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C4 ABILLY 37160ARCHÉOLAB - ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MUSEUM - The Archéolab was established at the archaeological site of Petit Paulmy in Abillyto help preserve the ruins uncovered by archaeologists, and to givevisitors the opportunity to truly understand this major prehistoric site.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 91 07 [email protected]/site/patrimoinevivant

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Free visit«Réseau de Musées de Claise & Creuse» pass

CHÂTEAU OF CLOS LUCÉ - LEONARDO DA VINCI PARK - K Tour of Leonardo da Vinci’s house with its Renaissance rooms, frescoes by his disciples and 40 fabulous machines. A voyage of discovery along a landscaped walk with its 18 giant machines, 8 listening points and 40translucent canvasses (mid March l mid Nov.).

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 57 55 78 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 57 62 88 [email protected] | www.vinci-closluce.com

• 02/01 -> 31/12• Last admission: 1:00 before closing time

Free visit13,00 -> 15,00 €

7/18 years old10,00 -> 10,50 €

Unemployed, largefamilies & «La clé des

châteaux & jardins» pass

11,00 -> 13,50 €

20 pers. & + 10,50 -> 11,50 €

CHÂTEAU GAILLARD - «Forgotten royal paradise»: 15 hectares inthe heart of central Amboise! This magical Renaissance site has been rediscovered and restored to its former glory after 4 years of painstaking restoration work. Visit: 01:45www.chateau-gaillard-amboise.fr

Free visit10,00 €

- 7 years oldFree

7/25 years old7,00 €

ROYAL CHÂTEAU OF AMBOISE - The chateau became a

royal residence under the reign of Charles VIII and François I. Its renown attracted numerous European artists including Leonardo da Vinci, whose tomb is to be found at the château. Original garden’s layout redesigned, with landscape gardens. Elevator for disabled. NEW: "Au service du Roy" Amboise 1518: interactive Château

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 57 00 98 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 57 52 23 [email protected] | www.chateau-amboise.com

• 02/01 -> 31/01 - 09:00/12:30 - 14:00/16:45• 01/02 -> 28/02 - 09:00/12:30 - 13:30/17:00• 01/03 -> 31/03 - 09:00/17:30• 01/04 -> 30/06 - 09:00/18:30• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 09:00/19:00• 01/09 -> 01/11 - 09:00/18:00• 02/11 -> 15/11 - 09:00/17:30• 16/11 -> 31/12 - 09:00/12:30 - 14:00/16:45

Free visit11,20 €

Audioguide + 4,00 €

Visit with iPad

+ 5,00 €

- 7 years oldFree

7/18 years old 7,50 €


7,40 -> 9,40 €

+ 20 pers. 8,50 €


Free1 adult/20

Free

87,00 €

LOIRE VALLEY AQUARIUM - On the banks of the Loire, over 10,000

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 23 44 57 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 23 44 [email protected]

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PAGODA OF CHANTELOUP -P In a 14 hectare park with its ornementallake, the Pagoda (built in 1775) is all that remains of the great château belonging to the Duke of Choiseul. Visit

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 57 20 97 [email protected] | www.pagode-chanteloup.com

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Free visit7/15 years old, Disabled

Students14 adults mini.

AMBOISE TOWN HALL MUSEUM - Built between 1501 and 1505, in

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 23 47 42 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 23 19 [email protected] | r www.ville-amboise.fr

• 15/06 -> 20/09 Free visitFree

Guided tour on r

Free

D2 AMBOISE 37400

LOIRE VALLEY MINI-CHÂTEAUX -X


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NIGHT SHOW «A LA COUR DU ROY» - See «SOUND AND LIGHT - NIGHT SHOWS»

JARDIN DE LA MARDELLE -E This English garden has a wide varietyof plants (peonies, old and modern roses, shrubs, etc) with a wealthof colours. It offers beautiful views around a 7 ha pond.VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 72 57 [email protected] | r www.jardindelamardelle.fr

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C1 ARTINS 41800

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COMMANDRY OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND CENTRE FOR CHIVALRIC ORDERS - The Templar base of Arville is one of the bestpreserved in France. The Knighthood order history centre showcasesthe history of knights and crusades. Buildings such as the tithe barn, dovecote, templar church and the medieval garden, complete the visit.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 80 75 41 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 80 73 [email protected]

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Free visit with leaftets or audioguides. Accorrr

ding to the optionsFree

Students

Free visit or guided

pers. maxi

CHÂTEAU OF NITRAY -Y “Citadel of Vines and Wines”. 15th & 16th-centuries. Tour of the grounds: chapel, wineries, cellars, pigeon coop,

yesterday and today”. Cycle hire on the banks of the Cher.F-GB-D-I-E-R. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 50 29 74 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 50 29 [email protected] | www.visit-chateau.com

• 01/06 -> 30/09 - 09:00/12:00 - 14:00/19:00 Free visit5,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

Guided visit

7,00 €

BEAUMARCHAIS WILDLIFE PARK - K Themed animal park: large gameanimals of France. The visitors hop aboard the safari train and see these semi-wild animals: great deer, boars, fallow deer, ostriches, bison. Inn with game specialties, theme nights.Tel. +33 (0)2 47 56 22 30 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 56 03 [email protected] | r www.reserve-de-beaumarchais.com

• 26 -> 28/03 & 02/04 -> 02/11 - 10:00/17:30Open every day 02/04 -> 30/09 & during all saint’sholidaysOctober: week-ends only.

8,00 € + 1,00 € «special visit

baby ostriches»

- 4 years oldFree


6,00 €

mini: schools ->maxi: adults

5,50 -> 6,00 €

CHÂTEAU OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU - The castle of Azay-le-Rideau,listed as a Unesco World Heritage site, offers the scenes of monumentalrestoration, where stonemasons, carpenters and roofers restore this jewel of Val de Loire to its full glory. During this period, the castle is opendaily and proposes to visitors an unusual visit. NEW: new décor and furnishings, salon Biencourt, restored south façade, site exhibition.

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 45 67 98 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 45 26 61chateau.azay-le-rideau@monuments-nationaux.frwww.azay-le-rideau.fr

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schools

CHÂTEAU OF L’ISLETTE - E This Renaissance château is reminiscent of its famous neighbour Azay-le-Rideau, and the two are sometimesdescribed as brothers… This was the scene for the romance betweenCamille Claudel and Rodin. VisitTel. +33 (0)6 84 54 49 [email protected] | r www.chateaudelislette.fr

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MAURICE DUFRESNE MUSEUM - The museum’s appeal is its spectacular collection: vintage vehicles, unusual items, vintage posters,weapons, historical items and more have been kept by an extraordinary collector to bring us the historical and mechanical heritage of the last 150 years. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 45 36 18 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 45 28 [email protected] | www.musee-dufresne.com

•• Last admission: 1:00 before closing time

Free visit10,00 €

10/17 years old5,00 €

18/25 years old7,50 €

20 pers. mini.8,50 €

D0 ARVILLE 41170

D3 ATHÉE-SUR-CHER 37270

D2 AUTRÈCHE 37110

B3 AZAY-LE-RIDEAU 37190

TROGLODYTIC VALLEY OF GOUPILLIÈRES - S In outstanding naturalsurroundings, a Touraine dwelling carved out of tufa rock (well, bread oven, cow barn, grain silo) and underground shelter from the Middle Ages. Kitchen garden, wine grower’s lodge. Farm animals. Shed, witches’ coven, fortress for children. Visit

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 45 46 89 contact@troglodytedesgoupillieres.frwww.troglodytedesgoupillieres.frp

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+ 20 pers.Contact us

POTAGER EN CARRÉS À LA FRANÇAISE -E Kitchen garden tour, workshops, courses (learn about the “French-style square footgardening” method). Square Foot Gardening School, gardening method designed by Anne-Marie Nageleisen.Tel. +33 (0)6 18 40 07 [email protected] | www.potagerencarres.info

• 01/06 -> 01/10Weekly closure: TUE

• 15/04 -> 15/06 & 01 -> 15/10Weekly closure: MON -> FRI

Free visit7,00 €

- 16 years oldFree


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ROYAL CHÂTEAU OF BLOIS -S Favourite residence of the Kings of France during the Renaissance, this Château is the architectural synthesis of the châteaux of the Loire. Its four wings in differentstyles, monumental staircase and richly decorated apartments are an excellent introduction to your visit to the Loire Valley.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 90 33 33 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 90 33 31 [email protected] | r www.chateaudeblois.fr

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Free, guided or unusual visit

Audio-guide

Free

Audio-guide

Students, unemployed,adults

large families, teachers

Audioguide

Free visit

guide Tour leader +

Guided visit;

groupAudio-guided

Flat rate unusual visit

FONDATION DU DOUTE - MUSEUM - The Fondation du Doute is asdifferent from traditional museums as Fluxus is from static art. Fluxus is

USA of the 1960s. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 55 37 [email protected] |r www.fondationdudoute.fr

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guided visitor workshop)

MAISON DE LA BD - The Maison de la BD has a new site right in Blois town centre and just a stone’s throw from the Loire and Place Louis 12. Visitors enter via the street up the steps or the ramp.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 42 49 [email protected] | www.bdboum.com

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 09:00/12:00 - 14:00/17:30 Weekly closure: SUN; MON

Closed public holidays 27/06 -> 03/07 & 02 -> 18/11Workshop every Wednesday during scholl holiday (except summer)

Free visit Pedagogical options 30,00 -> 60,00 €/

groupor 2,00 -> 4,00 €/

child

ROBERT-HOUDIN MAGIC MUSEUM - Enter the realm of illusions:automatons, optical games and mirrors, tricks, etc. Take a closer look at the world of Robert-Houdin, the greatest magician of all time, and learn about the «Hallucinoscope». Magic show at the end of the visit.

Visit: 00:45Tel. +33 (0)2 54 90 33 33 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 90 33 [email protected] | r www.maisondelamagie.fr

• 26/03 -> 28/03 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:30• 02/04 -> 31/08 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:30• 01/09 -> 18/09 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:30

Weekly closure: MON morning; TUE morning;WED morning; THU morning;

• 20/10 -> 02/11 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:30• Last admission: 30 mn before closing time

Free visit9,00 €

- 6 years old


Students, unemployed,large families & teacher

7,00 €

Free or guided visit

7,00 €

MUSEUM OF THE RESISTANCE, DEPORTATION, AND LIBERATIONA memorial for younger generations, from the early days of theResistance until victory. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 56 07 [email protected]

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Closed public holidays

Guided tour by appoint.r Free or guided visit

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM -

through the Loire, enables the visitor to appreciate the diversity and richness of the environment. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 54 90 21 00 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 90 21 01 [email protected] | www.blois.fr/museum

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00 ; TUE; THU; FRI;

morning• Last admission: 17:30

Closed 01/01, 01/05, 01/11 & 25/15.

