Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Loir-et-Cher

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
41110 Saint-Aignan

The castle of Saint-Aignan, a 11th, 16th and 17th century building, dominates the city of Saint-Aignan in the Centre-Val de Loire. This historic monument combines medieval ruins and Renaissance architecture, marked by the families of Blois and Beauvilliers.

Louis XII style castle
41150 Chaumont-sur-Loire

The Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, built between the 15th and 19th centuries, dominates the Loire in Chaumont-sur-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire, combining historical heritage and contemporary art in an area classified by UNESCO.

Tower
41000 Blois

The Beauvoir Tower is a medieval dungeon of the 12th and 13th centuries located in Blois, in the Centre-Val de Loire, formerly used as a prison and key element of urban defenses.

Channel
41130 Châtillon-sur-Cher

The canal bridge on the Sauldre, built in the 19th century at Châtillon-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher), is a masonry work allowing the Berry Canal to cross the river. He testified to the river engineering of the time.

Bridge
41000 Blois

The Jacques-Gabriel Bridge, built at the beginning of the 18th century in Blois (Loir-et-Cher), is the last donkey-backed bridge on the Loire, built by architect Jacques Gabriel under Louis XV. A listed historical monument, it connects the city centre to the Vienna district.

Wooden house
41100 Vendôme

Saint-Martin House, a 15th-century wooden building, stands at Place Saint-Martin in Vendôme. Ranked a historic monument in 1923, its carved facade illustrates late medieval architecture.

Renaissance building
41000 Blois

The Alluye Hotel, built in the early 16th century in Blois, is a Renaissance-style mansion, mixing Gothic and Italian influences. Former residence of Florimond Robertet, it illustrates Louis XII architecture in the Loire Valley.

Templar Commandery
41170 Couëtron-au-Perche

The Commanderie des Templiers d'Arville, founded in the 12th century in Couëtron-au-Perche (Loir-et-Cher), is a former medieval Templar and then hospital complex, marked by buildings from the 14th to the 18th centuries, testifying to its seigneurial and agricultural role in the Centre-Val de Loire.