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Montcresson · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de la Forest

The emblematic residence of Marshal Mac Mahon, Château de la Forest blends 17th-century architecture with Second Empire additions in a green setting in the Loiret region, guarded by three surviving medieval towers.

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La Groutte · Centre-Val de Loire

Rempart préhistorique de l'éperon barré

A stone sentinel overlooking deep Berry, this protohistoric barred spur at La Groutte reveals an age-old defensive art: a rampart of earth and stone that still defies the test of time on its natural promontory.

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Douadic · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Ambroix

The Romanesque jewel of Berry, Saint-Ambroix church in Douadic hides a rare treasure beneath its 12th-century stonework: superimposed medieval wall paintings, including a 13th-century Last Judgement of striking intensity.

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Chabris · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Christophe et Saint-Phalier

In Chabris, the church of Saint-Christophe-et-Saint-Phalier boasts a double Romanesque transept, reworked in the 15th century by Jean Cœur, Bishop of Bourges, and 11th-century zodiac bas-reliefs set into its walls.

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Montoire-sur-le-Loir · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

A Renaissance jewel in the Val du Loir, this house in Montoire boasts a sculpted façade of rare elegance: pilasters with chiselled capitals, a sculpted head in the keystone and a dormer window with a triangular pediment bear witness to the refinement of the 16th century.

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Beaulieu-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Château d'Assay

A medieval sentinel over the Loire, Château d'Assay's machicolations and watchtowers are set against a backdrop of water, the last coherent vestige of the King of Bourges' 15th-century defences.

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Saint-Julien-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne abbaye d'Olivet

A Cistercian vestige founded in 1146 in the heart of the Berry solognot region, Olivet Abbey boasts a Gothic chapter house of rare integrity, with ogival vaults of sober, luminous elegance.

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Orléans · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne maison canoniale

A discreet jewel of the early Orléans Renaissance, this former canon's house in the Sainte-Croix cloister still boasts ceilings with carved joists of rare elegance, bearing witness to the conquering Italianism of the 1525-1530 period.

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Château-Renard · Centre-Val de Loire

Ruines de l'ancien château

A stone sentinel eroded by the centuries, the ruins of Château-Renard still reveal their medieval gateway flanked by two towers, silent witnesses to a Capetian fortress in the heart of the Gâtinais region.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison de Pierre Meusnier

A discreet jewel of 18th-century Touraine, this neoclassical pavilion was built by Pierre Meusnier himself - architect of the Loire levees - combining a broken pediment, rusticated pilasters and an original earthenware stove.

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Mérinville · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Aignan

Nestling in the heart of the Loiret region, the church of Saint-Aignan de Mérinville boasts an exposed medieval roof frame of rare authenticity and a base that bears witness to two major phases of construction.

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Fresnes · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Roujoux

A tufa stone sentinel in the heart of the Vendôme region, Roujoux castle unfolds five centuries of history, with its medieval round tower, staircase with superimposed ramps and drawbridge from the Grand Siècle.

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Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Céré

A medieval fortress with four cylindrical towers overlooking the Benaize valley, Château de Céré combines feudal austerity and classical grace in a green setting.

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Saint-Georges-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Georges

In the heart of the Cher valley, Saint-Georges church is an authentic 12th-century Romanesque building crowned by a bell tower with twin windows, and enhanced by a Renaissance chapel with star vaults of rare elegance.

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Souvigny-en-Sologne · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestling in the heart of the Sologne region, the church of Saint-Martin in Souvigny-en-Sologne boasts a rare wooden porch and a bell tower with an octagonal spire, testimony to the striking authenticity of medieval rural architecture.

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Montbouy · Centre-Val de Loire

Sanctuaire des eaux gallo-romains du Déversoir

Nestling in the heart of the Loiret region, this Gallo-Roman sanctuary boasts an exceptional spa and cult complex, with an oval pool fed by a sacred spring, and mosaics and oak ex-votos of a disturbingly human nature.

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Beaumont-en-Véron · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien manoir de la Courtinière

An enigmatic vestige of 16th-century Touraine, the former manor house of La Courtinière fascinates visitors with its sculpted portal surmounted by a gallery, its Renaissance pilasters and the ruins of its main chapel.

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Sorel-Moussel · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen et polissoir

At the gateway to the Beauce region, this Neolithic dolmen, accompanied by a rare polishing stone, reveals five millennia of human history, bearing witness to the funerary and craft practices of the first agricultural societies in the Paris basin.

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La Châtre · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

In the heart of La Châtre, this 15th-century house reveals the discreet elegance of medieval Berrichonne civil architecture, with its ashlar facades and mullioned windows characteristic of the late flamboyant Gothic style.

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Montigny-le-Gannelon · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien poste du 12e siècle

A stone sentinel in the heart of the Perche area of Vendôme, this former 12th-century guardhouse has watched over Montigny-le-Gannelon for more than eight centuries, a rare example of Romanesque military architecture in the Eure-et-Loir.

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Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit de Mettray ou de la Grotte aux Fées

A bewitching Neolithic relic in the Indre-et-Loire region, the Grotte aux Fées in Mettray has been standing on its monumental slabs for over 5,000 years, and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1914.

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Rochecorbon · Centre-Val de Loire

Oppidum de Château-Chevrier

Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Loire, the Château-Chevrier oppidum is one of the best-preserved Gallic sites in Touraine, a striking vestige of the Celtic civilisation of the Final Tène period.

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Saint-Avertin · Centre-Val de Loire

Clos du Bois Rayer

Nestling on the outskirts of Tours, this elegant 18th-century gloriette reveals the refinements of the Touraine art de vivre, heir to a medieval priory founded in the 12th century and dispersed under Louis XV.

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Graçay · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame

A neo-Gothic jewel in the Berry region, Notre-Dame de Graçay church boasts flamboyant stained glass windows by Lobin and an exceptionally coherent 19th-century décor, bearing sincere witness to the Marian revival in France.