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Faverolles-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne abbaye d'Aigues-Vives

Nestling in the gentle Cher valley, the Cistercian abbey of Aigues-Vives, with its 12th-century Romanesque remains, stands amidst the vineyards and hedged farmland of Touraine, a silent testimony to an intact medieval spirituality.

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Athée-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Tour du Brandon

A stone sentinel standing on the banks of the Cher since the 12th century, the Tour du Brandon is the last witness to a mysterious medieval fortress - a millstone cylinder defying the centuries and the silences of History.

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Aubigny-sur-Nère · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

In the heart of Aubigny-sur-Nère, this 16th-century timber-framed house features an exceptional carved door and a remarkably fine mullioned window, testimony to Renaissance craftsmanship of rare elegance.

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Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison du 16e siècle

In the heart of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, this 16th-century Renaissance residence fascinates visitors with its facade sculpted with escutcheons, tracery and a rare shell tympanum - a discreet jewel of Touraine civil architecture.

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Mennetou-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Restes de l'ancien prieuré

At the heart of the medieval town of Mennetou-sur-Cher, the remains of the former priory reveal an imposing pavilion with a staircase turret and evocative ruins set against the ramparts.

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Ymeray · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Georges

Set in the heart of the Chartrain region, Saint-Georges d'Ymeray church boasts a Gothic silhouette adorned with four gables on the north facade - a rare signature of religious architecture in the Eure-et-Loir region.

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Lège-Cap-Ferret · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Phare

A white and red sentinel of the Cap-Ferret peninsula, this 19th-century lighthouse, rebuilt after the war, is home to sublime mosaics by Labouret and offers breathtaking views over the Arcachon basin.

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Ségry · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

The Romanesque jewel of Berry, Saint-Martin de Ségry church boasts a 12th-century western façade of rare integrity, crowned with grotesque modillion arcatures and a portal with six chiselled monolithic columns.

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Saint-Gondon · Centre-Val de Loire

Prieuré

On the borders of the Berry and Orléans regions, this medieval priory boasts an elegant brick and stone tower with an octagonal spiral staircase, a refined vestige of a monastic history dating back to Carolingian times.

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Joué-lès-Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Vestiges du pont dit Arche du Pin

A medieval vestige suspended between two banks of the Cher, the Arche du Pin in Joué-lès-Tours reveals the secrets of a thousand-year-old road: where the Romans passed through, the Middle Ages built in ashlar and pink mortar.

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Saint-Aignan · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison, actuellement Trésor public

An elegant 17th-century Louis XIII residence in the heart of Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, with its stone embossed facade and pediment-crowned dormers. A discreet gem of Loire heritage.

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Onzain · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Gervais Saint-Portais

In the heart of the Loire Valley, the church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais in Onzain boasts a sumptuous 16th-century Renaissance portal, adorned with arabesques and baluster niches worthy of the finest Loire buildings.

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Saint-Michel · Centre-Val de Loire

Château

A former feudal motte that became a forgotten Loire château, Saint-Michel boasts an entrance châtelet rebuilt before 1591 and a medieval timber-framed dovecote, discreet witnesses to seven centuries of longevity.

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Saint-Lubin-de-la-Haye · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Lubin

Nestling in the heart of the Beauce region, Saint-Lubin church combines an austere 13th-century medieval vessel with an elegantly restrained Renaissance chevet, revealing five centuries of faith and stone.

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Epernon · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien cellier dit Les Pressoirs

A medieval vestige from the 13th century, this former cellar of the Haute Bruyère nuns features rare monastic architecture: three vaulted naves, pillars with carved capitals and an atmosphere of millennia-old stonework.

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Châteauneuf-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

Château

A Renaissance fortress nestling in the heart of the Berry region, the Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Cher boasts a monumental gateway with pilasters, loophole towers and 13th-century medieval foundations that are still visible today.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Deux caves du 10e et du 15e siècle

Buried beneath Tours, these two medieval cellars reveal a thousand years of layered history: a 10th-century stone cylinder, a vestige of the Châteauneuf walls, topped by 15th-century Gothic rib vaults.

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Macau · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Eglise Notre-Dame

At the heart of the wine-growing Médoc, the Romanesque bell tower of Notre-Dame de Macau has defied the centuries with its orientalising arcatures, unique in the Gironde — a twelfth-century gem listed as a Monument Historique as early as 1893.

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Valençay · Centre-Val de Loire

Gare

A neo-Renaissance railway jewel from the early 20th century, Valençay station stands in harmony with the neighbouring château thanks to its ashlar sculptures and delicate hand-forged Art Nouveau lanterns.

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Lissay-Lochy · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Hilaire

Nestling in the Berry region of France, the church of Saint-Hilaire de Lissay-Lochy boasts strikingly restrained 13th-century Romanesque architecture, with barrel vaults and a semi-circular apse with leafy capitals.

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Drevant · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne chapelle

Nestling in Drevant, this 12th-century priory chapel, formerly a priory belonging to Ahun Abbey, boasts a rare 15th-century Gothic doorway, a replacement from Saint-Amand-Montrond.

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Coust · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame

In the heart of the Berry region, Notre-Dame de Coust is a pure Romanesque church with a cul-de-four apse, an arched chancel and an octagonal stone bell tower of rare elegance, listed since 1911.

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Le Blanc · Centre-Val de Loire

Château-Naillac, dit Vieux Château

On the edge of the Berry region, Château-Naillac reveals a rare architectural curiosity: two twin medieval keeps standing side by side above the Creuse valley, silent witnesses to eight centuries of history.

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Chaillac · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison forte de la Grange Missée

Nestling in the heart of the Berry region, Grange Missée reveals the discreet elegance of early Renaissance fortified houses: circular towers, masonry walls and a soberly dignified stately home.