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

Beffroi
18300 Sancerre

The belfry of Sancerre, an ancient 16th-century municipal symbol, is a listed historical monument located in the Cher, now part of the Church of St John.

Château de style Louis XII
41000 Blois

The Château Royal de Blois, a 16th-17th century Renaissance jewel, dominates the Loire in Blois in the Centre-Val de Loire. Residence of the kings of France, it combines Gothic, Renaissance and classical styles in a unique courtyard.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18200 Meillant

The castle of Meillant, a former 13th century castle transformed in the 15th and 16th centuries, stands in Meillant in the Cher, in the region Centre-Val de Loire. Its architecture combines flamboyant Gothic styles and Louis XII.

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.

Eglise gothique
28000 Chartres

Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th and 13th centuries located in Chartres en Eure-et-Loir, is famous for its stained glass, sculptures and medieval labyrinth, symbol of Christian sacred art.

Château de la Loire
37600 Loches

Le donjon de Loches, built in the 11th century, is an iconic medieval castle located in Loches in Indre-et-Loire, in the heart of the Centre-Val de Loire region. This Romanesque stone dungeon, among the best preserved in France, dominates a strategic rocky spur overlooking the Indre valley.

Atelier d'artiste
28000 Chartres

The Lorin workshops, founded in 1863 in Chartres, are the oldest still active stained glass workshops, specialized in the creation and restoration of stained glass windows, located in a building registered with historical monuments.

Abbaye
28800 Bonneval

The Saint-Florentin Abbey of Bonneval, a former Benedictine abbey of the 12th–15th centuries in Bonneval (Centre-Val de Loire), classified as a historical monument, now houses a psychiatric hospital in its preserved remains.