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Centre-Val de Loire

Things to see in Centre-Val de Loire

53 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

AI-generated illustration of Vieux Chinon (Old Town)

Chinon · Historic Architecture

Vieux Chinon (Old Town)

Medieval village with white limestone houses
The image shows the interior nave and apse of a large church with Roman-Byzantine architecture, featuring massive granite columns, rounded arches, a central dome with mosaics, and an altar area with purple liturgical cloth; signage in the foregrou

Tours · Historic Architecture

Basilique Saint-Martin

Roman-Byzantine basilica built over St. Martin's tomb
A courtyard view of a historic building featuring distinctive red brick and stone masonry with stepped gables, a central clock, and a French flag flying above.

Orleans · Guided Experiences

Hôtel Groslot

Renaissance mansion in central Orléans
The Louis XII wing of the Château de Blois, home of the fine arts museum

Blois · Historic Architecture

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois

Fine arts museum in the Royal Château de Blois
A tall, cylindrical medieval stone tower with a French flag on top, rising above a slate-roofed building with dormer windows and a brick chimney, under a partly cloudy sky.

Loches · Fortresses

Tour Guillaume

11th-century Royal Keep with dungeons