Regional guide
Centre-Val de Loire
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Ideas to get you started
Available guides: 6
Ideas to get you started
A selection of city guides to help you choose your base.
Blois
Blois stands beside the Loire in central France, with much of its historic character concentrated around the royal château and the streets below it. Medieval structures, Renaissance façades and buildi…
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Bourges
Bourges layers a medieval townscape over a much older settlement. Known as Avaricum in antiquity, it was the capital of the Gallic Bituriges Cubes. Its cathedral, timber-framed streets, museums, forma…
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Chartres
Chartres is the prefecture of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre region, less than 100 kilometres from Paris. Its identity is closely tied to pilgrimage and Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the city is not confined …
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Châteauroux
Châteauroux, the administrative centre of Indre, lies where the natural areas of Champagne Berrichonne, Boischaut and Brenne meet, about 250 kilometres from Paris. The city’s story can be followed thr…
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Orléans
Orléans lies in the Loire Valley, in the Loiret department of central France. It was one of the country’s wealthiest cities during the Middle Ages, alongside Paris and Rouen, and its streets retain ev…
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Tours
Tours has developed beside the Loire while retaining buildings from its years as a royal city. The historic quarters do not belong to one period: medieval religious foundations, Renaissance stonework,…
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Places to Visit in Centre, France
This guide provides a clear route into the visitor directory for France’s Centre region. The directory entry material organises places first by department, with further pages for individual cities. Use the links below to narrow the search without losing the regional context.
Departments in Centre
Six departmental sections are available. They lead to the local guides supplied within the hierarchy, where the directory can be explored at a more precise geographic level.
Cities and places covered
The directory entry identifies Bourges, Chartres, Châteauroux, Blois and Orléans as city-level destinations. It also describes the wider coverage as including historic monuments, religious buildings and other places to see. Select the relevant department above, then follow its city links to reach the available local entries. Indre-et-Loire is included as a separate departmental section alongside the five areas named in the original city index.
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