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

Château de style Renaissance
49260 Brézé

The Château de Brézé, a 16th century Renaissance building in Brézé (Maine-et-Loire), combines aerial architecture and unique troglodytic network, classified as a historical monument since 1979.

Eglise romane et gothique
49590 Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

The royal abbey of Fontevraud, founded in the 12th century in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye en Anjou, is an ancient Benedictine monastic city, famous for its necropolis of the Plantagenets and its exceptional medieval architecture, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Patrimoine carolingien
49000 Angers

The Saint-Martin d'Angers collegiate church, an ancient Carolingian church in the historic centre, illustrates fifteen centuries of architecture, from the 5th to the 15th century, with an emblematic Gothic angeline choir.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49400 Saumur

The castle of Saumur, an emblematic building of the 4th quarter of the 16th century, dominates the Loire in Saumur in Pays de la Loire. This castle-palais, combining medieval and Renaissance architecture, now houses a museum rich in artistic and historical collections.

Bâtiment Renaissance
49100 Angers

The Pincé Hotel, built in the 16th century in Angers, is a Renaissance mansion with today's Pincé Museum, dedicated to Mediterranean antiques and Asian arts.

Architecture byzantine
49280 Cholet

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Cholet, a Romano-Byzantine building of the 20th century, is distinguished by its reinforced concrete architecture and local materials. Located in Maine-et-Loire, it embodies a religious and artistic heritage unique in Pays de la Loire.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49220 Longuenée-en-Anjou

The castle of the Plessis-Macé, a medieval building renovated in the Renaissance, stands in Longuenée-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire). Built in the 15th and 16th centuries, it combines flamboyant Gothic style and seigneurial heritage, marked by four successive noble families.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
49460 Ecuillé

The Château du Plessis-Bourré, built in the 15th century in Écuillé en Anjou, is a Renaissance fortress classified as a Historic Monument, famous for its intact architecture and its spectacular moats surrounding the seigneurial house.