Free visit4,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

12/18 years old

2,50 €


1,50 -> 2,50 €

BEAUVAL - ZOO - See SAINT-AIGNAN-SUR-CHER

E1 BLOIS 41000

FANSTASTIC SHOW IN CHÂTEAU ROYAL DE BLOIS - See «SOUND AND LIGHT - NIGHT SHOWS»; EVENTS, SHOWS AND FESTIVALS

SAINT LAURENT CHURCH - Constructed in the 13th & 16th-centuries. It

windows and its square clock-tower. An example of Romanesque vaults in the Plantagenet style. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 91 94 94 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 91 51 97 [email protected]/[email protected]

• 02/01 -> 30/12 - 10:00/17:00

Free visitFree

Themed visit on request

Free

BEAULIEU-LÈS-LOCHES 37600TRINITY BENEDICTINE ABBEY - Count of Anjou, buried in the southern wing of the transept.

Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 91 94 94 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 91 51 97 [email protected]/[email protected] www.beaulieulesloches.fr

• 02/01 -> 30/12 - 10:00/17:00

Free visitFree

Guided visit on request

Free

CHÂTEAU OF LEUGNY -Y 18th-century château attributed to the architect André Portier, set in a 19th-century garden landscaped by the Bülher brothers. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 50 41 10

• Free visit

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LA CAVE TOURISTIQUE - E Fun guided tour of the cave museum, setamidst some of the region’s famous vineyards, followed by a tasting of some local wines. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 58 40 [email protected] | www.cavesbourgueil.com

• 01/04 -> 20/11 - 09:30/12:30 - 14:30/18:30Weekly closure: MON

• Last admission: 17:30

Guided visit4,80 €

- 18 years oldFree


TUFA STONE QUARRY AND SUBTERRANEAN TOWN - The amazing reconstruction of an underground city built in the solid rock deep within an underground tunnel. An incredibly realistic and timeless journey. On the spot possible catering and reservation for the groups (+ 20 pers.).Tel. +33 (0)2 54 32 95 33 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 32 42 [email protected] |r www.le-champignon.com

• Christmas, February and all Saint’s holidays10:00, 11:00, 15:00 & 16:00 (closed 25/12 & 01/01)

• 15/03 -> 30/09: 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00& 17:00.

• 01/10 -> 15/11: 10:00, 15:00.

Guided visit2-in-1 ticket with Les

Roches mushroom cellar (See «Visits and tasting

local products»)12,00 € (1h)

7/14 years old (guided visit(( )tt

7,50 €

+ 20 pers.Guided visitaccording to

the age6,00 -> 10,00 €

1 guide tour leaderFree/20 pers.

CHÂTEAU OF BRÉZÉ - Listed as a historic monument and just 10kmfrom Saumur, Château de Brézé takes its visitors on a whirlwind tour of its architectural heritage and network of corridors carved out of tuffeau stone. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 29 89 [email protected] | www.chateaudebreze.com

• 01/02 -> 31/12Underpasses: 10:30 & 16:30Chateau: 11:30 & 15:30

• Last admission: 30 min before closing time

Free visit11,50 €

- 6 years oldFree

6/17 years old6,00 -> 9,50 €

Free visit9,50 €

Guided visit10,50€

SILKWORM NURSERY AND TROGLODYTIC SITE -E Tucked away in the undergrowth, the Magnanerie troglodytic site is open to visitors. Discover the strange underground world of tunnels dug into the rock and silkworms. Probably one of the most original visits of your stay.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 75 50 [email protected] |r www.magnanerie-troglo.fr

• 31/03 -> 31/10Weekly closure: SUN morning; TUE

Visit departures: April -> June; Sept. & Oct.: 11:30,14:30 & 16:00; July - August: 11:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30 & 17:30.Groupes 01/01 -> 31/12 by reservation only.


6/12 years old(guided visit(( )tt

5,00 €


Children according to the age

4,00 -> 5,00 €

E2 BOURRÉ 41400BOURDAISIERE (LA) - See MONTLOUIS-SUR-LOIRE

D0 BOURSAY - BOTANICAL HOUSE AND GARDENS - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

BREZE 49260

D4 BRIDORÉ 37600

SAINT MARTIN COLLEGIATE CHURCH - th

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 95 90 71 [email protected]


Free visitFree

Guided visit of the church or guided

visit of the church + the village

3,00 -> 5,00 €

CHÂTEAU OF BRIDORÉ - th - 15th

tall keep. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)6 27 76 71 22 [email protected] | www.chateau-bridore.com

• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 13:00/19:0001/01 -> 31/12 for groups by appoint.

Free visit6,00 €

- 6 years oldFree


+ 10 pers. mini.5,00 €

A3 CANDES-SAINT-MARTIN 37500

TOUR BEAUVOIR - R This late 11th-century dungeon was part of the walledcity. In the 14th-century, the counts of Blois transformed it into a prison.Discover the six hiding holes used as prisons and enjoy a panoramic view of Blois and its surroundings from the terrace. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)6 88 15 62 [email protected] | r www.tourbeauvoir.fr

• 01/07 -> 31/08Weekly closure: MON morning; TUE morning; THU morning; FRI morning; SUN morning

Open all year round on request

Free visit4,00 €

- 7 years oldFree


Free visit. 2-in-1 ticket with château

of Chémery

DISCOVER THE RIVER LOIRE ON A TRADITIONAL BOAT - See «BOAT TRIPS»

SAINT PIERRE ABBEY & MUSEUM OF ART AND FOLK TRADITIONS13th & 18th-century buildings. 10th-century ruins. Particularly remarkable

monumental staircase. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 97 72 04www.bourgueil.fr

• 01/04 -> 30/06 - 14:00/18:00Weekly closure: MON; TUE; WED; THU; FRI

• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 14:00/18:00 Weekly closure: TUE

• 01/09 -> 31/10 - 14:00/18:00Weekly closure: MON; TUE; WED; THU; FRI


Free visit5,80 €

- 7 years oldFree


A3 BOURGUEIL 37140OBSERVATOIRE LOIRE: ESPACE MUSEOGRAPHIE - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

PASTORAL CARE FOR VISITORS -S The department of Loir-et-Cherboasts no fewer than 280 churches. The Pastoral, Tourism and Leisure Service of the Diocese organises visits of some 40 churches and other religious heritage sites.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 74 47 [email protected] |r www.pastoraledutourisme41.net

• 01/01 -> 31/12 Free visit or guided By appointment

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B4 CHAMPIGNY-SUR-VEUDE 37120

CHÂTEAU OF CHAMBORD - Chambord is an exceptional work

of art. It is emblematic of the French Renaissance across the globe, and

situated less than two hours from Paris. NEW: Rediscover Chambord and explore the château in the 16th-century with the HistoPad, a tablet using augmented reality. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 54 50 40 00 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 50 50 26 [email protected] | www.chambord.org

• 02/01 -> 31/03 & 01/10 -> 31/12 - 09:00/17:00• 01/04 -> 30/09 - 09:00/18:00• Last admission: 30 mn before closing timeClosed 01/01 & 1st TUE of February & 25/12

Free visit11,00 €

Audio-guide + 5,00 € Histopad + 8,00 €

- 26 years old from UE, teachers FRA, disabled

FreeTicket for the service forest or animation,

teacher of the superior or foreigner, learning

ressources centre, head teacher, 18/25

unemployed, social assistance

9,00 €

Free visit with

suppl. 9,00 € +. guided visit

130,00 €/group

Audio-guide + 4,00 €

Histopad + 6,00 €

SAINT LOUIS HOLY CHAPEL - 16th-century chapel with beautiful Renaissance stained-glass windows. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 95 71 46/+33 (0)6 83 66 24 57 Fax +33 (0)2 47 95 71 46

• 26/03 -> 30/04 - 14:00/18:00 ; TUE; ; THU; FRI

• 01/05 -> 30/06 - 14:00/18:00 ; TUE;

• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 14:00/18:00• 01/09 -> 30/09 - 14:00/18:00

Weekly closure: TUE• Last admission: 18:00 before closing time

Chapel 6,00 €

Chapel + château10,00 €

- 18 years oldFree

3,00 €

+ 15 pers Chapel 5,00 €

Chapel + château10,00 €

G1 CHAON - THE HOUSE OF POACHING - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

E1 CHAMBORD 41250

EQUESTRIAN SHOW - See «ENTERTAINMENT INSIDE MONUMENTS»; EVENTS, SHOWS AND FESTIVALS

NATURAL DISCOVERY - See «HIKING & NATURE RAMBLES»

CHÂTEAU OF VALMER - PARK AND GARDENS - Italian style hanging gardens of the Renaissance (fountains, statues, balustrades),kitchen

th-century park and

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 52 93 12 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 52 26 92 [email protected] | www.chateaudevalmer.com

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Free

students, unemployed, large families, members

Free

D2 CHANÇAY 37210

CHÂTEAU OF VAUJOURS - S The romantic ruins of this 12th & 15th-century château will take the visitors back through time.F-GB. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 26 14 [email protected] |r www.chateaudevaujours.fr

• Guided visit - 12 years oldFree

B2 CHÂTEAU-LA-VALLIÈRE 37330

MUSEUM OF LEATHER AND TANNERY - Y The only institution of itskind in France, it is set in the premises of an old tanner’s workshop founded in the 16th-century. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 56 03 [email protected] | g www.museeducuir.org

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All year round for groups on request

Free visitFree

Students

D1 CHÂTEAU-RENAULT 37110

LOCKSMITH’S HOUSE - 19th-century locksmiths’ tools exhibited in the old Mercier workshop, established in 1920 in a building dating from the 13th-century. Visit: 01:00Tel./Fax +33 (0)2 47 56 22 22 [email protected]

• Last admission: 17:00 FreeUnemployed, students,

- 18 years old1,00 €

15 pers. mini2,00 €

PARK & CHÂTEAU OF BEAUREGARD - Former hunting lodge of François

Visit: 02:00

Tel. +33 (0)2 54 70 41 65 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 33 34 81 [email protected] | www.beauregard-loire.com

• 28/02 -> 31/03 & 01/10 -> 31/10 - 13:30/17:00• 01/04 -> 30/06 - 10:30/18:30• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 10:00/19:00• 01/09 -> 30/09 - 10:00/18:00• Last admission: 30mn before closing timePublic holidays: 10:00/19:00. 01/01 -> 31/12 by appoint for groups. Visits guideds se renseigner.

