A World Heritage Gothic cathedral built around 1200, unusual for having no transept, so its five-aisled nave rises in one great sweep of light. Its medieval stained glass windows are among the finest in France.
Climb the north tower for views of the city, and visit the crypt with the tomb of the Duke of Berry. The old town has many half-timbered houses.
The Gothic town palace of Jacques Cœur, a merchant who became the richest man in France and treasurer to King Charles VII before falling from favour.
The country house where the writer George Sand lived and wrote, and where she welcomed Chopin, Delacroix, Liszt, Flaubert and Balzac.
The largest and most extravagant of the Loire châteaux, built from 1519 for King François I as a hunting lodge.
A little fortified château of the late 15th century, between a castle and a country house, with towers, a keep and a courtyard opening onto the villa…
Home to seven kings and ten queens of France, this royal château in the centre of Blois shows four centuries of French architecture around one courty…
One of the most beautiful châteaux in France, built across the River Cher on a series of arches, with its long gallery reflected in the water.
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