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Neuillé-le-Lierre · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre

A stone sentinel in the heart of the Lochois region, the church of Saint-Pierre in Neuillé-le-Lierre features 11th-century stone walls and a remarkably pure Romanesque choir with a semi-circular apse.

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Tendu · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Prunget

Nestling in the Berrichon bocage, Château de Prunget displays its Renaissance towers and facades in a discreet setting of greenery, a rare example of seigniorial architecture in the Creuse valley.

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Ambès · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Sainte-Barbe

An elegant eighteenth-century Bordeaux folly nestled on the banks of the Garonne, the château de Sainte-Barbe displays its triangular pediment and gardener's pavilions within a romantic park shaped at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Jardin des Prébendes d'Oé

A Victorian green setting in the heart of Tours, the Prébendes d'Oé garden features winding paths, century-old exotic trees and a stream bordering an island of bald cypresses - a masterpiece by the Bühler brothers.

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Le Pout · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Croix de cimetière

In the heart of the Pout cemetery, this 16th-century cross reveals a Christ and a Virgin and Child sculpted with touching sincerity, rare examples of Gironde folk art from the Renaissance.

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Amboise · Centre-Val de Loire

Eolienne Bollée

An industrial jewel from the late 19th century, the Bollée wind turbine in Amboise is one of the rare preserved examples of this mechanical revolution by Ernest Bollée, the little-known pioneer of French wind power.

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Cigogné · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame

Born of an archiepiscopal foundation in the 10th century, Notre-Dame de Cigogné boasts a Romanesque portal of rare finesse, crowned with quatrefoils and foliage carved with Touraine virtuosity.

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Montbazon · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame

In Montbazon, the church of Notre-Dame boasts an exceptional neo-Romanesque interior: a vast ensemble stencilled by Henri Grandin in 1863, lining the single nave with sacred scenes and trompe-l'œil saints.

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Châteauroux · Centre-Val de Loire

Hôtel Perrichon

A jewel of Berrich civil architecture, the Hôtel Perrichon has stood in the heart of Châteauroux since the 17th century, with its monumental round-arched gateway revealing an elegant residence set between a courtyard of honour and a formal garden.

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Mehun-sur-Yèvre · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

A discreet medieval residence in Mehun-sur-Yèvre, this 12th-century Romanesque house boasts a unique saw-toothed window and a Gothic geminated window, a living reminder of the passage of Charles VII.

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Parçay-Meslay · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre

The Romanesque jewel of Touraine, the church of Saint-Pierre in Parçay-Meslay contains a 12th-century fresco of rare eloquence: Christ in majesty enthroned in his mandorla, surrounded by the Tetramorphus, illuminates the apse's cul-de-four.

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Vievy-le-Rayé · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Nestling in the Loir-et-Cher region, this 12th-century Romanesque church is home to a hidden treasure: monumental wall paintings of apostles from the early 16th century, of rare integrity, which cover the entire nave.

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Channay-sur-Lathan · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir du Mesnil

An elegant 17th-century manor house with semi-circular arches, Manoir du Mesnil watches over deep Touraine from Channay-sur-Lathan - a classical gem listed as a Historic Monument in 1948.

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Preuilly-sur-Claise · Centre-Val de Loire

Maisons

Built between 1704 and 1710 in the heart of Preuilly-sur-Claise, these early 18th-century houses are an elegant example of the provincial civil architecture of the reign of Louis XIV, and have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1941.

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Griselles · Centre-Val de Loire

Pont sur la Cléry dit Le Gril de Corbelin

A medieval vestige of rare sobriety, the Gril de Corbelin spans the river Cléry with its seven monastic arches, still bearing in stone the heraldic imprint of the monks of Ferrières.

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Nouans-les-Fontaines · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin

In the heart of Touraine, the church of Saint-Martin in Nouans-les-Fontaines boasts rare Gothic architecture: medieval sexpartite vaults and a clever alternation of strong and weak piers, a direct legacy of the great cathedrals of the Île-de-France region.

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Villandry · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de Foncher

A discreet jewel of the Touraine Renaissance, the Foncher manor house in Villandry rises up from its high gables, with a ground floor in the basement that was swallowed up by the Cher levee in the 19th century.

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Vendôme · Centre-Val de Loire

Tour Saint-Martin

A striking vestige of a 15th-16th century church, the Tour Saint-Martin in Vendôme boasts a flamboyant belfry and staircase turret, witnesses to a medieval town engulfed by time.

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Rilly-sur-Vienne · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin

Nestling in the heart of Touraine, the church of Saint-Martin in Rilly-sur-Vienne boasts a medieval octagonal bell tower of rare elegance, crowned by a sober spire, a precious vestige of a medieval archiepiscopal stronghold.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Hôtel Princé

In the heart of Tours, the Hôtel Princé conceals within its walls a Carolingian façade that is unique in France: medieval fishbone facing and Roman tegulae, a thousand-year-old vestige of a vanished suburb.

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Sancerre · Centre-Val de Loire

"Maison dite " maison Clément ""

A flamboyant Gothic gem dating from the 1520s, the Clément house in Sancerre features a gabled facade decorated with polygonal pilasters and Renaissance medallions - rare evidence of a stylistic transition in Berry.

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Saint-Viâtre · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Viâtre

In the heart of the Sologne region, the church of Saint-Viâtre boasts a unique 11th-century ring crypt and sumptuous Renaissance chapels with lierne vaults, testimony to the patronage of the lords of the Loire.

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Bourgueil · Centre-Val de Loire

Moulin Bleu

A 16th-century cave mill in Bourgueil, a legacy of the Benedictine monks and a testament to seven centuries of milling in Touraine. Its patented Berton wings and masonry mound make it a rare part of the Loire's wind energy heritage.

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Jouy-le-Potier · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Pierre

Watching over the village of Jouy-le-Potier since the end of the 12th century, Saint-Pierre church houses an exceptional Romanesque portal with four sculpted semi-circular arches, a discreet jewel of the Loiret classified as a Historic Monument.