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Issoudun · Centre-Val de Loire

Anciennes allées de Frapesle et de Tivoli, et propriété de Frapesle

In the heart of the Berry region, the Frapesle estate unveils a 19th-century landscaped park of rare subtlety, where a false river, romantic mills and a rustic kiosk create a setting worthy of the paintings of the period - and the memories of Balzac.

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La Châtre · Centre-Val de Loire

Puits gothique

In the heart of La Châtre, this 15th-century Gothic well is a jewel of the Louis XII style: a fine stone sculpture whose flamboyant elegance already heralds the grace of the nascent Renaissance.

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Le Petit-Pressigny · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de Ré (ou Ray)

Anchored in the Touraine bocage, the Manoir de Ré displays its Gothic watchtowers and polygonal stair tower with discreet elegance, a rare reminder of the rural seigneuries of the late Middle Ages in southern Touraine.

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Bourges · Centre-Val de Loire

Hôtel

In the heart of Bourges, this Renaissance town house conceals two centuries of noble refinement behind its pilastered gateway: spiral turret, semi-circular galleries and Louis XV woodwork of rare elegance.

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Mur-de-Sologne · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de la Morinière

Nestling in the heart of the Sologne region, this 16th-century Renaissance château boasts pinkish brickwork, mullioned windows and a rare 1,600-square dovecote.

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Lanneray · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de la Touche-Hersant

A former stronghold in the Beauce region, La Touche-Hersant combines Renaissance austerity with classical elegance: a building dating from 1567, a chapel from 1572 and an 18th-century main building enclosed by a moat and corner towers.

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Châtres-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Vieux moulin dit Moulin Boutet

Perched on stilts above the Cher, this 16th-century boat mill combined hydraulic ingenuity with half-timbered architecture. It is a vanished example of the Loire's milling industry.

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Frazé · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir du Cormier

On the edge of the Perche region, Manoir du Cormier boasts a fortified gate dating from 1572 and a suspended spiral staircase - the jewels of a seigneurial manor house that has remained true to the soul of the Perche region.

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Bengy-sur-Craon · Centre-Val de Loire

Grange

In the heart of the Champagne Berrichonne region, this 18th-century barn is a masterpiece of rural carpentry: a framework with load-bearing posts and a nave with aisles worthy of the great rural cathedrals.

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Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais · Centre-Val de Loire

Cave habitée

Carved out of the Touraine tufa rock in the 14th century, this inhabited cellar in Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais reveals a network of underground galleries rediscovered by chance in 1869 - a fragment of humanity buried beneath the gardens of Touraine.

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Averdon · Centre-Val de Loire

Parcelle contenant des tumuli et deux menhirs

In the heart of the Beauce region of Vendôme, the Neolithic site of Averdon brings together burial mounds and standing menhirs, fascinating witnesses to the first builders of the Loire Valley, and is listed as a Historic Monument.

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Floirac · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Domaine de Sybirol

Sybirol is an 18th-century Bordeaux chartreuse that combines the classical elegance of its sculpted wing walls, its period wall panelling, and the shadow cast by Huguenot History within a breathtaking landscaped park.

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Areines · Centre-Val de Loire

Menhir d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre

A stone sentinel since the Neolithic period at the gateway to Vendôme, the Huchigny menhir - known as the Grosse Pierre - has watched over the Loir-et-Cher region for over five thousand years.

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Mézières-en-Brenne · Centre-Val de Loire

Métairie de l'Ebeaupin

The agricultural jewel of the Brenne region, the Ébeaupin farm has embodied the art of large-scale farming since 1587. Its 1807 manor house, with its woodwork and interior layout intact, is a rare example of the Empire in Berry.

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Blois · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de la Vicomté

The former residence of the Viscounts of Blois, this manor house combines 17th-century brick towers and a Renaissance façade attributed to Anne de Montmorency, with its rare corbelled loggia.

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Gien · Centre-Val de Loire

Vestiges du manoir de Jean d'Arrabloy

In the heart of the Giennois region, the remains of Jean d'Arrabloy's manor house rise up from their medieval walls, surrounded by moats - a fragment of stone and silence where the history of the Loire Valley can be read.

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Montargis · Centre-Val de Loire

Immeuble

In the heart of Montargis, 12 rue du Four-Dieu is home to a 17th-century wooden staircase with turned balusters, a discreet masterpiece of old carpentry listed as a Historic Monument.

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Tillay-le-Péneux · Centre-Val de Loire

Tumulus mégalithique de Menainville

A stone sentinel dating back more than 5,000 years, the Menainville megalithic burial mound has watched over the Beauce region since the Neolithic period, a rare and mysterious testimony to the first builders of the Eure-et-Loir.

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Ennordres · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestling in the heart of the Berry region, Saint-Martin d'Ennordres church boasts eight centuries of medieval architecture, from the 13th-century Romanesque choir to the Renaissance chapel built by the noble La Motte-Forte family.

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Le Blanc · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Cyran

The Romanesque pearl of Berry, the church of Saint-Cyran in Le Blanc boasts an apse vaulted into a cul-de-sac and transoms decorated with billets, intact witnesses of 12th-century Romanesque art in the heart of the Indre region.

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Concremiers · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Forges

A fortified manor house built in the 15th century by Jean de Poix, cupbearer to Charles VII, Forges castle features an imposing square keep flanked by towers in the peaceful Berry countryside.

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Ligré · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit Le Carroir Bon Air

A discreet Neolithic vestige nestling in the Touraine bocage, Carroir Bon Air in Ligré is one of the few listed dolmens in Indre-et-Loire, bearing witness to a sacred territory over 5,000 years old.

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Tournoisis · Centre-Val de Loire

Motte médiévale de Nids

The medieval motte at Nids, a sentinel of earth rising out of the plains of the Beauce region, is a rare example of fortifications from the year 1000, standing on the remains of a Gallo-Roman settlement.

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Issoudun · Centre-Val de Loire

Immeuble

Formerly the Templar apothecary's in Issoudun, this medieval double dwelling with steep gables conceals a flamboyant Gothic staircase turret adorned with an exceptional gable with curly cabbages.