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Places to visit in Centre-Val de Loire

9 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up in Centre-Val de Loire, with our picks first.

The image shows the ornate clock tower facade of a historic building with classical sculptures and the inscription "HOTEL DE VILLE" carved into the stone.

Centre-Val de Loire

Tours

Historic Loire Valley gateway with Gothic cathedral and medieval towers
A cityscape at dusk showing a large Gothic cathedral with a prominent bell tower, historic buildings along a riverbank, and their reflections in the water below.

Centre-Val de Loire

Blois

Royal Loire Valley city with distinctive architectural styles
A street scene in a French town showing a church with twin spires on the left, colorful market stalls, and traditional buildings with red shutters along a paved square under a cloudy sky.

Centre-Val de Loire

Chartres

UNESCO Gothic cathedral town with medieval old quarter
The image shows the illuminated exterior of a large Gothic cathedral at dusk, featuring prominent flying buttresses, a polygonal apse with rose windows, and a square bell tower on the left side, set against a dark blue sky with trees and garden li

Centre-Val de Loire

Bourges

Medieval capital of Berry with UNESCO Gothic cathedral
The Château d'Amboise above the town and the Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

Amboise

Loire Valley town with Royal Château and Da Vinci legacy
A stone medieval castle with steep slate roofs, multiple chimneys, and a conical tower, set against a clear blue sky with a low stone wall in the foreground.

Centre-Val de Loire

Chinon

Medieval town on the Vienne River with royal castle and wine
The image shows a large medieval stone castle complex with prominent round towers, crenellated walls, and a grassy foreground under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Centre-Val de Loire

Loches

Medieval royal fortress town in the Loire Valley
A street-level view of a modern tram on tracks running down a cobblestone street, with the twin-towered Gothic facade of the Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans dominating the background under a cloudy sky.

Centre-Val de Loire

Orleans

Historic Loire city and city of Joan of Arc
A large stone château with conical-roofed towers situated on the bank of a river under a blue sky.

Centre-Val de Loire

La Guerche

Tiny Touraine village above the Creuse with a fifteenth-century château

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