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

Bâtiment Renaissance
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.

Tour
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.

Château fort
41800 Lavardin

The Château de Lavardin, a medieval ruin of the 12th and 15th centuries, dominates the village of Lavardin (Loir-et-Cher) in the Centre-Val de Loire. Former fortress of the Counts of Vendôme, it was dismantled in 1591 after the Wars of Religion.

Commanderie templière
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.

Château fort
41400 Montrichard

The Château de Montrichard, a former castle in ruins of the eleventh century, dominates the town of Montrichard en Loir-et-Cher, monitoring the passage of the Cher and the route Blois-Loches.

Maison à pan de bois
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.

Porte-de-ville
41100 Vendôme

The Saint George Gate, built between the 14th and 16th centuries in Vendôme, is the only vestige of the ancient medieval fortifications of the city, combining defensive architecture and Renaissance decorations.

Château de style Louis XII
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.