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Blois · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison dite de Denis Papin, ou hôtel de Villebresme

A medieval gem in Blois, this 15th-century house is striking for its timber-framed gallery spanning the street - a rare architectural feat associated with the memory of inventor Denis Papin.

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Bougy-lez-Neuville · Centre-Val de Loire

Motte féodale dénommée La Butte Noire

The Butte Noire (Black Mound) at Bougy-lez-Neuville is one of the best-preserved feudal mottes in the Loiret, a silent vestige of medieval seigneurial domination in the heart of the Beauce region.

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Coudroy · Centre-Val de Loire

Ecluse à sas de Choiseau, située sur le canal d'Orléans

In the heart of the Beauce region, the Choiseau lock reveals the hydraulic ingenuity of the Grand Siècle: its aqueducts embedded in the walls and its rack and pinion valves make it a technical jewel of the Orléans canal.

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Romilly-sur-Aigre · Centre-Val de Loire

Château du Jonchet

Surrounded by a moat and crowned by an imposing pavilion-porch, the Château du Jonchet in Romilly-sur-Aigre is a discreetly elegant blend of late Renaissance and classical refinement from the Grand Siècle.

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Chartres · Centre-Val de Loire

Hôtel Montescot

A jewel of seventeenth-century provincial architecture, the Hôtel Montescot features a harmonious square courtyard, a monumental doorway and a high herringbone roof - now the headquarters of Chartres Town Hall.

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Béville-le-Comte · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Baronville

A neo-Louis XIII jewel in the Beauce region, the Château de Baronville features blood-red brickwork, white stone chains and high, sloping roofs with majestic chimneys, built in 1868 by the architect Léon de Sanges.

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Auxy · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

In the heart of the Gâtinais region, the church of Saint-Martin d'Auxy boasts eight centuries of medieval architecture: a 12th-century Romanesque bell tower topped by a Gothic crown, and a soberly elegant polygonal chevet.

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Restigné · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Louy

Nestling in the heart of the Loire Valley, Château de Louy displays its classic 17th-century elegance around an enclosed main courtyard, with its chapel featuring a lantern-topped bell tower and its two strikingly sober square towers.

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Orsennes · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Breuil-Yvain

On the edge of deep Berry, Breuil-Yvain castle combines a 15th-century medieval postern flanked by conical towers and an elegant 18th-century classical main building, witness to a thousand-year-old fiefdom.

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Pont-de-Ruan · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame de Relay

Founded around 1100 in the Indre valley, this fontevrist priory hides its medieval remains behind a sumptuous 17th-century baroque portal and a rare Renaissance cylindrical fuye.

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Plaimpied-Givaudins · Centre-Val de Loire

Abbaye Saint-Martin de Plaimpied

Founded in around 1080 by the Archbishop of Bourges, Saint-Martin de Plaimpied Abbey is an exceptionally pure example of Berrich Romanesque architecture, with some of the finest carved capitals in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

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Moléans · Centre-Val de Loire

Chapelle Sainte-Barbe de Valainville

Discreet but precious, the Sainte-Barbe de Valainville chapel bears witness to the devotional fervour of 17th-century Beauceron, with its sober architecture and dedication to the patron saint of artillerymen and miners.

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Brou · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison à pans de bois

In the heart of Brou, this 16th-century timber-framed house fascinates visitors with its pillars adorned with sculptures in the round: a veiled lady and a pilgrim of Santiago de Compostela, striking examples of popular medieval art.

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Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Michel

A stone sentinel of Berry, the church of Saint-Michel in Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel has combined spirituality and defence since the 12th century: its machicolations and massive watchtower make it an extraordinary fortress of God.

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Fondettes · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir des Hamardières

A discreet setting in the Loire Valley, this eighteenth-century Touraine manor house has survived the centuries untouched, preserving its triangular pediments, private chapel and period parkland with rare grace.

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Troo · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

Nestling in the troglodyte village of Troo, the church of Saint-Martin has a Latin cross floor plan crowned by a Romanesque crossing tower, guarding the entrance to its portals with carved capitals since the 12th century.

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Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise

Nestling in the deep Berry region, this 12th-century Romanesque church, once the jewel in the crown of a Benedictine community built on the ruins of a fortress, boasts precious 13th-century stained glass medallions of rare integrity.

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Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets · Centre-Val de Loire

Château

A discreet jewel of the 17th century in the Eure-et-Loir region, the Château de Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets captivates visitors with the perfect harmony between its classical architecture and its seigniorial chapel, intact witnesses to a preserved provincial elegance.

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Cheverny · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Etienne

Nestling in the heart of Cheverny, this Romanesque and Renaissance church boasts a beautifully sober 12th-century bell tower and a 16th-century timber-framed porch of rare village elegance.

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Billy · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Symphorien

Nestling in the heart of the village of Billy, Saint-Symphorien church unfolds eleven centuries of history, from its Romanesque nave with its capitals to its flamboyant choir and mysterious sculpted arcatures.

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Thizay · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Frau

Nestling in the Vienne valley, this Renaissance manor house combines a corner turret, a pavilion with modillions and an arcaded gallery in a setting of 16th-century stone turrets.

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Razines · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Chargé

Nestling in the Val de Vienne, Château de Chargé reveals a thousand years of history, from the medieval keep to the classical 17th-century alterations, with its chapel featuring preserved wall paintings.

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Déols · Centre-Val de Loire

"Vestiges du pont "" Perrin "" (également sur commune de Châteauroux)"

A medieval vestige spanning the Indre between Déols and Châteauroux, the Perrin bridge bears witness to the hydraulic engineering of the Middle Ages and the strategic importance of this crossing on the Berry road.

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Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu · Centre-Val de Loire

Pyramide de Montaigu

A stone sentinel in the heart of the forest of Loches, this eighteenth-century pyramid was one of the four milestones of a grand royal hunting rendezvous, combining classical elegance and sylvan mystery.