Historic Sites & Monuments

Formerly a chapel for the priory founded by the monks of Saint Bernard de Thiron, this unassuming edifice hides a magnificent interior painted in 1537, fully restored with 118 colourful panels. A true artistic treasure!

In Chartres, at the foot of the Cathedral, "L?Expression Vitrail" is a showcase for the diversity and richness of Ateliers Loire?s creations, opening with a selection from the last 10 years.

The Farcot Museum retraces the life of the legatee, Eugène Farcot, who wanted to bring museum culture to his native town, Sainville, where he was born in 1830. The layout of the collections is designed in the manner of a cabinet of curiosities as ...

Visit the streets of Chartres without getting tired - it's possible on the tourist train which winds its way discreetly through the streets of the old town with commentaries on its riches, mysteries and anecdotes.

The Abbey of Thiron-Gardais was the mother abbey of one of the largest monastic orders of the middle ages, the Order of Tiron. Soak up the atmosphere of one of the great centres of medieval spirituality, with its themed gardens and tithe barn.

Discover and understand the post mill, typical to the Beauce region, and made entirely from wood.