Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pays-de-la-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
85500 Les Herbiers

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Graintiere, founded in the 12th century at Les Herbiers, is an emblematic Romanesque vestige of Vendée, marked by a turbulent monastic history.

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.

Architecture gothique angevin
72000 Le Mans

Saint-Julien du Mans Cathedral, a Gothic and Romanesque masterpiece from the 11th–15th century, dominates the city of Le Mans in the Pays de la Loire. A medieval episcopal seat, it combines ancient stained glass, sculptures and a unique architecture in France.

Château fort
72140 Sillé-le-Guillaume

The castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume, classified as a historical monument in 1914, is a medieval fortress transformed into a residence in the 16th and 17th centuries, located in the Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. Its architecture reflects the evolution of military techniques and seigneurial uses.

Abbaye
72300 Solesmes

Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is an emblematic Benedictine abbey located in Solesmes en Sarthe, famous for its role in the restoration of Gregorian chant and monastic life in France in the 19th century.

Eglise gothique
72100 Yvré-l'Évêque

The ancient abbey of the Epau, founded in the 13th century by Queen Berengère of Navarre, is a Cistercian abbey located in Yvré-l'Évêque, near Le Mans, Sarthe. This iconic monument combines Gothic architecture and royal history, marked by centuries of monastic life and major restorations in the 20th and 21st centuries.