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

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.

Tour
41100 Vendôme

The Saint-Martin Tower is an ancient Gothic and Renaissance bell tower of the 15th to 16th centuries in Vendôme, the only vestige of the parish church destroyed in 1857, now serving as a municipal belfry.

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.

Château fort
41100 Vendôme

Château de Vendôme is a historic monument located in the town of Vendôme, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its exact history and construction period remain to be specified.

Château de style Classique
41700 Cheverny

Cheverny Castle, a 17th century classic jewel in Sologne, stands in Cheverny (Loir-et-Cher). Historical residence of the Huraults, it combines homogeneous architecture, sumptuous decorations and a 100 hectare park, inspired by the Château de Moulinsart de Tintin.

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 Médiéval et Renaissance
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.