Historic Sites & Monuments

Parc de Champ Romain: French-style formla gardens, with staggered rows of very rare lime trees. Calcareous grasslands, listed by the DRAC (regional cultural affairs directorate).

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 ...

This innovative museum, with images and artefacts backed up with text and fun reconstructions, takes you right back the Middle Ages, as you follow the adventures of local knight Hugues III du Puiset in the years 1111 and 1112.

It was from this chapel that the Children's Crusade set out in 1212, headed by shepherd boy Estienne de Cloyes. The legend says that 20,000 children left for the Holy Land and never returned...

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.

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.