Historic Sites & Monuments

Guided visits of the town of Nogent-le-Rotrou on appointment. A walk around the old quarters of the town for individual visitors and groups.

With its curiously topped square tower, this charming flamboyant gothic church built between the 15th and 17th centuries has a remarkable set of 16th century stained glass windows dedicated to Eucharist miracles.

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).

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.

Tall towers, deep moats, a drawbridge… 7 centuries of French history at the Château de Villebon, a fairytale castle sure to enchant your kids.

The famous family house of Aunty Léonie, with period furnishings intact, where the young Marcel Proust would spend his holidays. Full of the provincial charm which he would later draw on in his works.