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Candes-Saint-Martin · Centre-Val de Loire

Le Vieux Logis

In the heart of Candes-Saint-Martin, the Vieux Logis boasts a Renaissance façade adorned with an elegant polygonal spiral tower, a discreet but precious example of 16th-century Touraine civil architecture.

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Chemillé-sur-Indrois · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien monastère dit La Corroierie

A fortified dependency of the Chartreuse du Liget, La Corroierie is one of the oldest Carthusian establishments in France, combining medieval architecture with a unique industrial vocation: the preparation of manuscript skins.

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Léré · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison en bois

In the heart of Léré, this rare 15th-century half-timbered house epitomises the medieval art of building in Berry. Its sculpted half-timbering and corbelled structure bear witness to a craftsmanship of striking elegance.

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Genouilly · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Symphorien

In the heart of the Berry region, Saint-Symphorien church in Genouilly reveals eight centuries of sacred architecture, crowned by Renaissance stained glass windows commissioned in 1536 by the powerful de La Châtre family.

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Droué · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne chapelle de Boisseleau

Nestling in Droué, this Romanesque-Gothic chapel features panelling dating from 1572 with the abbey's coat of arms and rare wall paintings of the Three Marys - a discreet jewel from the Benedictine priory of Boisseleau.

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Ligré · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de Beauvais

Nestling in the Ligré vineyards, Manoir de Beauvais boasts a medieval hexagonal tower and a Renaissance main building subtly altered in the 18th century - a discreet and authentic stone setting in Touraine.

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Charnizay · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit Les Palets-de-Gargantua

An enigmatic Neolithic vestige in the Indre-et-Loire region, the Palets-de-Gargantua are a dolmen listed as a Historic Monument, whose giant legend bears witness to the ancestral fascination with these mysterious megaliths.

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Esvres · Centre-Val de Loire

Château d'Esvres

On the outskirts of Tours, Château d'Esvres boasts seven centuries of history: its 13th-century medieval towers frame an elegant 18th-century classical main building, a rare example of a fortress that has gradually been tamed by the gentle climate of the Touraine region.

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Saint-Laurent-Médoc · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château Balac

A raised Médoc chartreuse rebuilt in 1776, the Château Balac combines classical elegance and viticultural vocation within a walled enclosure, at the gates of Saint-Laurent-Médoc.

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Vou · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de la Roche-de-Gennes

Perched in the depths of Touraine, the manor house of La Roche-de-Gennes has a seductive late Gothic silhouette: steeply sloping gables crowned with stone roundels and a polygonal stairway tower with a Gothic door of rare elegance.

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Brinay · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison et parc de « La Godinière »

Nestling in the Berry region of France, La Godinière is an enchanting combination of characterful bourgeois residence and artfully landscaped grounds, a refined testament to the French way of life in the Loire Valley.

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Bourges · Centre-Val de Loire

Recette principale et direction départementale de la Poste

A neo-Gothic jewel in the heart of Bourges, this former post office, built between 1913 and 1926, boldly combines the medieval vocabulary of the city with the modernity of reinforced concrete.

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Lurais · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Jean

A former Romanesque priory of the Abbey of Saint-Cyprien in Poitiers, Saint-Jean de Lurais church features eight centuries of religious architecture, from Romanesque cradles to Renaissance chapels.

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Boismorand · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Vrain

In the heart of the Loiret region, the church of Saint-Vrain in Boismorand reveals a sober Renaissance elegance: its rubble stone vaults supported by sculpted lintels bear witness to a Gothic-Renaissance art that was flourishing in the Loire Valley.

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Saint-Paterne-Racan · Centre-Val de Loire

Château d'Hodebert

In the heart of the Racan region, Château d'Hodebert displays its sober classical elegance around a unique main courtyard, bordered by a fascinating gallery of cellars carved out of the tufa rock. A discreet and bewitching estate.

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Muides-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Colliers

On the banks of the Loire, Château de Colliers boasts an 18th-century interior of rare elegance, with its Italian-inspired murals depicting Phaeton, Diana and Diogenes - a preserved cabinet of mythology.

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Oulches · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison noble de Montaignon

Nestling in the heart of the Berry region, the noble house of Montaignon reveals its corbelled watchtowers and primitive 16th-century sculptures, a rare example of rural defensive architecture listed as a Historic Monument.

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Gaubertin · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Aubin

Nestling in the heart of the Gâtinais region, the church of Saint-Aubin de Gaubertin combines the austerity of a Romanesque bell tower with the flamboyant elegance of a 15th-century nave, a rare testimony to a century of faith in building.

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Blois · Centre-Val de Loire

Crypte de Bourgmoyen

Buried beneath Blois since the year 1000, the crypt of Bourgmoyen is a Carolingian-Romanesque jewel that emerged from the ground after the bombardments of 1942: two vaulted vessels, honeycombed masonry and the echo of a Merovingian abbey.

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Lados · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestled in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers, the église Saint-Martin de Lados reveals an intact Saintonge Romanesque style: a sculpted portal, a wall belfry and a nave from the 12th century, silent witnesses to eight centuries of rural Girondine history.

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Châteauneuf-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Croix dite de la Bonne-Dame

A 16th-century stone sentinel, the Bonne-Dame cross combines the volcanic austerity of Volvic with the fervour of Breton calvaries, featuring the Virgin and Child and Christ face to face in the heart of the Loire Valley.

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Cepoy · Centre-Val de Loire

Terrain de 2000 m2 constituant le gisement préhistorique dit de la Pierre-aux-Fées

In the heart of the Gâtinais region, the Pierre-aux-Fées in Cepoy is home to an Upper Palaeolithic site of rare density, providing striking evidence of the presence of humans in the Loire Valley over 15,000 years ago.

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Guilly · Centre-Val de Loire

Moulin à vent de Bel-Air

A survivor from the hillsides of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, this 17th-century chandelier mill is an exceptional example of Beauceron milling, with a remarkably well-preserved Berton mechanism.

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Vallenay · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Bigny

A former stronghold of the Berry region, the Château de Bigny's Renaissance buildings and 16th-century loopholes are set in the Vallenay countryside, a tenacious reminder of the Wars of Religion.