Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Loire-Atlantique

Château fort
44150 Ancenis

The Château d'Ancenis is a 10th century Breton castle located in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique, overlooking the banks of the Loire. Ranked a historical monument, it illustrates medieval defensive architecture.

Manoir
44480 Donges

The Manor House of the Hélardière, a Breton building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries, stands in Donges, Loire-Atlantique, near the refinery. This historic monument registered in 2012 retains a chapel and a typical seigneurial hall.

Phare classé MH
44490 Le Croisic

The lighthouse of the plateau du Four, 23 meters high, is a 19th century maritime lighthouse located off the Croisic, in Pays de la Loire, automated in 1983 and classified as a historical monument.

Château fort
44750 Campbon

The castle of Campbon, built in the 11th and 13th centuries, is a former castle located in Campbon in the Loire-Atlantique, today reduced to remains of ramparts and a circular tower called Tower of Hell.

Remparts gallo-romains
44000 Nantes

The Gallo-Roman enclosure of Nantes, built in the third century around Portus Namnetum, protected 16 hectares of the ancient city. Its remains, including the Saint Peter Gate, bear witness to a major fortification of the Roman Gaul.

Moulin à vent
44350 Guérande

The Cremeur Mill, known as the Devil's Mill, is a 15th century windmill located in Guérande (Loire-Atlantique), classified as a historical monument since 1901. This Breton footpiece illustrates the traditional architecture of the region's mills.

Halle
44190 Clisson

The Halles de Clisson, built in the 14th century, is an emblematic historical monument located in Clisson, Loire-Atlantique, characterized by its wooden structure and its central role in medieval shopping life.

Chapelle romane
44190 Clisson

The Chapel of the Templars of Clisson, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is an ancient Romanesque church located in Clisson (Loire-Atlantique), linked to the Order of the Temple and then to the Hospitallers. Its ruins bear witness to a medieval commandery.