Discover the castles and museums in indre-et-loire

Loches is a commune located in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre region.

Things to see:

1. The Dungeon
2. The 'Logis Royal'
3. Saint-Ours collegial
4. The 'Maison Lansyer'
5. The Chancellerie
6. The St-Antoine tower
7. The 'Porte des Cordeliers'
8. The 'Carrière de Vignemont'
9. Sansac manor

The castle of Chinon is part of the Loire castles that have host the King of France. It is built on old roman fortifications.

La Devinière, the 15th-century country house where François Rabelais was born, is situated in Seuilly, in the heart of the Chinon vineyards. Site of the "Picrocholine" wars, the literary museum pays tribute to the author of Gargantua and Pantagruel.

The castle of Saché, located in Touraine, was an inspiring place for Honoré de Balzac.

Discover the latest residence of Pierre de Ronsard and the gardens of Saint-Cosme priory.

The museum presents silex works annd objects coming from the plateaus of Creuse and Claise, from Pressigny to Albilly over 10,000 ha dating from the iron age.

The castle of Candé is located in the commune of Monts in Indre-et-Loire, 10 km from Tours on banks of river Indre.

Hotel Gouin is a very rare Renaissance architectural vestige located in Tours and was owned by the silk business man in the 15th century then owned by the Gouin Family of bankers in 1738.

Richelieu's park used to shleter the vast residence of the Cardinal of Richelieu that was destroyed in the 19th century and of which few remains were left : A dome, two caves of the orangery, cellars and canals.