Museums & art galleries
Museum - Interpreting centre
Mado Robin Museum
YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE
Place François Mitterrand
37290 YZEURES-SUR-CREUSE
02 47 94 26 54
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Reconstruction (with sound) of the Opera box of Mado Robin, star of the Opéra and Opéra Comique, including her most famous stage costumes. Born in Yzeures in 1928, she reputedly had the highest voice in the world.
Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Museum of Descartes
DESCARTES
21 rue Descartes
37160 DESCARTES
02 47 91 42 00
https://museedescartes.wixsite.com/museedescartes
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This exceptional place highlights 3 brilliant men who left their marks on the town: René Descartes, philosopher, who was born in this house; René Boylesve, member of the Académie Française, and Gustave Trouvé, an avant-garde inventor.
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.
Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Galerie d'art François 1er
LOCHES
Place de l'Hôtel de ville
37600 LOCHES
02 47 91 19 50
http://www.ville-loches.fr
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Historical sites and monuments
La Chapelle de Tous-les-Saints
PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
Route du Grand-Pressigny
37290 PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE
06 83 46 14 87
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Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments
Galerie Kimpel Lézé
LOCHES
4 Place de l'Hôtel de Ville
37600 LOCHES
02 47 59 43 16
http://www.bijou-deriviere.com
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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Grandmont Villiers Priory
VILLELOIN-COULANGE
Grandmont Villiers
37460 VILLELOIN-COULANGE
02 47 92 76 48
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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.
Museum - Interpreting centre
Musée de l'outil et des vieux métiers
LA CELLE-GUENAND
Ancienne Ecole
37350 LA CELLE-GUENAND
06 11 95 19 19
http://www.museedeloutil.free.fr
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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.
Historical sites and monuments
Saint Jean Baptiste Collegiate Church
MONTRESOR
Grande Rue
37460 MONTRESOR
02 47 91 43 00
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Visit the collegiate church founded in 1522 by Imbert de Bastarnay, Lord of Montrésor and advisor to several kings including Francis I. The church was finally completed in 1541, and listed as a Historic Monument Historique in 1840.
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.