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Luçay-le-Mâle · Centre-Val de Loire

Ligne à voie ferrée métrique le Blanc-Argent (ou B.A.) sur le tronçon Luçay-le-Malé-Argy (également sur communes de Argy, Ecueillé, Heugnes, Pellevoisin)

The Blanc-Argent is the last surviving example of the great rural metric railway lines on the plains of France, crossing the Brenne and Sologne regions with its stations that have retained their "Berrichon" charm intact since 1902.

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Cinq-Mars-la-Pile · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de la Farinière

Nestling in the Loire Valley, Château de la Farinière's elegant 17th-century architecture features asymmetrical pavilions and troglodytic galleries carved into the hillside - a rare combination of cut stone and solid rock.

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Fontenay-sur-Loing · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

In Fontenay-sur-Loing, a 15th-century door from the Château de Cornou transforms an ordinary house into an architectural manifesto: its tower-like jambs and lintel depicting a miniature crenellated fortress are an extraordinary sculptural treasure trove.

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Candes-Saint-Martin · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison du 16e siècle

A former 16th-century canonical presbytery in Candes-Saint-Martin, with its polygonal staircase tower and majestic triangular roof dormer, a discreet reminder of collegiate life in the Loire.

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Préfontaines · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Nestling in the heart of the Gâtinais region, this 12th-century Romanesque church boasts rare architectural integrity, with a triplet of Romanesque bays preserved and an imposing bell tower that has defied the centuries.

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Bossay-sur-Claise · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

A twelfth-century Romanesque gem nestling in southern Touraine, Saint-Martin de Bossay-sur-Claise fascinates with its cupola on trumpets under the bell tower and its absolutely serene barrel vaults.

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Druye · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison des Gasniers

Discreetly tucked away in the Touraine bocage of Druye, the Maison des Gasniers captivates visitors with its Old Regime domestic architecture: tufa stone facades, sober volumes and the unspoilt charm of an exceptional rural residence.

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Saint-Paterne-Racan · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Paterne

On the edge of the Touraine region, Saint-Paterne church boasts eleven centuries of history: Romanesque remains from the 11th century stand alongside a flamboyant bell tower-chapel with finely sculpted arches, erected in the heart of a village once blessed by Grégoire de Tours.

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Fontenay-sur-Loing · Centre-Val de Loire

Tour funéraire dite Tour Faffe

A stone sentinel erected at the end of the 19th century, the Tour Faffe in Fontenay-sur-Loing is a rare neo-medieval funerary tower in the Loiret region, listed as a Historic Monument in 2025, which combines funerary symbolism with bourgeois architectural ambition.

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Nohant-Vic · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin de Vicq

The Romanesque jewel of Berry, the church of Saint-Martin de Vicq contains a cycle of wall paintings from the 12th century of rare intensity, saved from oblivion by Prosper Mérimée himself.

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Aubigny-sur-Nère · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison, dite de Saint-Jean

A jewel of the Berrich Renaissance, the house known as Saint-Jean in Aubigny-sur-Nère features elegant half-timbering, a corbelled balcony and corner turrets, a rare example of 16th-century wooden civil architecture.

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Lignières · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame

In the heart of the Berry region, the church of Notre-Dame de Lignières boasts a Romanesque cupola on trumpets of rare elegance, exceptional sculpted capitals and three centuries of architectural evolution that can be deciphered like a stone book.

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Huisseau-sur-Cosson · Centre-Val de Loire

Domaine des Grotteaux

Nestling on the wooded banks of the Cosson, this early 17th-century château fascinates visitors with its period murals, monumental fireplaces and parkland planted with rare species inherited from the Grande Armée.

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Amboise · Centre-Val de Loire

Tour de l'Horloge

A flamboyant Gothic jewel in the heart of Amboise, the Tour de l'Horloge is an ancient medieval town gate crowned with an elegant hexagonal bell tower that has watched over the royal city for over five centuries.

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Ciron · Centre-Val de Loire

Lanterne des Morts

A 12th-century stone sentinel among the tombs of Ciron, this lantern for the dead is one of the rare Romanesque examples still standing in Berry, combining funerary fervour and symbolic light.

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Cepoy · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Loup

The Romanesque jewel of the Gâtinais region, Saint-Loup church in Cepoy boasts a sober square bell tower above an almost intact Benedictine plan, a silent reminder of a medieval priory that has now disappeared.

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Chârost · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Michel (du prieuré Saint-Michel)

The Romanesque remains of a medieval priory in the heart of the Berry region, Saint-Michel de Chârost church boasts a 12th-century nave and 15th-century Gothic bell tower, silent witnesses to nine centuries of ecclesiastical history.

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Montrichard · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame-de-Nanteuil

The Romanesque jewel of the Loire Valley, Notre-Dame-de-Nanteuil church in Montrichard features capitals with fantastic figures and vaults decorated with royal escutcheons, silent witnesses to the Capetian wars.

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Meung-sur-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

Porte d'Amont

The only monumental vestige of Meung-sur-Loire's medieval fortifications, this 14th-century gate combines archaic defences with classical remodelling, providing rare evidence of a town on the Loire under heavy surveillance.

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Chârost · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison, dépendances, jardin et parc « des Cloires »

Nestling in Chârost, in the heart of the Berry region, the Maison des Cloires is a remarkable combination of bourgeois residence, picturesque outbuildings and French-style parkland. It was listed as a historic monument in 2020.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison du 15e siècle, anciennement dite des Quatre Fils Aymon

In the heart of Tours, this 15th-century timber-framed house conceals under its medieval facades a wealth of decorative treasures bearing the emblems of Louis XI: fleurs-de-lys, royal crowns and sculptures on corner posts.

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Bégadan · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

In Bégadan, the church of Saint-Saturnin conceals a Romanesque gem from the 12th century: a five-sided apse adorned with carved capitals depicting fantastical animals, two of which are in antique marble, bearing witness to a thousand-year-old past.

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Pommiers · Centre-Val de Loire

Château du Châtelier

A medieval sentinel of the Indre, Le Châtelier's 12th-century keep stands opposite an elegant Louis XIII residence, all surrounded by a moat: a rare dialogue between feudalism and the classical art of living.

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Chinon · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Fromentières

A 15th-century manor house built under Charles VII, Château de Fromentières in Chinon boasts a polygonal tower with a stone spiral and late Gothic architecture of rare authenticity.