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

Halle
37230 Luynes

The old hall of Luynes, built in the 15th century in the historic heart of this town of Indre-et-Loire, is a rare example of a medieval wooden hall, always active for its weekly market.

Gothic Church
45210 Ferrières-en-Gâtinais

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Ferrières Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, is a medieval jewel located in Ferrières-en-Gâtinais in the Centre-Val de Loire, marked by reconstructions in the 15th and 17th centuries after successive destructions.

Romanesque Church
45730 Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Saint-Benoît de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire Abbey, founded in the 7th century, is an emblematic Benedictine abbey located in the Loiret, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its Romanesque and Gothic architecture, including its 11th century tower-porch, makes it a jewel of French religious and cultural heritage, classified as historical monuments and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Loire Valley.

Gallo-Roman jackets
45490 Sceaux-du-Gâtinais

Aquis Segeste, Gallo-Roman site of Sceaux-du-Gâtinais (Loiret), is a vast source sanctuary of the Upper Empire, including thermal baths, theatre and residential areas. Ranked a Historic Monument in 1986, it bears witness to a cult linked to the goddess Segeta and healing waters, active from the 1st to the 4th century.

Gothic Church
45000 Orléans

The Cathedral of Sainte-Croix d'Orléans, a Gothic building dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries, was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, and is the episcopal seat of the diocese of Orléans in the Centre-Val de Loire, which has been a historic monument since 1862.

Jacques-Coeur Road
45500 Autry-le-Châtel

The castle-museum of Gien, built in the 15th century in Gien (Loiret), is a jewel of the First French Renaissance. Former fortress transformed into a hunting museum, it dominates the Loire and embodies the history of Val-de-Loire.

Castle
45130 Meung-sur-Loire

The castle of Meung-sur-Loire, a former fortified residence from the 12th to the 18th century, is located in the Loiret in the Centre-Val de Loire. Ranked a historical monument, he was a prison and episcopal residence, marked by figures such as François Villon and Jeanne d'Arc.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
45600 Sully-sur-Loire

The castle of Sully-sur-Loire, built between the 14th and 18th centuries, is a castle transformed into a seigneurial residence, located in Sully-sur-Loire in the Loiret, on the edge of the Loire.