Free visit or guided, games and

entertairments9,00 -> 12,50 €

Free - 13 years old

5,00 €

old9,00 -> 10,00 €

Free or guided visit4,50 -> 15,00 €

Picnic or catering on request

13,00 -> 60,00 €

E2 CELLETTES 41120

CHÂTEAU OF MONTPOUPON - Montpoupon is a privately-owned château which is still furnished, with a self-guided audio tour. It is also home to the Huntsman Museum, providing an unexpected insight into the region with 30 rooms dedicated to the world of hunting, horses and the arts. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 94 21 15 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 94 24 83 [email protected] www.chateau-loire-montpoupon.com

• 06/02 -> 06/03 - 10:00/13:00 - 14:00/17:00• 12/03 -> 29/03 - 10:00/13:00 - 14:00/17:00

; TUE; ; THU; FRI• 01/04 -> 30/09 - 10:00/19:00• 01/10 -> 06/11 - 10:00/13:00 - 14:00/17:00• 11/11 -> 27/11 - 10:00/13:00 - 14:00/17:00

; TUE; ; THU; FRI• Last admission: 1:00 before closing time

Free visit9,00 €


65 years old & +8,00 €

+ 15 pers. mini.7,50 €

E3 CÉRÉ-LA-RONDE 37460


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GUIDED FLORAL TOUR OF CHÉDIGNY, BOTH VILLAGE ANDGARDEN - With roses and perennial plants in every street, Chédigny ismore than a charming village: it’s a real garden! From March to October, do not hesitate to book for your groups a 2 hour guided tour of the village with botanist amateurs. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)6 98 89 82 [email protected] y@@ | |r rosesdechedigny.canalblog.com

• 11/06 -> 31/12Open every day - no opening times

Guided visit(+ drink)

6,00 €

CHÂTEAU OF CHÉMERY -Y The Château de Chémery combinesmedieval and Renaissance architecture. Surrounded by a moat, thebuildings are arranged around the courtyard and its outdoor theatre.Access is by the old drawbridge. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 71 82 [email protected] |r www.chateaudechemery.fr

• Free visit

Students

Guided visit

CHARTREUSE DU LIGET - T Built in 1180 by Henry II Plantagenet as penance for the murder of Thomas Becket. The visitors explore the ruins of the cloister and chapel. VisitTel. +33 (0)6 49 16 23 [email protected] | www.lachartreuseduliget.fr

• Free visit Free visit

CHÂTEAU OF CHENONCEAU - Renaissance. Unique architecture, built over the Cher river. A collection of masters paintings and a remarkable series of 16th-century Flemish tapestries. The Galerie desDames (wax-museum). Night-time promenades in the gardens during the summer, boat outings in July and August.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 23 44 06 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 23 44 [email protected] | www.chenonceau.com

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with or without audioguide

Students

or audioguider

D3 É CHÉDIGNY 37310

E2 CHÉMERY 41700

D3 É CHEMILLÉ-SUR-INDROIS 37460

D3 CHENONCEAUX 37150

NIGHT STROLL «ILLUMINATED GARDENS» - See «EVENTS IN PARKS AND GARDENS»

E2 CHEVERNY 41700CHÂTEAU OF CHEVERNY - Y This private château is still lived in; it is the most beautifully furnished château in the Loire Valley. It served asa model to Hergé for Moulinsart, Tintin’s château. It is surrounded by apark, part of which - 4 different gardens and the kennel - can be visited.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 79 96 29 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 79 25 38domainedecheverny@chateau-cheverny.comwww.chateau-cheverny.comy

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Various prices according to select options

students, large families

Various pricesaccording to select

options Free visit or

guided)

EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS IN PARKS & GARDENS, INSIDE MONUMENTS - See «EVENTS, SHOWS AND FESTIVALS»

CHÂTEAU OF TROUSSAY -Y The still inhabited château was built at the end of the 15th-century. The English garden is decorated with trees of various species aged over 100 years old. A small museum explores lifein the Sologne. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 44 29 07/+33 (0)2 54 44 20 [email protected] | www.chateaudetroussay.com

• Guided tourFree visit

of the exhibitions and park

7,00 €

- 7 years old

Students,large families

5,00 €

Free visit of theexhibition and park

5,50 €

HYDRAULIC SCALES - Built in 1860, it is probably unique in France.It draws water from a well to a castle located 30 m above the river. Discover also Châteauvieux: its castle, its troglodytic houses, the VineConservatory... Visit: 00:45Tel. +33 (0)2 54 75 21 06communication-chateauvieux@orange.frmairiechateauvieux.blogspot.fr

•Visits by appoint only.

Guided tour of the r3 sites: conservatoire,

musée & balancier

3 sites Contact us

E3 CHÂTEAUVIEUX 41110

E2 CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE 41150CHÂTEAU OF CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE - E Offering one of the mostbeautiful views of the royal river, the Park extends over 32 hectares andbrings together the château, its stables and its grounds, as well as the International Garden Festival. A renowned centre of arts and nature, the Park invites celebrated artist to exhibit their works.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 20 99 22 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 20 99 24 [email protected] |r www.domaine-chaumont.fr

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International Festival of

+ Audio-guide

Free Free visitt

Guided visit

INTERNATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL - See «ENTERTAINMENT INSIDE MONUMENTS»

TRADITIONAL BOAT OUTINGS TO DISCOVER THE RIVER LOIRE - See «BOAT TRIPS»


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SAINT MEXME COLLEGIATE CHURCH - Chinon’s main religious building until the French Revolution is now a cultural centre. Its 1000 A.D. nave houses a small wooden theatre and its 11th-century narthex houses several medieval murals and modern stained glass by Olivier Debré. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 93 04 [email protected] | www.ville-chinon.com

• 01/05 -> 18/09; every morning

Single entrance3,00 €

Combined with Le Carroi-museum and

Sainte RadegondeChapel6,00 €

- 12 years oldFree


ROYAL FORTRESS OF CHINON - Bring groups and the general public to meet the biggest medieval characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc and more. Treat your clients to stunning views of Chinon, its vineyards and Vienne Valley. Spoil them with apassionate guide to whisk them back in time through French history!

Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 48 67 91 78Fax +33 (0)2 47 93 93 32 [email protected]

••••••Closed 25/12 & 01/01

Free visitunemployed

Free

students, disabled & large families

+ 10 pers.

Tour leaderFree

LE CARROI-MUSEUM - In the heart of this historic town, the Maisondes Etats Généraux (Vieux Chinon Museum), is a 15th-century building housing a collection of artworks and objects which cast light on the history of the town and the surrounding area, from prehistoric timesthrough to the present day. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 93 18 [email protected]

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Combined with Saint-Mexme church & Sainte Radegonde

chapel

interpreter-tour guides, students art & history

ELSIE’S GARDEN - The writer Elsie De Raedt offers tours (about 90 min.) of her garden containing a vast variety of roses. Untreated

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 98 07 [email protected] | www.elsiederaedt.com

•All year round on request

Free visit7,00 €

CAVES PAINCTES - Network of subterranean tunnels running beneaththe château. Former quarries turned into cellars in the 15th-century, theCaves des Painctes have hardly changed since. You can still feel the spirit of Rabelais. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 93 30 44 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 93 36 [email protected] | www.chinon.com

• Free visit

Free tasting

Free visit

Free tasting

MUSÉE ANIMÉ DU VIN ET DE LA TONNELLERIE - One man is st

and bred in Chinon, he spent 5 years collecting all the tools on display and it took 2500 hours to make the 14 automata.

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 93 25 63/+33 (0)6 45 71 30 55

• 15/03 -> 15/11 - 10:00/22:0016/11 -> 14/03 by reservation.

Free visit4,50 €

- 7 years oldFree



LOIRE SAILORS MUSEUM - Sailors’ artefacts, models of famous Loireboats. A museum packed with memories of the golden days of the portat Chouzé-sur-Loire, a vibrant shipping centre. Visit

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 95 18 [email protected] | www.chouze-sur-loire.fr

• 11/04 -> 10/05 - 14:00/18:00Weekly closure: MON; TUE; WED




Free visit4,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

12/18 years old3,00 €

10 -> 30 pers.3,00 €

CHISSEAUX - L’AMBACIA, LA BÉLANDRE AND LA GABARE - See «BOAT TRIPS»

A3 CHOUZÉ-SUR-LOIRE 37140

SAINTE RADEGONDE CHAPEL -L A Romanesque chapel, partly hewn into the rock, and centred around the tomb of a VIth-century religioushermit. Of particular note are the late 12th-century mural paintings.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 93 04 92/+33 (0)2 47 93 11 [email protected] | www.ville-chinon.com

•; every morning

Single entrance

Combined with Le Carroi-museum &

St-Mexme Church

- 12 years old

CHÂTEAU OF LA VAUGUYON - La Vauguyon, which was also called the Hôtel d’Orville and la Gaignerie, belonged to the former parish of Parilly. Opposite the Château de Chinon, on the other side of the River Vienne, halfway up the hillside, there is a collection of different sized buildings from different eras. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 93 07 70/+33 (0)6 78 53 11 [email protected] | r www.chateaulavauguyon.com

• 01/07 -> 30/09 Guided visit4,00 €

- 10 years oldFree

10/18 years old2,00 €


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CHÂTEAU OF CHAMPCHEVRIER - The same family has lived in the Château since 1728. It was rebuilt during the Renaissance and completed in the 18th-century. It is completely surrounded by moats and

rooms, an exceptional collection of one-of-a-kind tapestries and so much more. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 24 93 93 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 24 62 63 [email protected] | www.champchevrier.fr

• 15/06 -> 18/09 - 10:00/18:00 - 14:00/18:00


Free visit8,00 €

- 7 years oldFree


4,00 €

+ 20 pers.: high sea-son or by appoint.

