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Top 20 must-see sights in the region
A selection drawn from all the towns already covered in this guide.
Royal Château of Blois
A château summarising four architectural styles, from Gothic to Classical, with its famous François I staircase.
See on the map →Saint-Étienne Cathedral of Bourges
A UNESCO-listed Gothic masterpiece, remarkable for its five carved portals and stained glass.
See on the map →Notre-Dame Cathedral of Chartres
A UNESCO-listed Gothic masterpiece, famous for its nearly intact 13th-century stained glass and its renowned "Chartres blue".
See on the map →Château Raoul of Châteauroux
A medieval château overlooking the Indre, which gave the town its name, now the prefecture's seat.
See on the map →Sainte-Croix Cathedral of Orléans
A Gothic cathedral where Joan of Arc came to pray in 1429, with ten 19th-century stained-glass windows retracing her life.
See on the map →Saint-Gatien Cathedral
A masterpiece of Flamboyant and Rayonnant Gothic, famous for its 13th-century stained glass and the Psalette cloister.
See on the map →Old Town of Blois
Sloping lanes and picturesque stairways leading down to the Loire, around Saint-Louis Cathedral.
See on the map →Palais Jacques-Cœur
A sumptuous 15th-century Gothic residence built by the immensely wealthy merchant Jacques Cœur, treasurer to Charles VII.
See on the map →Old Chartres and the Saint-André Quarter
Medieval lanes, timber-framed houses and picturesque stairways leading down to the river Eure.
See on the map →Parc Balsan
A vast 19th-century landscaped park right in the town centre, with ponds and a variety of tree species.
See on the map →Place du Martroi
A central square adorned with the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, erected in 1855 by Denis Foyatier.
See on the map →Place Plumereau
The beating heart of Old Tours, lined with 15th-century timber-framed houses and lively terraces.
See on the map →Marais de Bourges
Traditional vegetable gardens crossed by canals, a green haven right in the heart of the town.
See on the map →House of Joan of Arc
A reconstruction of the house where Joan of Arc stayed in 1429, with a multimedia room retracing her epic story.
See on the map →Saint-Martin Basilica
A 19th-century basilica housing the tomb of Saint Martin, one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in Christendom.
See on the map →Museum of Fine Arts of Orléans
A collection renowned for its drawing cabinet, considered the richest in France after the Louvre's.
See on the map →Tour Charlemagne
A remnant of the former Saint-Martin basilica destroyed during the Revolution, a witness to the town's pilgrimage past.
See on the map →Hôtel Groslot
A former 16th-century Renaissance town hall, where several kings of France once stayed.
See on the map →Museum of Fine Arts of Tours
Housed in the former archbishops' palace, with Italian paintings and antiquities in a classical setting.
See on the map →Banks of the Loire
A walk along Europe's last wild river, with views of the Pont George-V and riverside cafés.
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