Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Indre-et-Loire

Renaissance style castle
37510 Villandry

Villandry Castle, a 16th century Renaissance jewel located in Villandry in Indre-et-Loire, combines refined architecture and exceptional gardens, ranked among the most beautiful in France.

Castle
37190 Saché

The Château de Saché, a 15th-century Renaissance residence renovated in the 19th century, is located in Saché in Indre-et-Loire. It houses a museum dedicated to Honoré de Balzac, which wrote several major works between 1825 and 1848.

Castle
37230 Luynes

The castle of Luynes, a former castle from the 13th to the 17th century, dominates the Loire Valley in Luynes (Indre-et-Loire). Transformed several times, it combines medieval architecture and Renaissance.

Gothic style castle
37600 Loches

The Cité royale de Loches, in the Centre-Val de Loire, is an exceptional medieval complex comprising an 11th century dungeon, a flamboyant Gothic royal home and 12th century ramparts, a witness to the history of the Valois and the Plantagenets.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
37130 Langeais

Langeais Castle, built in the 15th century in Langeais in Indre-et-Loire, is a medieval fortress transformed into a Renaissance residence, famous for the marriage of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany in 1491.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
37350 La Guerche

The Château de la Guerche, built in the 15th century in La Guerche en Indre-et-Loire, is a fortified castle marked by royal history and major architectural transformations until the 19th century.

Renaissance style castle
37150 Civray-de-Touraine

Chenonceau Castle, nicknamed the "Château des Dames", is a 16th-century Renaissance jewel that spans the Cher in Civray-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire. Symbol of female influence, it combines Italian and French architecture in an exceptional setting in the Loire Valley.

Renaissance style castle
37190 Azay-le-Rideau

The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, a 16th century Renaissance jewel located in Azay-le-Rideau in Indre-et-Loire, is an architectural masterpiece built for Gilles Berthelot, treasurer of François I, and deeply restored in the 19th century.