Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pays-de-la-Loire

Manoir
44480 Donges

The Manor House of the Hélardière, a Breton building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries, stands in Donges, Loire-Atlantique, near the refinery. This historic monument registered in 2012 retains a chapel and a typical seigneurial hall.

Chapelle romane
44270 Machecoul-Saint-Même

The former chapel Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Quinquenevent, 12th century Romanesque building in Machecoul-Saint-Même (Land of the Loire), is a unique nave priory with a vaulted crypt, classified as a historical monument in 1997.

Chapelle gothique
44740 Batz-sur-Mer

The Notre-Dame-du-Mûrier chapel, a 15th-century Gothic flamboyant building in Batz-sur-Mer (Loire-Atlantique), is an ancient Catholic chapel today in ruins, classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Château fort
44750 Campbon

The castle of Campbon, built in the 11th and 13th centuries, is a former castle located in Campbon in the Loire-Atlantique, today reduced to remains of ramparts and a circular tower called Tower of Hell.

Moulin à vent
44260 Savenay

The passélais mill, a 16th-century windmill located in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, is a rare example of a restored mill of wasp size and still in working order today.

Remparts gallo-romains
44000 Nantes

The Gallo-Roman enclosure of Nantes, built in the third century around Portus Namnetum, protected 16 hectares of the ancient city. Its remains, including the Saint Peter Gate, bear witness to a major fortification of the Roman Gaul.

Eglise romane et gothique
49000 Angers

The Cathedral of Saint-Maurice d'Angers, an angeline Gothic jewel of the 12th–13th centuries, combines Romanesque and Renaissance styles. Located in Pays de la Loire, it houses a polychrome carved portal and 13th century apocalyptic stained glass windows.

Château fort
49190 Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné

The castle of the Haute-Guerche, a medieval fortress of the 13th to 16th centuries, stands in ruins in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (Maine-et-Loire), bearing witness to a pentagonal defensive architecture and a rich seigneurial past.