6,50 -> 7,50 €

Free

B2 CLÉRÉ-LES-PINS 37340

CLOS-LUCE - See AMBOISE

C3 CORMERY 37320SAINT PAUL ABBEY AND TOWER - The visitors discover the remains

around the monastery. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 43 40 66 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 43 03 15 [email protected]/[email protected] | www.cormery.fr

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:30/18:00 Free visitFree

Guided visit

5,00 €


LE POUZET GARDENS - This garden of 4 hectares offers one of

emergence of many bulbs.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 71 32 44 | [email protected]

• 01/04 -> 30/06 & 01/09 -> 31/10 - 15:00/19:00

• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 15:00/19:00 Weekly closure: THU

Free visit or guided6,00 €

- 16 years oldFree


5,00 €

MANOR DE LA POSSONNIÈRE - The birthplace of Pierre de

Ronsard, the «Prince of Poets», the manor house offers remarkable

the visit. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 54 72 40 05 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 72 40 05 [email protected]

• 24/03 -> 14/06 & 15/09 -> 30/10 - 14:00/18:00

• 15/06 -> 15/09 - 10:00/18:00• Last admission: 17:30

Free visit or guided manor & garden

5,50 €NEW: 12 audioguides

(F-GB-D)+ 1,00 €

- 15 years oldFree

unemployed4,50 €


manor & garden20 pers. mini

4,50 €

E2 COUDDES 41700

C1 COUTURE-SUR-LOIR 41800

CAROLINGIAN SANCTUARY - Y 9th-century - Carolingian architecture,


• Free visit

RENÉ DESCARTES HOUSE MUSEUM - In the house where RenéDescartes was born: “The philosopher: The Man and his Work”.

Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 59 79 19 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 59 72 [email protected] | r www.ville-descartes.fr

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Students

10 pers. mini.

B3 CRAVANT-LES-CÔTEAUX 37500

C4 DESCARTES 37160

BIOPARC ZOO DE DOUÉ - Built right in the heart of former stone quarries, its unique troglodytic architecture, its layout on differentlevels surrounded by greenery, make it an atypical site, ideal for its large number of residents (giraffes, lions, pandas, black rhinoceros, etc.).Tel. +33 (0)6 80 63 24 55 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 59 25 [email protected] |r www.bioparc-zoo.fr

• 06/02 -> 03/11• Last admission: 1h30 before closing time

Free visit21,00 €

- 3 years oldFree

3/10 years old15,50 €

Large families19,00 €

18,00 -> 21,50 €1 driver & 1 tour

leader for 20 pers. mini. & 40 for the

restaurantFree

A3 DOUE-LA-FONTAINE 49700

D0 DROUÉ 41270CHÂTEAU OF DROUÉ - The château (CMH) was built in around 1610 by Isaac du Raynier, Lord of Droué. It is partly surrounded by a moat andboasts a brick-built main building and an impressive lodge. Grounds

without a guide.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 80 57 01/+33 (0)6 12 29 43 [email protected]

• 16/08 -> 30/09 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00 Free visit & on requestfor interiors

2,00 €

- 18 years oldFree

2,00 €

B2 CINQ-MARS-LA-PILE 37130CHÂTEAU AND PARK OF CINQ-MARS - A 12th-century château, with additions from the 14th, 15th & 16th-centuries, previously owned by the Marquis de Cinq Mars. This favourite of Louis 13 was executed, and his château dismantled, after he was convicted of treason against Cardinal Richelieu. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)6 33 04 51 43 [email protected] | www.chateau-cinq-mars.com

• Last admission: 20:00 Free visit5,00 €

- 5 years oldFree

5/16 years old, disabled, students - 25

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+ 30 pers.3,00 €


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SAINT GEORGES COLLEGIATE CHURCH - 12th-century choir andapse. Subterranean chapel and crypt (11th-century). Terraces withpanoramic view. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 18 07 17 03 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 58 29 [email protected] | www.facebook.com/pages/Les-Amis-de-la-Collégiale-Saint-Georges/780697805280750

• Free visit

B4 FAYE-LA-VINEUSE 37120

ZOO DE LA FLÈCHE -E Zoo de La Flèche is in the top ten best wildlifeparks in France with almost 1,500 animals in a leafy 14 ha setting.Tel. +33 (0)2 43 48 19 19 | Fax +33 (0)2 43 48 19 [email protected] | www.zoo-la-fleche.com

Free visit21,00 €

- 3 years oldFree

3/11 years old17,00 €

20 pers. mini.(adult & + 12 years

old)17,50 €

PRIEURÉ DE LAVARAY -Y Visit the ruins of the Lavaray Priory, near LaMembrolle. The priory was founded in 1110 by Geoffroy de Preully, thelords of Maillé and Geoffroy de la Tour. VisitTel. +33 (0)6 09 08 47 [email protected] | r www.prieure-de-lavaray.fr

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ARBORETUM DE LA FOSSE - E This arboretum encompasses 25 hectares of trees and shrubs found all over the world that have beengradually planted by the family since 1751. Visit for groups only.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 85 38 [email protected] | r www.arboretumdelafosse.com

• Free visitGuided visit

A1 FLECHE (LA) 72200

C2 FONDETTES 37230

C0 FONTAINE-LES-COTEAUX 41800

ABBEY OF FONTEVRAUD - CULTURAL CENTRE OF WESTERN FRANCE Fontevraud Royal Abbey, situated where the three regions of Poitou, Anjou and Touraine meet, is one of the largest surviving monastic cities from the

Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 41 51 73 52 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 38 15 44 [email protected] | www.fontevraud.fr

• 01/01 -> 29/04 & 03/10 -> 31/12 - 10:00/17:00• 30/04 -> 02/10 - 09:30/18:30• Last admission: 30 min before closing timeClosed 25/12

Free visit10,00 €

- 8 years old, disabled & tour guides

Free8/18 years old, unem-

ployed, students, entry ticket for a partner site

7,00 €

Free visit from 15 pers.

7,00 €

A3 FONTEVRAUD 49590

E1 É FOSSÉ 41330ARRIVAY MILL - The moulin d’Arrivay still has its 19th-century mill wheel and mechanism.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 20 04 03 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 20 88 84 [email protected] | fosse41.fr

• 01/01 -> 31/12 Guided visitFree

Guided visit 5 pers. mini

CHÂTEAU OF FOUGÈRES-SUR-BIÈVRE - The Château de Fougères is

second half of the 15th-century and early 16th-century is perfectly preserved with an imposing curtain wall entrance, dungeon and very beautiful structural framework. Visit: 01:45Tel. +33 (0)2 54 20 27 18 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 20 27 18 chateau.fougeres-sur-bievre@monuments-nationaux.frfougeres-sur-bievre.monuments-nationaux.fr

• 02/01 -> 07/05 &11/09 -> 31/12 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:00/17:00 Weekly closure: TUE

• 08/05 -> 10/09 - 09:30/12:30 - 14:00/18:30• Last admission: 30mn before closing timeClosed: 01/01; 01/05; 01 & 11/11; 25/12

Free visit or guided5,50 €

- 26 years old, out of UE, disabled,

unemployed & teachersFree

Free visit orguided4,50 €

E2 È È FOUGÈRES-SUR-BIÈVRE 41120

FRÈTEVAL FEUDAL CASTLE - The remains of an eleventh-century fortress cover 4.5 hectares. This was a hotbed of tumultuous

Visit: 01:30

Tel. +33 (0)2 54 82 35 01 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 82 74 93 [email protected]

• 01/01 -> 31/12• Free visit with leaflets & panneaux

All year round for groups on request

Free visit or guidedFree

E0 É FRÉTEVAL 41160

EOLIENNE «BOLLÉE» D’ESVRES - The wind farm was built in the late 19th-century and used to supply water to Château de la Villaine. Volunteers from the ASPE association provide guided tours. The wind farm is open from April to October every weekend during daylight hours. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 34 81 20/+33 (0)6 71 94 21 [email protected]

• Free visit

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CHÂTEAU OF ENIGMES - LOIRE VALLEY -Y At last! A château thatis fun to visit! In the heart of the Loire Valley, come and discover theChâteau de Rocheux and its wooded grounds with family and friends.Set off in the company of Arsène in search of the Treasure of Fréteval through a series of 21 adventure games. VisitTel. +33 (0)6 24 92 22 46/+33 (0)2 54 77 24 [email protected] | www.chateau-enigmes.com

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Free visit with leaflets:

pass’enigmasFree

Partenariat divers

Free visitaccording to the age

TOUR DE GRISSET, CELLA D’UN TEMPLE GALLO-ROMAINRemains of the «cella» (wine cellar) of a Gallo-Roman temple from the second century. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 82 35 01 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 82 74 [email protected]

•Free visitthe site.Guided visitby reservation


CHÂTEAU OF GIZEUX - X 14th & 16th-centuries. This is the largestresidence in western Touraine (furnished and inhabited). Gallery of Renaissance paintings, 17th-century frescoes covering 400 m² that areunique in France. 18th-century outbuildings. Visit

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 96 45 18 [email protected] | www.chateaudegizeux.com

• 01/04 -> 01/11•

9,00 -> 11,00 € - 4 years oldFree

4/18 years old4,50 -> 5,00 €

Student, unemployed7,00 €


PREHISTORY MUSEUM OF LE GRAND-PRESSIGNY-Y The museum unites amodern building with relics from the 12th to 17th-century. The collections,

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 94 90 20 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 94 99 60 grandpressigny@departement-touraine.frwww.prehistoiregrandpressigny.fr

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- 7 years old, unem-ployed, guides, journa-

lists, photographs

guide, tourist pass


by reservation

CHÂTEAU OF LA GUERCHE - E English country garden planted in 1825on the banks of the Creuse. Walkers can explore its large meadows lined with 200 year old trees (cedar, plane, lime trees), moats, avegetable garden, shaded woods and, as you venture deeper into the grounds, Château de la Guerche. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)6 10 34 53 [email protected]

• 20/06 -> 18/09Weekly closure: SUN morning


Free visit6,00 €

- 6 years oldFree

6/16 years old, largefamilies, students, servi-

cemen, unemployed4,00 €

+ 6 pers.4,00 €

A2 GIZEUX 37340

C5 GRAND-PRESSIGNY (LE) 37350

C5 GUERCHE (LA) 37350

JALLANGES - See VOUVRAY

B3 LANGEAIS 37130CHÂTEAU OF LANGEAIS - S 15 - 16th-century. Outstanding collectionof furniture and tapestries (15 & 16th-centuries). Sound and light showrelating the marriage of Charles VIII and Anne de Bretagne in 1491. Educational service. Visits featuring costumes.NL-R-J-P. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 96 72 60 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 96 54 [email protected]

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F2 LASSAY-SUR-CROISNE 41230CHÂTEAU OF MOULIN - This 15th-century castle made with pink bricks set with freestone, is surrounded by a moat. The strawberryconservatory (a collection of 40 varieties), a small museum and a fun trail complete the visit. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 83 90 [email protected] | r www.chateau-moulin-fraise.com

•to select options

(Free or guided visit)7,50 -> 9,50 €

- 4 years old

4,00 €

7,00 €

Guided visit

E0 FRÉTEVAL 41160 (cont.)

