Historic Sites & Monuments

Experience the splendour of the Enlightenment! 60-hectare formal park with remains. It was here that Saint Simon retired to write the majority of his memoirs.

Beautiful 17th century, wooden windmill built on a pivot. Entirely restored in 1995 with certain original parts: brail, grid, mills, etc.

In le Perche, a medieval fortress watches over the town. Around the rectangular 11th century dungeon, there is a Renaissance dwelling which houses an ethnographic and local history museum, as well as temporary exhibitions, slide shows, guided visits ...

Located in Illiers-Combray near Chartres, around a hundred metres from the “House of Aunt Léonie”, is Château of La Sinterrerie, where a young Marcel Proust’s sensibilities were born. This magnificent, secret estate inspired the writer’s ...

Set in a haven of greenery, this Romanesque chapel has conserved all its decor and painting from the 15th century. An great snapshot of the artistic production of the era.

Vertiginous medieval tower 60 metres tall, overlooking the Loir river. A lord's lodge in the pure flamboyant gothic style built by a companion of Joan of Ark. Discovery of medieval cuisine.