Museums & art galleries
Historical sites and monuments
Tour Saint-Antoine
LOCHES
Place de la Marne
37600 LOCHES
02 47 59 48 21
http://www.ville-loches.com
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Historical sites and monuments
Sainte Eulalie Church
GENILLE
Place Agnès Sorel
37460 GENILLE
02 47 59 50 21
http://www.genille.fr
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This 11th and 16th-century church received the "Rubans du Patrimoine" prize in 2009 for its remarkable restoration. Beautiful stained-glass windows from the Lobin workshop. Nave ceiling made of polychrome painted wood. Rostrum, font in white marble (1494), paintings, classified historic monuments.
Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Musée de la Poterne - Museum of art and folk traditions
PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
Carroir des prisons
37290 PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
02 47 94 50 04
http://www.preuillysurclaise.fr
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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.
Museum - Interpreting centre
Musée de la Préhistoire
BOSSAY-SUR-CLAISE
4 rue du bois rouge
37290 BOSSAY-SUR-CLAISE
02 47 94 54 72
http://www.bossay-sur-claise.net/a-p-a-b/
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Musée Minerve
YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE
Place F. Mitterrand
37290 YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE
02 47 94 26 54
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Remains of a votive pillar dedicated to Jupiter: carved blocks and an attempt at reconstruction. Remains of a temple. Merovingian sarcophagi.
Historical sites and monuments
Saint-Laurent Church
BEAULIEU-LES-LOCHES
Rue Foulques Nerra
37600 BEAULIEU-LES-LOCHES
02 47 91 94 94
http://www.beaulieulesloches.eu
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This church was constructed in the 13 & 16th centuries. Located to the north of the abbey, it combines charm and originality with its large, flamboyantly decorated windows and its square clock-tower. A fine example of Romanesque vaults in the Plantagenet style.
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
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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.
Historical sites and monuments
Saint-Pierre Abbey Church
PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
Place de l'abbaye
37290 PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
02 47 94 50 04
https://www.preuillysurclaise.fr
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One of the finest Romanesque structures in the southern Touraine. A highly original layout and very interesting capitals.
Historical sites and monuments
Seigneurial Manor and Monastery of la Corroirie
MONTRESOR
Route de Loches (à 4, 5 km de Montrésor)
37460 MONTRESOR
06 80 43 38 75
https://www.corroirie.com
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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.
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
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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
The Chancery
LOCHES
8 rue du Château
37600 LOCHES
02 47 59 48 21
http://www.ville-loches.fr
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In the heart of the medieval city, welcome to the Chancery. Centred on the theme 'Town of Art and History', the ground floor of this building has 5 decorated rooms which tell the story of Loches.
Historical sites and monuments
Saint-Jean du Liget Chapel
SENNEVIERES
37600 SENNEVIERES
02 47 91 82 82
https://www.loches-valdeloire.com
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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.