B4 ILE-BOUCHARD (L’) 37220MUSEUM OF LOCAL ART AND FOLK TRADITIONS - The Museum of Art, Popular Traditions and Local History is set in the former railway station

Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 58 50 15 [email protected] | www.museedubouchardais.fr

• 28/06 -> 30/08


Free visit3,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

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CHÂTEAU AND GARDENS OF LE RIVAU - Visited by Joan of Arc, referred to by Rabelais, an outstanding medieval castle with itsdrawbridges, moats and machicolations. Enchanting garden (orchard,

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 95 77 47 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 95 78 46 [email protected] | www.chateaudurivau.com

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unemployed

With or without visitof the royal stables

PICROBOULE - HISTORICAL CENTRE OF BOULES DE FORT (TRADITIONAL BOWL GAME) - Introduction to a unique game whichis part of the Loire heritage. Museum and interactive consoles. Film

from its origins to today. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 95 85 88 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 95 80 [email protected]/culture/boule-de-fort//

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tour leaderFree

ROYAL CITY OF LOCHES - S The 36 metre high keep, a masterpieceof Middle-Age military architecture, was erected by Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou, in early 11th-century. Splendid view of the town. Prison andunderground. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 59 01 32 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 59 17 [email protected] | r www.chateau-loches.fr

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Free

SAINT OURS COLLEGIATE CHURCH - Romanesque collegiate churchbuilt in the 11th & 12th-centuries, particularly remarkable for its multi-coloured doorway from the 1150s and the nave roof made up of two pyramidal cupolas known as «dubes». VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 59 48 21/+33 (0)2 47 91 82 82 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 59 37 [email protected] | www.ville-loches.fr

• 02/01 -> 29/02 - 09:30/17:00• 01/03 -> 31/03 - 09:30/20:00• 01/04 -> 30/06 - 09:00/20:00• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 09:00/22:00• 01/09 -> 31/10 - 09:00/20:00• 01/11 -> 30/12 - 09:00/17:00

Free visitFree

Included in theguided tour of the

town by Lochois

(rates p. 10)

B4 LÉMERÉ 37120

A4 LERNÉ 37500

SAINT-ANTOINE ART GALLERY -Y The visitors admire two of the four paintings bought by Philippe de Béthune from the 16th-century Italianpainter Caravage at this gallery next to Saint Antoine’s church in Loches. The two exceptional works are presented alongside a collection of sacred objets d’art. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 59 48 [email protected] | www.ville-loches.fr

• Free visit Included in theguided tour of the

town by Lochois

THE CHANCERY - Y In the heart of the medieval city, the Chancery welcome visitors. Centred on the theme ‘Town of Art and History’, the

of Loches. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 59 48 21 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 59 37 [email protected] | www.ville-loches.fr

• Free visit Included in theguided tour of the

LANSYER HOUSE - E Family home of landscape painter Emmanuel Lansyer (1835-1893), pupil of G. Courbet. Discover one hundredpaintings and a collection of Japanese art and engravings.F-GB-D-I-E. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 59 48 [email protected] | www.ville-loches.fr

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Free visitFree

D4 LOCHES 37600

CHÂTEAU OF MÉZIÈRE - E Family home lived in by the same family since 1893, this sixteenth-century château was built on a Gallo-Roman villa to which it owes its name. The King of Navarre and his wife Jeanne d’Albret were guests in the house. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 54 72 04 15/+33 (0)2 54 72 80 [email protected]

• 27/03 -> 30/09 Outside visitFree

Guided and peda-gogical visit, auto-

mates, diaporama, unique exhibition of

mustard pots3,00 €

D0 LUNAY 41360

D1 LAVARDIN 41800RUINS OF THE CHÂTEAU DE LAVARDIN - Visit of the rooms,underground passages... an incredible discovery wich we do not guess from the outside. On a rocky promontory overlooking the Loir, the ruins of the fortress dismantled on the order of Henri IV.VisitTel. +33 (0)6 81 86 12 80/+33 (0)2 54 85 07 74Fax +33 (0)2 54 85 16 [email protected] | r www.lavardin.net

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ROYAL ABBEY OF SAINT-MICHEL DE BOIS-AUBRY -Y The Royal Abbey Saint-Michel de Bois-Aubry (12th-century, listed historical monument) isfamous for its history, its architecture and its cemetery (which includes the tomb of actor Yul Brynner). VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 37 [email protected] | www.abbayedeboisaubry.fr

•••Guided visit all year round for groups (15 pers. tmini.) by reservation

Guided visit

Free visitschools

students - 25 years old

Disabled (free visit)

Guided visit

Free visit

B4 LUZÉ 37120

C4 MAILLÉ 37800MAISON DU SOUVENIR - MEMORY HOUSE -E On 25 August 1944,while Paris celebrated its liberation, 124 inhabitants of the village weretracked down and massacred by German troops. The Maison du Souvenir is an innovative place of remembrance where culture and education mingle. Temporary exhibitions. Audioguide (F-GB-D). VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 65 24 89 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 65 21 89 [email protected] |r www.maisondusouvenir.fr

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Film with testimonies(subtitles GB-D)

- 12 years old, journalists

FreeStudents, teachers,

+ 12 years old

Guided visit (F) on request

Drivers,tour leaders

Free

A2 MARCILLY-SUR-MAULNE 37330CHÂTEAU OF MARCILLY - Y This Château was constructed at the dawnof the 17th-century, in the time of Henri IV. VisitTel./Fax +33 (0)2 47 24 06 78www.chateau-de-marcilly.com

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MAROLLES - NATURE HOUSE AND NATURE RESERVE CENTRE - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

LONLON MILL - L Built in the 15th-century and fully restored.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 87 31 18/+33 (0)2 54 87 38 36/+33 (0)2 54 87 35 99 Fax +33 (0)2 54 87 36 [email protected] | r mairie-maves.fr

• 03/04 -> 25/09 - 15:00/18:00Weekly closure: MON -> SAT

All year round for groups by appoint.

Free visitFree

Guided touron request

E1 MAVES 41500

MENESTREAU EN VILLETTE - DOMAINE DU CIRAN - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

GUIDED VISITS TO THE OLD FORTRESS - S The remains of an ancientfortress with a 33-metre high dungeon, feature a polishing tool.The Governor’s House closeby is not to be missed.Audioguide. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 80 77 [email protected] | r www.maison-tourisme.fr

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for opening times

Free visit Audioguide

MESLAY - See PARCAY-MESLAY

D0 MONDOUBLEAU 41170

FORTRESS OF THE BLACK FALCON - In 991, the monks of Cormery complained to the King that «The Black Falcon» (Fulk Nerra) wasbuilding a keep on their land at Montbazon. It was the beginning of

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 34 34 [email protected]/[email protected]

•All year round for schools by appoint.

Workshop + Day or night

interactive visitFree

Workshop + Day or night

interactive visit

Workshop+ Day or night

interactive visit

C3 MONTBAZON 37250

CHÂTEAU OF LA BOURDAISIÈRE - E Constructed in 1520 by Philibert Babou, birthplace of Gabrielle d’Estrées, favourite of Henry IV. 16 century outbuildings, English style garden, kitchen garden, rose garden, “Conservatoire de la Tomate” (450 varieties of tomatoes). Visit:02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 45 16 31 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 45 09 [email protected]

• 01/04 -> 31/10 June -> September 7,50 €

October -> May6,50 €

- 10 years old exceptschools

Free


C2 MONTLOUIS-SUR-LOIRE 37270

MAISON DE LA LOIRE (LOIRE HOUSE) - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

CHÂTEAU OF LUYNES - S 12th-century. 15th century brick and stoneth-century. Inhabited since 1619 by the Dukes

of Luynes, descendants of Louis 13’s favourite. Decoration, collections of works of art and objets d’art, portraits and tapestries.GB-D-I-E-R. VisitTel./Fax +33 (0)2 47 55 67 [email protected]

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HISTORICAL STATION - The small town of Montoire-sur-le-Loir entered into history for being the setting for a meeting between Pétain and Hitler on 24 October 1940; the historic train station tells the story of this meeting. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 85 33 42/+33 (0)2 54 85 00 [email protected] |r www.mairie-montoire.fr

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4,50 €

- 11 years old

2,30 €

Guided visit20 pers. mini.

3,50 €Schools

MUSIKENFÊTE MUSEUM - A collection of musical instruments fromaround the world staged in a fun and interactive manner (artists’ creations, presentation of world instruments at the «Grenier Planétaire», etc). Six instrumental compositions organised on a large-scale in the «nef musicale», allow visitors to play. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 85 28 [email protected] | r www.musikenfete.fr

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CHÂTEAU OF MONTRÉSOR -R 15th & 16th-centuries. The interior is the authentic testimony of the Second Empire. Cardinal Fesch’s collectionof Italian primitive paintings.VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 92 60 04 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 92 75 [email protected] | r www.chateaudemontresor.fr

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E3 MONTRÉSOR 37460

C1 MONTOIRE-SUR-LE-LOIR 41800

CHÂTEAU OF MONTREUIL-BELLAY -Y

Tel. +33 (0)2 41 52 33 06 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 52 37 70contact@chateau-de-montreuil-bellay.frwww.chateau-de-montreuil-bellay.fr

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A4 MONTREUIL-BELLAY 49260

CORROIRIE DU LIGET - SEIGNEURIAL MANOR AND MONASTERYLa Corroirie was a feudal seat, seigneury and monastery of the monks of La Chartreuse du Liget until the Revolution. 11th-century windmill, 13th-century Plantagenet church, 15th

VisitTel. +33 (0)6 80 43 38 [email protected] | www.corroirie.com

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TRUCK MUSEUM - An exceptional collection of working trucks in asemi-troglodytic site tracing the history of road transport, from the FirstWorld War to the 1970s. VisitTel. +33 (0)6 48 57 94 86/+33 (0)2 54 32 57 [email protected] | r www.team-montrichard.fr

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Students, unemployed,schools3,00 €


3,00 €

1 free for 10

VISITS TO THE DUNGEON AND ITS MUSEUMS -S This 12th-century keep overlooking the Cher Valley houses the Archaeological Museumand the Amis du Vieux Montrichard museum. 3 levels of exhibitions.

