Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Val-de-Loire Centre

Château de style Renaissance
41250 Chambord

Chambord Castle, a Renaissance architectural masterpiece, is located in Chambord in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Built in the 16th century under Francis I, this vast royal estate, surrounded by a forest of 50 km2, embodies the monarchical power and artistic innovation of the time.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18600 Sagonne

The castle of Sagonne, built between the 14th and 18th centuries, is a medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, located in the Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire. Ranked a historic monument since 1914, it combines imposing donjon and remains of French-style gardens designed by Hardouin-Mansart.

Maison forte
18350 Mornay-Berry

The House fort of Mornay, also called Château de la Grand'Cour, is a 13th century medieval fortress located in Mornay-Berry (Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire, known for its rare defensive architecture.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
41120 au Controis-en-Sologne

The castle of Fougères-sur-Bièvre, built between the 11th and 16th century, is a medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, located in the Loir-et-Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire, in the heart of the historical village of Contres-en-Sologne.

Château de la Loire
37250 Montbazon

The Donjon du Faucon Noir, built in Montbazon (Indre-et-Loire), is a 11th-century medieval dungeon, a vestige of an angeline fortress overlooking the Indre Valley, now open to the public.

Moulin à eau
18260 Subligny

The water mill of Tirepeine, dating from the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries, is an old mill mill located in Subligny in the Centre-Val de Loire, a preserved witness of the pre-industrial mill, protected since 2010.

Château fort
18320 Menetou-Couture

Menetou-Couture Castle, built in the 15th century in the Cher, is a 38-metre military dungeon surrounded by a century-old park, classified as a Historic Monument since 1917.

Forteresse Royale
37500 Chinon

The Royal Fortress of Chinon, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, is a medieval castral complex located in Chinon in Indre-et-Loire, overlooking Vienna. Composed of three castles, it was a strategic place for the kings of France and England.