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Beaumont-la-Ronce · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit La Pierre Levée

A listed Neolithic site since 1889, the Pierre Levée de Beaumont-la-Ronce stands with its sandstone orthostats in the heart of Touraine, silent testimony to an agrarian civilisation dating back over 5,000 years.

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Vignoux-sur-Barangeon · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Blosset

On the edge of the Berry region, Château de Blosset combines medieval heritage with 18th-century elegance in a French-style park crossed by the River Barangeon - a rare ensemble that has preserved all of its original plans.

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Saint-Aignan · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison Pénissart (ancien hôtel de la Croix-Blanche)

A Renaissance gem nestling in the heart of Saint-Aignan, Maison Pénissart reveals its 16th-century windows with sculpted pilasters and a rare exterior wooden staircase, silent witnesses to a forgotten bourgeois elegance.

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Fréteval · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien manoir de Beauregard

A discreet Renaissance gem in the Vendôme region, Beauregard manor house stands in the heart of the Loir valley, with its moat and superb basket-handle door topped by a sculpted pediment.

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Villentrois · Centre-Val de Loire

Chapelle de Saint-Mandé

A rare Romanesque vestige of the priory at Villeloin, the chapel of Saint-Mandé in Villentrois exudes the austere beauty of Berrichon Romanesque art, with its semi-circular portal framed by four pilasters and its intact medieval nave.

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Chartres · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

In the heart of Chartres, this 16th-century Renaissance house is said to have welcomed Henri IV on the night of his coronation. Its painted woodwork, fireplace with carved pilasters and ornate beams bear witness to exceptional domestic art.

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La Croix-en-Touraine · Centre-Val de Loire

Château du Paradis

Just outside Amboise, Château du Paradis combines Renaissance elegance and 18th-century refinement, with wood panelling and a fireplace from prestigious Touraine hotels.

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Huismes · Centre-Val de Loire

Manoir de La Bruère (dénommé parfois improprement La Chancellerie)

A discreet jewel in the crown of Touraine, the manor house of La Bruère in Huismes reveals its Renaissance towers and polygonal staircase nestling in the greenery of the Loire Valley, far from the crowds and glances.

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Blois · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison du 16e siècle

In the heart of Blois, this 16th-century residence boasts an interior open staircase of rare elegance, with its Italian-inspired loggia galleries - a discreet jewel of the Loire Renaissance.

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Chitenay · Centre-Val de Loire

Château

Nestling in the heart of the Loir-et-Cher region, Château de Chitenay displays the discreet elegance of 18th-century France, with its old wing dating from the Grand Siècle and its unusual bell tower crowning the roof.

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Savonnières · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais

The Romanesque jewel of the Loire Valley, the church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais in Savonnières features a Poitevin-inspired side portal full of chimeras and a rare hexagonal Gothic bell tower.

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Saint-Epain · Centre-Val de Loire

Porte fortifiée

A medieval stone sentinel in Saint-Épain, this fortified gateway from the Middle Ages still keeps watch over the Touraine town, flanked by a turret and linked to the church by a building adorned with an elegant geminate window.

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Lavardin · Centre-Val de Loire

Presbytère

Nestling in the heart of Lavardin, this medieval presbytery with its 14th-century ribbed vaults embodies ten centuries of religious life in one of France's most beautiful villages.

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Noyers-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie)

A Romanesque vestige from the 12th century, this chapel is part of a "maladrerie" (a poorhouse) and features a rare cul-de-four sanctuary and strikingly fine sculpted capitals, silent witnesses to medieval piety towards lepers.

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Cheillé · Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Chéniers

Between moats and sculpted dormer windows, Château de Chéniers displays the sober elegance of the Touraine Renaissance, enriched in the 17th century by a remarkable sequence of pavilions and outbuildings.

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Mer · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne église de Saint-Aignan d'Herbilly

A striking vestige of the Loir-et-Cher region, Saint-Aignan d'Herbilly blends 12th-century Romanesque and late Flamboyant styles in its moving ruins, which were scarred by the bombings of 1944.

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Mer · Centre-Val de Loire

Halle

In the heart of Mer, this neo-classical Second Empire market hall defies its time in stone and brick, with its graceful semi-circular arches and triangular pediments - an elegant farewell to traditional market architecture.

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

Ancien prieuré Saint-Gilles

The Romanesque jewel of the Val du Loir, the Saint-Gilles chapel in Montoire contains a cycle of medieval wall paintings of absolute rarity, listed as a Historic Monument in 1862.

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Ouarville · Centre-Val de Loire

Moulin à vent

A wooden sentinel in the heart of the Beauce region, the Ferron d'Ouarville mill is a rare 17th-century example of milling in the Beauce region. It was listed as a Historic Monument in 1941.

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Rochecorbon · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien moulin de Touvoie

The former medieval mill at Touvoie has been converted into a troglodytic dwelling in the heart of the Loire Valley, with its polygonal stone spiral tower and fountain with legendary rheumatism-fighting properties.

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Vievy-le-Rayé · Centre-Val de Loire

Vestiges de la tour

A solitary sentinel of the Vendôme region, the medieval remains of the Vievy-le-Rayé tower stand in the heart of the Loir-et-Cher region. A fragment of fortified history, listed since 1927, it defies the centuries in silence.

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Ligny-le-Ribault · Centre-Val de Loire

Tuilerie de la Bretèche

The last traditional tile works in Sologne, La Bretèche has been perpetuating age-old know-how since 1894, with its truncated cone-shaped kilns and period drying halls, living testimony to a regional industry that has now disappeared.

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Langeais · Centre-Val de Loire

Immeuble

In the heart of Langeais, this 16th-century Renaissance building boasts an exceptional façade adorned with Corinthian and Ionic pilasters, a rare testimony to the Italian influence in the Loire Valley.

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Troo · Centre-Val de Loire

Croix située sur le chemin de Trôo à Sougé

Standing guard over the ancient road between Trôo and Sougé, this medieval roadside cross listed as a Historic Monument embodies the popular piety of the Loir-et-Cher region, set in an unspoilt hilly landscape.