VisitTel. +33 (0)6 48 57 94 86/+33 (0)2 54 32 57 [email protected] | r www.team-montrichard.fr

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Unemployed, disabled,students

Free visit of

of the dungeon

except

E2 MONTRICHARD 41400

CANDÉ ESTATE -E Unique tour taking visitors to explore a château in the Composite order and stroll around a 250ha park listed as ENS (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). Visitors can have fun on the exciting newinstallations in the park and grounds: the unusual promenade, littledragons... Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 34 03 70 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 29 40 [email protected] | r www.domainecande.fr

• Free visit6,50 € workshop

disabled + 1 guide, largefamilies 3 children & +,

tourist pass, teachers5,50 €

+ 10 pers.5,50 €

LE CHERLOCK - See «BOAT TRIPS»

CAVES MONMOUSSEAU - See «VINEYARD DISCOVERY AND WINE TASTING»

C3 MONTS 37260

RENAISSANCE CENTRE -E A Renaissance house from the early 16th-century, known as the «Maison du Bailli», was the property of the

It was occupied in the 19th

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 72 66 81/+33 (0)6 14 71 47 [email protected] | r www.maisonditedubailli.free.fr

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CHÂTEAU OF MONTSOREAU - 11th-century castle built by FoulquesNerra in the Loire riverbed, where the Vienne river meet the last wild river of France. Rebuilt during the Renaissance, it is now hosting the PhilippeMéaille collection often presented as one of the most important and radical collection of Conceptual Art in the world. Exceptional views. Contemporary Art. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 41 67 12 60 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 67 21 [email protected] | www.chateau-montsoreau.com

According to important changes, the newopening times and prices will be available at

the beginning of 2016

SAINT MARTIN CHURCH - PIETÀ BY JEAN FOUQUET - T The visitors discover the Pietà of Jehan Fouquet, a 15th-century masterpiece adorning the main altar of a 12th-century church.Tel. +33 (0)2 47 92 62 09 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 92 70 [email protected]

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 09:00/19:00 One coin 0,50 €

A3 MONTSOREAU 49730

E3 NOUANS-LES-FONTAINES 37460

E1 ORCHAISE 41190PRIEURÉ GARDENS - The Botanical Park of the Orchaise Prioryoverlooks the Cisse Valley. It is bordered by an 11th-century priory,restored during the 19th-century. The park contains more than 2,500 varieties of plants from around the world, growing in the shade of aLebanese cedar aged over 200 years old.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 70 01 [email protected] | prieure.orchaise.free.fr

•Closed during «The Heritage Days»

Free visit6,00 €

- 12 years old

4,00 €

Free visit6,00 €

ORMES (LES) 86220CHÂTEAU OF LES ORMES - Conference visit following a 20 minute

Tel. +33 (0)1 42 27 55 61/+33 (0)6 80 95 61 [email protected] y | www.chateaudesormes.fr

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B3 PANZOULT 37220TOURIST CAVE OF PANZOULT - T The visitors discover the undergroundlegend of the Panzoult Wine-growers and the spirit of «The Abbey of Theleme» (count of Rabelais). VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 38 [email protected] | r http://cave-panzoult.com

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MESLAY BARN - 13th

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 29 19 29 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 29 00 [email protected] | www.meslay.com

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MAISON DU MEUNIER-R Paddle mill on the banks of the Indre. Exhibition ‘Discover the mills of the Pont de Ruan’: their history, production, workings, and the lives of the millers. Visit: 00:45Tel. +33 (0)2 47 26 89 17 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 73 21 [email protected]/maisondumeunierloirevalley

• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 14:00/18:00• Weekly closure: MON; TUE• Last admission: 17:30

Free visit4,00 €

- 7 years old


Disabled, students,unemployed

3,00 €


C2 Ç PARÇAY-MESLAY 37210

C3 PONT-DE-RUAN 37260

ABBAYE DE PONTLEVOY -Y The Abbaye de Pontlevoy is a French national historic monument which was built in 1034 in the heart of ithe Loire Valley. Since 2001, the abbey has hosted the European-American Center for International Education, whose aim is to encourage international education and cultural exchange among tourists.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 32 99 39 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 32 99 77www.abbeyofpontlevoy.com

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Students, schools4,00 €


E2 PONTLEVOY 41400

MUSÉE DE LA POTERNE -E Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. The abbatial church, a listed historical monument, was built in the 11th

& 12th-centuries and restored in the 15th. The museum is next door to the Château du Lion. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 94 50 04 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 94 41 66www.preuillysurclaise.fr

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«Musées de Claise & Creuse» pass

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RONSARD HOUSE - E In the heart of the gardens inspired by both theMedieval and Renaissance periods, Saint-Cosme priory founded in the 11th-century reveals its Roman and Gothic remains. Pierre de Ronsard became the prior in 1565. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 37 32 70 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 37 25 [email protected] | r www.prieure-ronsard.fr

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C2 RICHE (LA) 37520

RICHELIEU CENTRE - STORY OF A MAN, STORY OF A CITY -Y Anentertaining and interactive display presents the many facets of the Cardinal, his «ideal city» - a model of 17th-century town planning, and new cities in general. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 10 13 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 58 16 [email protected] |r www.ville-richelieu.fr

Free visit - 12 years old

Combined ticket withRichelieu Museum

RICHELIEU MUSEUM - As part of the «Richelieu in Richelieu», featuring the collections of the famous Cardinal, displayed here are six paintings of battles which previously adorned the gallery of his château. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 10 13 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 58 16 [email protected] |r www.ville-richelieu.fr

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B4 RICHELIEU 37120

B3 RIGNY-USSÉ 37420CHÂTEAU OF USSÉ - Furniture, objets d’art, tapestries. Gardens. Scenes from “The Sleeping Beauty”. Unaccompanied tour of thebattlements, chapel, gardens, prison, tack room and coach-house. Exhibitions in season. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 95 54 05 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 95 43 [email protected] | r www.chateaudusse.fr

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THE HISTORIC TRAIN OF RILLÉ - The visitors take a ride in an oldsteam train. Since the closure of the Chinon Richelieu, this is the onlyworking steam train in the Touraine. VisitTel. +33 (0)7 81 27 64 [email protected] |r aecfm.fr

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NOTRE DAME DE RIVIÈRE CHURCH - 10th & 11th-centuries architecture.According to tradition, the original church on this site was founded by Saint Martin. Choir, crypt and tombs from the 16th-century, along withexterior sculptures. The 11th frescoes have been restored recently.Tel. +33 (0)2 47 93 44 29 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 93 37 [email protected]

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 09:00/18:00 Free visitFree

Guided touron request

Free

A2 RILLÉ 37340

B3 RIVIÈRE 37500

RIVAU - See LEMERE

SAINT GEORGES CHAPEL -L Romanesque chapel constructed in the11th & 12th-centuries, partly carved into the rock. The visitors discover the 12th & 13th-centuries fresco and tempera paintings, and the 13th-century stained-glass window. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 52 51 [email protected] |r www.mairie-rochecorbon.fr

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C2 ROCHECORBON 37210

NAVILOIRE (DISCOVERY BOAT ON THE LOIRE) - See «BOAT TRIPS»

SAINT-PIERRE ABBEY CHURCH -

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 94 50 04 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 94 63 [email protected] |r www.preuillysurclaise.fr

• Free visit Guided tour on r

D5 PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE 37290 (cont.)

MARCEL DE MARCHÉVILLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM - TheMuseum is located in a famous late 15th-century house with half-timbered façades, known as Le Carroir Doré. The museum presentscollections of objects almost all found in the region. The prehistoric andGallo-Roman era collections occupy the most space in the museum.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 76 22 [email protected]

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MATRA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM - This exceptional presentation of racing cars from the Matra collection and prototypes covers 3,000 m²; it

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Combined ticket with Musée de Sologne


Combined ticket

B3 SACHÉ 37190BALZAC MUSEUM - In the Indre Valley, the château de Saché, the place from which Honoré de Balzac drew most of his inspiration, wasbuilt in the Middle Ages, altered in the Renaissance then converted into a comfortable home in the 19th-century. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 26 86 50 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 26 80 28 [email protected] | r www.musee-balzac.fr

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ZOOPARC DE BEAUVAL -L Beauval has been ranked among the world’s top 15 zoos. 8,000 animals such as koalas, manateesand white tigers and of course the famous giant pandas it offers thegreatest variety of wildlife in the whole of France. Coming in 2016: a new7000 m2 complex for hippopotamuses and bushpigs! Bird and sealion display (26/03 -> 13/11), see «Entertainment inside monuments».


• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 09:00 at night fall Free visitFrom 11 years old

29,00 €

- 3 years oldFree

3/10 years old23,00 €

+ 20 pers.by reservation

Free visit23,00 €

(Guided visit+ 6,00 €)

E3 SAINT-AIGNAN-SUR-CHER 41110

BOAT OUTINGS ON THE CHER - See «BOAT TRIPS»

TURPENAY MONASTERY - Ruins of the Benedictine Abbaye de Notre Dame de Turpenay, in the Chinon forest. Abbatial residence and 15th-century hostelry. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 01 47

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B3 SAINT-BENOÎT-LA-FORÊT 37500

E1 SAINT-DYÉ-SUR-LOIRE - MAISON DE LA LOIRE DU LOIR-ET-CHER (LOIRE HOUSE) - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

E1 SAINT-DYÉ-SUR-LOIRE - BOAT TRIPS ON THE LOIRE WITH LA SAPONAIRE - See «BOAT TRIPS»

C4 SAINTE-MAURE-DE-TOURAINE 37800

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE FOR THE SAINT-LAURENT-DES-EAUX NUCLEAR POWER STATION - An area of 300 m2 with many exhibition models and panels from which a tour guide shows the operation of a nuclear power plant. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 45 84 [email protected] | r www.edf.com

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Free or guided visit Contact us

F1 SAINT-LAURENT-NOUAN 41220

F2 ROMORANTIN-LANTHENAY 41200 (cont.)

