Museums & art galleries

Historical sites and monuments
Saint-Jean du Liget Chapel SENNEVIERES
37600 SENNEVIERES
02 47 91 82 82 https://www.loches-valdeloire.com
  • Visits
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
12th century round chapel, restored and decorated with a cornice and a sculptured corbels. Inside, a remarkable set of frescoes depict the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
Historical sites and monuments
Grandmont Villiers Priory VILLELOIN-COULANGE
Grandmont Villiers 37460 VILLELOIN-COULANGE
02 47 92 76 48
  • Categories
    • Listed or registered (CNMHS)
  • Visits
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
Founded by Henry II of England in 1157 for the Hermits of Grandmont. This priory includes original 12th-century buildings: part of the nave of the church, and the former dormitory (east) and refectory (south) buildings.
Historical sites and monuments
Tour Saint-Antoine LOCHES
Place de la Marne 37600 LOCHES
02 47 59 48 21 http://www.ville-loches.com
  • Categories
    • Listed or registered (CNMHS)
Museum - Interpreting centre
Galerie Senaarte LOCHES
16 Grande Rue 37600 LOCHES
http://www.senaartegildario.net
Museum - Interpreting centre
Musée de la Préhistoire BOSSAY-SUR-CLAISE
  • Pets admitted
4 rue du bois rouge 37290 BOSSAY-SUR-CLAISE
02 47 94 54 72 http://www.bossay-sur-claise.net/a-p-a-b/
  • Categories
    • Municipal library
  • On-site activities
    • Temporary exhibitions
  • Parking
    • Bike parking
  • Visits
    • Educational Visit
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
Historical sites and monuments
Saint Martin Church - Pietà by Jean Fouquet NOUANS-LES-FONTAINES
37460 NOUANS-LES-FONTAINES
02 47 92 62 09
  • Categories
    • Listed or registered (CNMHS)
  • Equipment
    • Parking
  • Parking
    • Bike parking
  • Other information
    • Playground
Discover the Pietà of Jehan Fouquet, a 15th-century masterpiece adorning the main altar of a 12th-century church.
Historical sites and monuments
Chartreuse du Liget CHEMILLE-SUR-INDROIS
Route D 760 37460 CHEMILLE-SUR-INDROIS
06 48 16 23 92 http://www.lachartreuseduliget.com
  • Categories
    • Listed or registered (CNMHS)
  • Equipment
    • Parking
  • Parking
    • Coach park
  • Visits
    • Educational Visit
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
Built in 1180 by Henry II Plantagenet as penance for the murder of Thomas Becket. Explore the ruins of the cloister and chapel.
Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Saint Antoine Art Gallery LOCHES
Place de Mazerolles 37600 LOCHES
02 47 59 48 21 http://www.ville-loches.fr
  • Categories
    • Municipal library
  • Equipment
    • Parking
  • Parking
    • Bike parking
  • Visits
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
Admire two of the four paintings bought by Philippe de Béthune from the 16th century Italian painter Caravage at this gallery next to Saint Antoine’s church in Loches. The two exceptional works are presented alongside a collection of sacred objets d’art.
Museum - Interpreting centre
Musée Minerve YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE
Place F. Mitterrand 37290 YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE
02 47 94 26 54
  • Categories
    • Musées de France
    • National museum
  • Equipment
    • Shop
  • Parking
    • Coach park
  • Visits
    • Educational Visit
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
  • Other information
    • Interior shop
Remains of a votive pillar dedicated to Jupiter: carved blocks and an attempt at reconstruction. Remains of a temple. Merovingian sarcophagi.
Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Musée de la Poterne - Museum of art and folk traditions PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
  • Pets admitted
Carroir des prisons 37290 PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
02 47 94 50 04 http://www.preuillysurclaise.fr
  • Categories
    • Municipal library
    • Listed or registered (CNMHS)
  • Equipment
    • Shop
  • On-site activities
    • Activities
    • Junior workshop
    • Temporary exhibitions
  • Parking
    • Bike parking
  • Visits
    • Educational Visit
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. The abbatial church, a listed historical monument, was built in the 11th and 12th centuries and restored in the 15th. The museum is next door to the Château du Lion, former home of the first Barons of Touraine.
Historical sites and monuments
Seigneurial Manor and Monastery of la Corroirie MONTRESOR
  • Pets admitted
Route de Loches (à 4, 5 km de Montrésor) 37460 MONTRESOR
06 80 43 38 75 https://www.corroirie.com
  • Categories
    • Herbs / medicinal plants
    • Vegetable garden
    • Listed or registered (CNMHS)
  • Equipment
    • Picnic area
    • Bar / refreshment bar
    • Hall hire
    • Catering on site
    • Wifi
  • On-site activities
    • Activities
    • Adult workshop
    • Conferences
    • Temporary exhibitions
  • Parking
    • Bike parking
    • Coach park
  • Visits
    • Educational Visit
    • Individual Guided Tour on request
    • Guided Group Tour on request
    • Free Group Visit on request
  • Other information
    • Rental room
    • Interior shop
On the road between Loches and Montrésor, La Corroirie was a feudal seat, seigneury and monastery of the monks of La Chartreuse du Liget until the Revolution. XIth-century windmill, XIIIth-century Plantagenet church, XVth-century fortified door. A remarkable architectural ensemble.
Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Galerie d'art François 1er LOCHES
  • Pets admitted
Place de l'Hôtel de ville 37600 LOCHES
02 47 91 19 50 http://www.ville-loches.fr
  • Parking
    • Bike parking