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Liniez · Centre-Val de Loire

Tumulus elliptique

A discreet but striking vestige of the Iron Age, the elliptical tumulus at Liniez rises up from its earthy silhouette in the heart of the Berry region, a rare testimony to a Celtic warrior aristocracy buried for over two millennia.

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Blois · Centre-Val de Loire

Préfecture

A former Visitandine convent converted into a prefecture, this 17th-century jewel in the Blois crowns an elegant cloister with four centuries of history between faith, revolution and republican power.

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Saint-Eman · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Eman

In the heart of the Perche region of Chartres, the church of Saint-Eman features a 16th-century wooden porch of rare finesse, adorned with grapes and flowers carved on an exceptional crossbeam.

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Rougeou · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

A 12th-century Romanesque vestige lost in the heart of the Loir-et-Cher region, this former commander's church has a surprisingly intact semicircular apse and a singular destiny as a converted barn.

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Moulins-sur-Céphons · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen et cromlech de La Pierre

In the heart of the Berry region, the La Pierre dolmen and cromlech form a rare Neolithic megalithic complex: a massive burial chamber surrounded by a circle of standing stones, a striking vestige of 5,000 years of human history.

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Blois · Centre-Val de Loire

Immeuble

In the heart of Blois, this 16th-century Renaissance building boasts an exceptional façade adorned with sculpted bases featuring masks and grotesques, a refined example of the decorative art of the Loire region.

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Saint-Epain · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien château de Montgauger (ou Mongoger)

On the edge of Touraine, the Château de Montgauger reveals a tower with decorative machicolations and a Renaissance châtelet of rare elegance, silent witnesses to an ancient Loire castellany.

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Descartes · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit Chillon du Feuillet

A discreet and bewitching Neolithic vestige, the Chillon du Feuillet dolmen erects its thousand-year-old orthostats in the heart of southern Touraine, a rare testimony to an agricultural civilisation that disappeared over 4,000 years ago.

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Villentrois · Centre-Val de Loire

Ruines du château

The ruins of the Château de Villentrois in the Berry region bear witness to a medieval fortress that was remodelled during the Renaissance, with its octagonal tower and the remains of a fortified wall that no longer exists.

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Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre · Centre-Val de Loire

Château médiéval

Overlooking the Indre since the 11th century, this medieval castle on its imposing motte inspired George Sand to write her novel Mauprat - a spellbinding feudal vestige nestling in an English-style park.

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Channay-sur-Lathan · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Quentin

Nestling in the heart of the Touraine bocage, the church of Saint-Quentin in Channay-sur-Lathan captivates visitors with its harmonious blend of Renaissance bell tower, Romanesque nave and Gothic chapel with rib vaults.

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Vouillon · Centre-Val de Loire

Lanterne des morts dite Croix de Saint-Georges

A 12th-century stone sentinel, this lantern of the dead watches over the former cemetery of the Saint-Saturnin priory in Vouillon. Its bottle-shaped silhouette, unique in Berry, fascinates by its mystery and Romanesque elegance.

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Issoudun · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison

A jewel of the Empire style in Issoudun, this 19th-century shop is striking for its portico of colonnettes and its unique ornamental entablature combining interlaced semi-circles, arrows and lyre motifs.

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Bleury · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

Tucked away in the Beauce region, the church of Saint-Martin de Bleury conceals an unsuspected treasure: a cycle of wall paintings dating from the early 16th century, discovered in 1881, with a remarkable stylistic coherence.

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Preuilly-sur-Claise · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien Hôtel de ville

In the heart of Preuilly-sur-Claise, this former 15th-16th-century town hall is striking for its twin corbelled turrets and remarkably well-preserved late Gothic moulded windows.

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Bourré · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Germain

In the heart of the Cher valley, the church of Saint-Germain de Bourré boasts an exceptional flamboyant Gothic choir: a five-sided apse pierced by windows with lace-like stonework.

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Fay-aux-Loges · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Notre-Dame

The Gothic jewel of the Loiret region, the church of Notre-Dame de Fay-aux-Loges has kept its 13th-century nave intact, with its exceptionally delicate foliage capitals, a moving reminder of medieval art in the Gâtinais region.

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Orsennes · Centre-Val de Loire

Dolmen dit de Chardy

A solitary megalithic vestige on the edge of the Creuse, the Chardy dolmen erects its sandstone orthostats in an unspoilt hedged landscape - a silent witness to the Neolithic builders of deep Berry.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Ancien couvent des Capucins

A little-known jewel of reinforced concrete in Tours, the Capucins chapel designed by Auguste and Gustave Perret reveals a sober, bold modernism, a rare testimony to the architectural avant-garde of the early 20th century.

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La Fontenelle · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Loup-Saint-Gilles

Nestling in the heart of the Loir-et-Cher region, this 12th-century Romanesque church boasts a facade with three semi-circular arches and a rare 16th-century carved wooden Christ, a discreet jewel in the crown of an authentic rural heritage.

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Tours · Centre-Val de Loire

Bibliothèque municipale

A concrete and copper sentinel guarding the northern entrance to Tours, the municipal library elegantly embodies the architecture of the Reconstruction period - its weathered pyramidal roof remains one of the most distinctive visual landmarks on the banks of the Loire.

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Auzouer-en-Touraine · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise Saint-Martin

In the heart of green Touraine, the church of Saint-Martin d'Auzouer reveals a thousand years of history: from its 11th-century Romanesque nave to its Renaissance additions, a discreet and authentic heritage setting.

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Bournan · Centre-Val de Loire

Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin

Nestling in the heart of the Lochois region, Saint-Martin de Bournan church reveals a thousand years of sacred architecture: a Romanesque bell tower with round arches and a Gothic octagonal stone spire of rare elegance.

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Montbazon · Centre-Val de Loire

Maison médiévale

This late 12th-century medieval house in Montbazon, built of millstone, is a rare and authentic illustration of the way Romanesque urban life was organised in Touraine.