SAINT-JACQUES MILL - Built in the early nineteenth-century, this Angevin-style mill consists of a masonry construction at the top of which is a wooden cabin, «la hucherolle» which houses the sails.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 87 01 31 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 87 01 [email protected] | www.tourisme-saintlaurentnouan.fr

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B1 SAINT-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-LE-NAIS 37370SAINT CHRISTOPHE CHURCH - Mural paintings from the 13, 14 & 15th th

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SAINT-PATERNE-RACAN CHURCH - 12th-century church, expanded in the 16th-century with the addition of a south aisle, partly rebuilt in the

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 29 30 87 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 29 30 [email protected] |r mairie.wanadoo.fr/saint-paterne-racan

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B1 SAINT-PATERNE-RACAN 37370

CHÂTEAU OF MONTMARIN - A beautiful 17th-century residence in thestyle of the Perche region, it is located on the hills, backed by woodland and overlooking the Braye Valley. VisitTel. +33 (0)6 70 18 30 [email protected]

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Free or guided visitpark, stables, chapel,vegetable garden &

dovecoteChildren


Groups or families,5 pers. mini.

CHÂTEAU OF RADRETS-S On the way to Baillou on the Roussard circuit, the Château des Radrets has retained its sixteenth and seventeenth-

the overturned hull of a vessel.Tel. +33 (0)2 54 72 73 [email protected] | www.chateau-des-radrets.com

• Guided visit6,00 €

Guided visitMarch -> Nov.

4,00 €

PLESSIS SASNIÈRES GARDENS - The most English of Frenchgardens. A charming place where squares of colour are replaced by successive and varied blossoms. A perfect blend of shades whichappear so natural, a colourful botanical adventure.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 82 92 34 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 82 93 [email protected] |r www.jardin-plessis-sasnieres.fr

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G2 SAINT-VIÂTRE - THE HOUSE OF PONDS - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

C0 SARGÉ-SUR-BRAYE 41170

D1 È SASNIÈRES 41310

CADRE NOIR OF SAUMUR - FRENCH NATIONAL HORSE-RIDINGSCHOOL - L Guided visit of the ring, the harness room and the stables.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 41 53 50 60 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 53 50 [email protected] |r www.cadrenoir.fr

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Students, unemployed,disabled

CHÂTEAU OF SAUMUR -R 13th-century fortress that became the palace of the Dukes of Anjou. Unaccompanied tour of the grounds. View of the Loire and the city. Exhibition in the abbey-church presents works on thetheme of horses and harnesses. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 41 40 24 [email protected] | r www.ville-saumur.fr

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TANK MUSEUM - 200 machines in 12 halls (6,000 m²). Travel through the 20th-century, from 1917 to today. A video network presents archive images and numerous models. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 41 83 69 95 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 83 69 [email protected] |r www.museedesblindes.fr

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A3 SAUMUR 49400

MUSHROOM MUSEUM - Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent. Cultivated mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, blewitts and Shii-Take are grown in the mysterious darkness of kilometres of underground galleries.Wild mushroom museum. Troglodytic site.VisitTel./Fax +33 (0)2 41 50 61 [email protected] | www.musee-du-champignon.com

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- 6 years oldFree

Lumière

ticket with Pierre & Lumière

PIERRE ET LUMIÈRE MINIATURE PARK - K The jewels of the Loire Valley: churches, towns, villages and châteaux, all reproduced in stone carvings ina subterranean quarry. Tel. +33 (0)2 41 50 70 04 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 50 61 [email protected] | www.pierre-et-lumiere.com

•Open during Christmas school holidays:

ticket with Mushroom Museum

Mushroom Museum

Single

Mushroom Museum

LA PETITE FRANCE - MODEL TRAINS MUSEUM - A fabulous collection from the 1920’s to the present day. Sound and Lights andminiature animations. After the visit, children can travel on miniature trains in the garden around the museum. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 24 60 19

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Free visit10,00 €

- 5 years old

+ 5 years old5,00 €

adults8,00 €

Schools3,00 €

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GROTTES PÉTRIFIANTES DE SAVONNIÈRES-VILLANDRY - Y 2 caves and an underground lake, stalactites and more... The visitors learn aboutrock formation, see the 19th-century model, visit a Gallo-Roman cemetery,

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 50 00 09 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 50 01 [email protected] | www.grottes-savonnieres.com

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CHÂTEAU OF SELLES-SUR-CHER -R The château of Selles-sur-Cher was founded in 935 and offers 3 different faces: the fortress of Chthe 13th-century, the château and the gilded pavilions of the 17th-century. Have a walk in family through 10 centuries of history of France. NEW: visit in 3 D. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 54 97 76 50chateau.selles.sur.cher@gmail.comwww.chateau-selles-sur-cher.com

• 01/01 -> 30/06 & 01/09 -> 31/12 10:00/12:00 -14:00/18:00

• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 10:00/19:00• Last admission: 45 mn before closing time

Free visitChâteau & park

Guided visitchâteau8,00 €3D visit + 5,00 €

- 6 years old, disabledFree


For 3D visitContact us

20 pers. mini.Guided visit

6,00 €3D visit

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CHAPELLE SAINT-JEAN DU LIGET -T 12th-century circular chapel which has been restored and decorated with a cornice sculpted with modillions. Collection of stunning frescoes.Tel. +33 (0)2 47 91 82 82 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 91 61 50tourisme.loches@tourainecotesud.comwww.loches-tourainecotesud.com

• 02/01 -> 31/12Key of the chapel to take at the Lochois Tourist

Free visitFree


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ABBEY OF SEUILLY -Y Founded around 1100 by the Benedictine order,partially destroyed and rebuilt in the 15th and 17th-centuries.F-GB-D. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 93 78 96 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 95 83 [email protected]/tourisme/abbaye-seuilly

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RABELAIS MUSEUM - La Devinière, the 15th-century country cottage where François Rabelais was born, is situated in the heart of Chinon’swine growing district. The main setting of the Picrocholine Wars,the literary museum is dedicated to the author of Gargantua andPantagruel. VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 95 91 [email protected] |r www.musee-rabelais.fr

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A3 É SAVIGNY-EN-VÉRON - VERON ECOMUSEUM - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

F3 SELLES-SUR-CHER 41130

B2 SAVONNIÈRES 37510

E3 SENNEVIÈRES 37600

A4 SEUILLY 37500

CPIE VAL DE LOIRE - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

ROCHECHOUARD MILL -L This old watermill from the 14th-century

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 87 84 41 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 87 84 [email protected] | r www.si.suevres.com

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E1 SUÈVRES 41500

E1 TALCY 41370CHÂTEAU OF TALCY - Y The tapered roofs of the château stand out

th-century by banker Salviati was the theater of the love story between Cassandra

th-century. A pleasure garden and an orchard succeed to the farmyard and outbuildings.

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 54 81 03 01 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 81 02 80chateau.talcy@monuments-nationaux.frtalcy.monuments-nationaux.fr

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Free visit

Orchard or guidedvisit of the château

TALCY MILL - L This windmill of the Beauce post mill type (with canvas

Tel. +33 (0)2 54 81 94 45

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Guided visit

C3 TAUXIGNY 37310TAUXIGNY PLANETARIUM - with 28 seats. Open to schoolchildren and the general. Reservation is compulsory.Tel. +33 (0)2 47 92 91 44 | www.astrotouraine.fr

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SAINT NICOLAS CHURCH - Tavant’s architecture and Romanesque frescoes make it one of the most interesting churches in France. The construction is well-proportioned, with remarkable capitals with

VisitTel. +33 (0)2 47 58 58 01 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 58 65 [email protected] | r tavant.wix.com/eglise

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM - In the Thésée Muséum you can see

«Tasciaca». Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 54 71 40 20 [email protected] | www.tasciaca.com

• 01/04 -> 30/06 - 01 -> 30/09

Visit WE & public holidays 11:15 et 16:00• 01/07 -> 31/08

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Guided visit 3,50 €

Combined ticket with

5,00 €

- 10 years oldFree

10/18 years old,

Combined ticket3,50 €


B4 TAVANT 37220

E3 THÉSÉE 41140

GALLO-ROMAN RUINS - To the west of the village les Mazelles,

length and 7.5 m in height, remain an enigma to this day. Visit: 00:45Tel. +33 (0)2 54 71 40 20/+33 (0)02 54 71 77 23 [email protected] | www.tasciaca.com

• 01/04 -> 30/06 & 01 -> 30/09

• Visit: WE & public holidays 10:00 & 14:00• 01/07 -> 31/08

; TUE• Visit every day 10:00 & 14:0001/01 -> 31/12 by reservation for groups

Guided visit 3,00 €Combined ticket with

the Museum5,00 €

- 10 years oldFree

10/18 years old, students 2,00 €

Combined ticket 3,50 €

Guided visit +33 (2) 54 71 77 23

2,00 €

1,50 -> 3,50 €

CHÂTEAU OF VILLESAVIN - This private château was built in 1537 by st, in charge of overseeing

construction of the Château de Chambord. In addition to the residential area, you can visit a painted chapel, dovecote, wedding museum and a collection of horse-drawn carriages.P-PL. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 54 46 42 88 [email protected] | www.chateau-de-villesavin.fr

• 01/03 -> 31/03 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/19:00 Weekly closure: THU

• 01/04 -> 31/05 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/19:00• 01/06 -> 30/09 - 10:00/19:00• 01/10 -> 30/10 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00• 01/11 -> 15/11 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00

Weekly closure: THU•

Free visit outside and museums/or Guided

visit inside6,00 -> 9,00 €

- 6 years oldFree

Children, students, disabled

4,50 -> 7,00 €

Free or guided visit from 20 pers.4,50 -> 6,50 €

OLIVIER DEBRÉ CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE -

museum nor foundation, the Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier

art centre, continuing in the spirit of the CCC’s initiatives over the past

contemporary art centre boasting 4 exhibition areas for a total surface area of 4,000 m². Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 66 50 00 [email protected] | cccod.fr

• Opening in Autumn 2016 Free visit8,00 €

- 18 years oldFree

4,00 €

+ 10 pers.4,00 €

Guided visit by reservation

-ding entrance

120,00 €

SAINT MARTIN BASILICA - designed by the Touraine architect Victor Laloux, is built on the tomb

Illumination. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 05 63 87 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 05 23 51 [email protected] | www.basiliquesaintmartin.fr

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 07:30/19:00 Free visitFree

D1 THORE-LA-ROCHETTE - LOIR VALLEY TOURIST TRAIN - See «GUIDED WALKING TOUR, TOWN VISITS IN HORSE-CARRIAGE OR TOURIST TRAINS»

E2 TOUR-EN-SOLOGNE 41250

C2 TOURS 37000

SAINT GATIEN CATHEDRAL - 12-16th-century. Of special interest are th th-

Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 70 21 00 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 70 21 09 webmaster@paroisse-cathedrale-tours.cef.frwww.paroisse-cathedrale-tours.catholique.fr

Free visitFree

LA PSALETTE CLOISTER - façades, ceiling of the oratory date from First Renaissance. Renaissance staircase, chapter library, scriptorium.Visit: 00:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 45 67 98 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 47 05 19 la-psalette@monuments-nationaux.frla-psalette.monuments-nationaux.fr

• 01/01 -> 31/03 - 09:30/12:30 - 14:00/17:00 ; ; TUE

• 01/04 -> 03/05 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:00/17:30

• 04/05 -> 31/08 - 09:30/12:30 - 14:00/18:00

• Last admission: 15 min before closing timeClosed 01/01, 01/05 & 25/12

Free visit3,00 €

- 18 years old & - 26

Free18/25 years old not

from EU2,80 €

Professionnals or + 20 pers.

