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Salbris · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Rivaulde

The brainchild of Henri Schneider's passion for hunting, this fin-de-siècle Sologne château features an elegant L-shaped layout in the heart of an exceptional hunting estate designed by the architect Paul-Ernest Sanson.

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Molineuf · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Secondin

Nestling in Molineuf, the church of Saint-Secondin boasts a 12th-century Romanesque portal with double arches and Renaissance stained glass windows attributed to the mysterious "Master of Saint-Jacques", an architectural gem in the Loir-et-Cher region.

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Epieds-en-Beauce · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit de Coulmiers

A Neolithic vestige buried deep in the Beauce region, the Coulmiers dolmen bears witness to five millennia of human construction. Its slabs of local limestone form an austerely majestic burial chamber.

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Chevilly · Centre-Val de Loire

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An eighteenth-century jewel nestling in the heart of the Beauce region, Château de Chevilly displays its classic elegance between the main courtyard and the formal garden, the legacy of a sumptuous Receiver General of Finances.

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Varennes-sur-Fouzon · Centre-Val de Loire

Chapelle de l'Epinat

An enigmatic vestige of a 12th-century Benedictine priory, the chapel of l'Épinat features a semi-circular apse and a unique medieval inscription engraved by its builder.

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Montipouret · Centre-Val de Loire

Croix située sur la place de l'Eglise et sur le champ de foire

Erected in the 15th century on the church square in Montipouret, this monumental cross, listed as a Monument Historique, embodies the medieval religious fervour of the Berry region, with its sculpted shaft in late Gothic style.

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Champhol · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Vauventriers

A brick and stone jewel dating from the late 16th century, Vauventriers embodies the ideal of the French-style château de plaisance, with its symmetrical pavilions and chapel featuring exceptional painted decorations.

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Bléré · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison dite Fief de Bois Ramé

In the heart of Bléré, this 15th-century medieval dwelling fascinates visitors with its corbelled staircase turret adorned with delicate carvings, a rare example of Gothic civil architecture in Touraine.

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Orléans · Centre-Val de Loire

Hôtel Brachet, dit aussi hôtel de la Vieille Intendance

A jewel of the early Orléans Renaissance, the Hôtel Brachet features a spiral staircase of rare elegance and diamond-shaped brick facades, discreet reminders of a sumptuous era.

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Buzançais · Centre-Val de Loire

Chapelle de Beauvais, dite aux Bobines

The only one of its kind in France, this intimate chapel, built in 1859 in Buzançais, is entirely decorated with spools of thread, offerings from Indre textile workers - a textile and spiritual treasure listed as a Historic Monument.

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Liniez · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen

A listed Neolithic relic, the Liniez dolmen erects its imposing sandstone slabs in the heart of the Berry region. A silent witness to five millennia of history, it invites you to an intimate encounter with the builders of prehistory.

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Buzançais · Centre-Val de Loire

Pavillon dit des Ducs

A solitary and fascinating vestige of the Château-Neuf de Buzançais, this Renaissance pavilion, built in 1533, retains its elegant spiral staircase and bears witness to the architectural ambitions of Admiral Philippe Chabot.

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Chantecoq · Centre-Val de Loire

Polissoirs et menhir de Coinche

In the heart of the Gâtinais region of Orléans, the polissoirs and menhir of Coinche bear witness to intense Neolithic occupation: polishing grooves, standing stones and millennia of silence all converge on an exceptional site listed as a Historic Monument.

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Fréteval · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit des Louettes, de Bellesort ou de Fontaine

A Neolithic vestige with three mysterious names, the sandstone slabs of the Louettes dolmen stand in the heart of the Loir-et-Cher region, a striking reminder of a humanity that has been building for over 5,000 years.

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La Riche · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de la Rabaterie

On the outskirts of Tours, this dusky 15th-century manor house is said to have been home to Olivier le Daim, Louis XI's dreaded barber. Its square spiral tower and squared plan bear witness to a civil Gothic architecture of rare elegance.

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Ballan-Miré · Centre-Val de Loire

Grand moulin de Ballan

Built in 1520 for Jacques de Beaune, Louis XII's superintendent of finance, this Touraine tufa stone flour mill brought the Roumer valley to life for over four centuries, and is a rare example of Renaissance milling architecture in Touraine.

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Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien château

A medieval landmark in Touraine, the entrance tower of the former Château de Sainte-Maure still has its 15th-century drawbridge grooves, a striking example of late Gothic military architecture.

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Angé · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison du 16e siècle

In the heart of the village of Angé, this 16th-century Renaissance residence boasts a slender turret and sculpted mullioned windows, adorned with pilasters with capitals and expressive figure capitals.

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Bagneux · Centre-Val de Loire

Deux menhirs à Tréfoux

Two stone sentinels erected since Neolithic times in the heart of the Indre department, the menhirs of Tréfoux bear witness to a sacredness dating back thousands of years and to a land marked by the first peoples of France.

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Beaulieu-lès-Loches · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne maladrerie

An exceptional medieval vestige from the 12th century, this former hospital in Beaulieu-lès-Loches features a Romanesque façade decorated with billet archivolts, a rare example of medieval hospital architecture in Touraine.

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Saint-Maur-sur-le-Loir · Centre-Val de Loire

Restes de l'ancien château de Mémillon

In the heart of the Perche-Gouët region, the remains of the Château de Mémillon reveal a monumental semi-circular gateway and two square Renaissance pavilions, eloquent remnants of a seigniorial residence that no longer exists.

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Saint-Avertin · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de la Grand'Cour

A seventeenth-century tufa mansion nestling on the outskirts of Tours, a summer hideaway for the writer Jules Romains and the setting for a rare panoramic grisaille wallpaper celebrating the birth of the railway.

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Bonneveau · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de Matval

On the edge of the Vendôme region, the Matval manor house combines medieval remains with 15th-century elegance: a round tower with a brace, mysterious underground galleries and loopholes reminiscent of its Norman fortress past.

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Preignac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Les Rochers

Built from 1777 by a prominent Bordeaux magistrate, this U-shaped viticultural chartreuse displays its triangular pediments and square pavilions at the heart of the Sauternais, between a cour d'honneur and gardens with ornamental pools.