Historic Sites & Monuments

Megalithic site currently undergoing a dig, with the But de Gargantua menhir and the Petit and Berceau dolmens.

It is in this factory on the outskirts of Chartres, the world's stained-glass capital, that the Loire family has for 3 generations been crafting the works of art to be found in religious and public buildings all over the workd.

It was on his estate of La Ferté-Vidame that Saint Simon, the famous historiographer of Louis XIV, wrote his memoires. The museum displays personal documents and accounts of the illustrious character.

An important historical site, this seminary was home to 900 German prisoners of war, training to be priests under the guidance of Franz Stock. The site commemorates the work of Stock, an image of compassion under the Occupation and a strong advocate ...

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!

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.