2,80 €

PLAINE DE LA GLORIETTE - Laid out over 40 landscaped hectares,

fragility of nature. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 76 10 31 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 76 10 32 [email protected]/[email protected]

• 01/01 -> 31/12 Nature workshop5,00 €

Free visitFree

Nature workshopChildren

2,00 €

Guided visit of the vegetable garden

30,00 €


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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS AND ITS GARDEN - Formerly the th & 18th th-century furniture,

large collection of French and foreign paintings from the Middle Age to the 20 century. Masterpieces by Mantegna, Rubens, Rembrandt,

Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 05 68 82 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 05 38 91 [email protected] | www.mba.tours.fr

• 02/01 -> 31/12 - 09:00/12:45 - 14:00/18:00 Weekly closure: TUE

• Last admission: 17:15Closed on 01/01, 01/05, 14/07, 01 & 11/11, 25/12

5,00 €Including an entrance

museum for a week

- 12 years old, unemployed, students

Free12/18 years old,

students, + 65 years old2,50 €


LES MÉTAMORPHOSES GARDENS - The owner has laid out a succession of theme gardens inspired by famous gardens around the

Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 54 44 14 62 [email protected] | le-jardin-des-metamorphozes.com

• 08/04 -> 30/10 - 14:00/18:30 Free or guided visit according to select

options4,50 -> 9,00 €

Free or guided visit according to select

options3,50 -> 7,00 €

MUSEUM OF «COMPAGNONNAGE» - TRADE GUILDS’ HISTORY AND MASTERPIECES - Masterpieces, tools, souvenirs and archives of the “Compagnons du Tour de France”. Only museum of its kind in the world. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 21 62 20 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 21 68 90 [email protected]

• 02/01 -> 15/06 - 09:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:00 Weekly closure: TUE

• 16/06 -> 15/09 - 09:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:00• 16/09 -> 31/12 - 09:00/12:30 - 14:00/18:00

Weekly closure: TUE• Last admission: 17:30Closed on 01/01, 01/05, 14/07, 01 & 11/11, 25/12

Free visit5,30 €

- 12 years old, unemployed

Free+ 12 years old

3,80 €

10 pers. mini. 3,80 €

Tour leadersFree

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM - Two permanent exhibitions: «Water is Forever» and «The Living Touraine» explore the geology of the region and the life which has sprung up from it. Additional temporary exhibitions. Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 21 68 09 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 66 80 14 [email protected] | www.museum.tours.fr

• 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00• Last admission: 18:00

Free visit3,20 €

- 12 years old, unemployed

Free

+ 10 pers.1,60 €

CAVE YUCCAS - in the early 20th

Valley. Visit: 00:20Tel. +33 (0)2 54 85 30 45/+33 (0)6 22 91 16 54

• 01/04 -> 30/06 & 01/09 -> 31/10 - 14:00/18:00• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 10:30/19:00

Free visit3,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

Free or guided visit01/01 -> 31/12 or

2,50 €

PETRIFYING CAVE -

tuffeau stone over some 300 years. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 54 72 87 50 [email protected] | www.troo.fr

• 01/03 -> 02/11 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00


Free visit2,00 €

- 12 years old Free

1,50 €

Guided visit of the village, Petrifying

cave & Cave Yuccas 6,00 -> 8,00 €

C1 Ô TRÔO 41800

E2 VALAIRE 41120

CHATEAU OF VALENÇAY - Around this great Loire Valley chateau,

Princes’ Forest… Visit: 03:00Tel. +33 (0)2 54 00 10 66 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 00 02 37 [email protected] | www.chateau-valencay.fr

Free visit12,50 €


7/17 years old, unemployed, disabled

9,50 €

From 20 pers.10,50 -> 13,50 €

F4 VALENCAY 36600

VISITOR CIRCUIT TO CHURCHES IN THE LOIR VALLEY WITH FRESCOES - Vendôme… An astonishing insight into the art of wall painting over the centuries. Over 20 churches on an 80 km circuit through the Loir Valley and the Perche region offer an exceptional panorama of the wall paintings of the 19th & 20th-centuries. Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 54 77 05 07 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 73 20 81 [email protected] | www.vendome-tourisme.fr


Guided visitContact us

- See CHANCAY

D1 VENDÔME 41100

C2 TOURS 37000 (cont.)

VENDÔME MUSEUM - Access to the museum is by a superb 17th-century stone staircase. Religious art, furniture, paintings and

Tel. +33 (0)2 54 89 44 50 [email protected] | www.vendome.eu

• 01/01 -> 31/03 & 01/11 -> 31/12 - 10:00/12:00 - 13:30/17:30

; TUE• 01/04 -> 31/10 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00

Weekly closure: TUE

Free visitFree

C3 É VEIGNÉ 37250MARTINIÈRE ARBORETUM - Guided tour of around 2 hours. 1 000 species of trees, 100 species of bamboo, lilies in the ponds. Courses for 10 to 15 people available on request.Tel. +33 (0)6 81 53 35 52 [email protected] | arboretumveigne.hautetfort.com

• 15/04 -> 31/10 - 14:30/18:00 at 15:00.

All year round for group by appoint. from 8 pers.

Free and guidedvisit

5,00 €

- 18 years oldFree


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THE GROUNDS AND RUINS OF THE CHÂTEAU DE VENDÔME - From its location overlooking the Loir, the ruins and terrasses of the château offer panoramic views over Vendôme and the Loir Valley.

Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 54 77 05 07 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 73 20 81 [email protected] | www.vendome-tourisme.fr

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 09:00/17:00-18:00-22:00 according to the season

Guided visit

4,70 €

- 11 years oldFree

11/20 years oldunemployed, students,



WICKER AND BASKETRY MUSEUM - A new area showcases the heritage of Villaines-les-Rochers in the heart of an important troglodytic

world of wicker. Visit: 00:45Tel. +33 (0)2 47 45 23 19 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 45 31 46 [email protected] | www.museevannerie.fr

• Last admission: 45 min before closing time Free visit6,00 €

- 7 years oldFree


5,00 €

+ 10 pers. 5,00 €

1 tour leader & 1 driver

Free

CHÂTEAU AND GARDENS OF VILLANDRY - A unique example

garden, the ornamental garden, the water garden, the herb garden, the labyrinth and the sun garden. 18th-century interior. Collection of old

Visit: 02:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 50 02 09 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 50 12 85 [email protected] | www.chateauvillandry.com

• 06/02 -> 13/11• Last admission: 17:00 low season or 19:30 high

seasonchâteau

6,50 -> 10,00 €

- 8 years oldFree

8/18 years old, students -26 years old

château 4,50 -> 6,50 €

+ 15 pers.

château5,00 -> 8,00 €

Free

GRANDMONT VILLIERS PRIORY - Founded by Henry II of England

12th-century buildings: part of the nave of the church, and the former Visit: 01:00

Tel. +33 (0)2 47 92 76 48

• 02/01 -> 31/10 - 15:30/17:30

Closed 20 -> 27/03, 01/11 & 25/12.

Guided visit onlyFree

Guided visit onlyFree

CHÂTEAU OF JALLANGES - 15th-century historic building, privately

th-century chapel, “Renaissance française” garden, rosery, park with tercentenary cedars. The owners welcome you. Carriage rides,

Visit: 01:30Tel. +33 (0)2 47 52 06 66 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 52 11 18 [email protected] | www.jallanges.com

• 15/03 -> 31/10 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00• Last admission: 17:00

Free visit8,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

6,00 €

B3 VILLAINES-LES-ROCHERS 37190

B3 VILLANDRY 37510

E3 É VILLELOIN-COULANGÉ 37460

F1 VILLENY 41220 - THE HOUSSE OF DEER - See «NATURAL SITES & PARKS TO EXPLORE»

C2 VOUVRAY 37210

WINE MUSEUM OF CHÂTEAU DE MONCONTOUR - The Moncontour Museum is housed in the Château’s rock-hewn cellars, and retraces the social and cultural history of wine and the industry that grew up around it. The museum boasts a collection of around 3000 tools formerly used for vine-tending or winemaking. Visit: 01:00Tel. +33 (0)2 47 52 60 77 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 52 65 50 [email protected]/[email protected]

• 02/01 -> 10/04 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:30/18:00

• 11/04 -> 18/09 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:30/19:00• 19/09 -> 31/12 - 10:00/12:30 - 14:30/18:00

Visit + tasting5,00 €

- 12 years oldFree

Visit + tasting4,00 €

D1 Ô VENDÔME 41100 (cont.)

D5 YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE 37290MADO ROBIN MUSEUM - box of Mado Robin, star of the Opéra and Opéra Comique, including her

had the highest voice in the world. Visit: 01:15Tel. +33 (0)2 47 94 55 01 | Fax +33 (0)2 47 94 43 32 [email protected]

• ; • 21/06 -> 30/06 - 14:00/18:00• 01/07 -> 31/08 - 10:00/12:00 - 14:00/18:00

• 01/09 -> 20/09 - 14:00/18:00• • Last admission: 17:00

Free visit3,50 €

- 18 years oldFree

2,00 €

MUSÉE DES SAPEURS POMPIERS DU LOIR-ET-CHER - At

Tel. +33 (0)2 54 67 48 02 [email protected]

• 01/01 -> 31/12 - 14:00/17:00 Free visit

association

Contact us

EGLISE ABBATIALE DE LA TRINITÉ - The church spire rises above the old town and its façades and is one of the major creations of

Visit: 01:30

Tel. +33 (0)2 54 77 05 07 | Fax +33 (0)2 54 73 20 81 [email protected] | www.vendome-tourisme.fr


Guided visit/Discovery

5,35 €

11/20 years old, unemployed, students




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