architecture of the Centre-Val de Loire region.

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
18200 Ainay-le-Vieil

The castle of Ainay-le-Vieil, medieval fortress of the 14th–XIXth centuries in Ainay-le-Vieil (Centre-Val de Loire), combines octagonal fortified enclosure and Renaissance houses. Ranked Historic Monument, it dominates a landscape park labeled remarkable Garden.