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Things to do in Loire Châteaux
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Sightlore has 25 places to explore in Loire Châteaux, and 13 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Loire Châteaux's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France. It is especially known for its beautiful gardens.
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Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire.
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Clos Lucé
The Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Château de Blois
The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France.
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Castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire
The Château de Chaumont, officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle (château) in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle was founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois.
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Château de Cheverny
The Château de Cheverny is located in Cheverny, Loir-et-Cher, France. It is one of the châteaux of the Loire Valley.
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Château de Chambord
The Château de Chambord in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
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Château de Chenonceau
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley.
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Château de Langeais
The Château de Langeais is a 15th-century Flamboyant Gothic castle in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Loire Valley.
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Tours Cathedral
Tours Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province and is dedicated to Saint Gatianus.
Discovery routes in Loire Châteaux
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Loire Châteaux: from Amboise to Chambord
From the Château d'Amboise and Clos Lucé to the Château de Chenonceau, the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire and the Château de Blois; then the Château de Cheverny and the Château de Chambord.
Loire Châteaux: from Tours to Chinon
In Tours, Saint-Gatien Cathedral; then the Château de Villandry, the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, the Château de Langeais, the Château d'Ussé and the Royal Fortress of Chinon.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Château d'Amboise
The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt.
Clos Lucé
The Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Château de Chenonceau
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley.
Castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire
The Château de Chaumont, officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle (château) in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle was founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois.
Château de Blois
The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France.
Château de Cheverny
The Château de Cheverny is located in Cheverny, Loir-et-Cher, France. It is one of the châteaux of the Loire Valley.
Château de Chambord
The Château de Chambord in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
Château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France. It is especially known for its beautiful gardens.
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire.
Château de Langeais
The Château de Langeais is a 15th-century Flamboyant Gothic castle in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Loire Valley.
Château d'Ussé
Ussé is a castle in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France.
Chinon Castle
The Château de Chinon is a château located on the north bank of the river Vienne in Chinon, central France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois. In the 11th century the castle became the property of the counts of Anjou.
Château de Gizeux
The Château de Gizeux is an important edifice, dating from the Middle Ages and much altered over the centuries, notably during the French Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment.
Château de Loches
The Château de Loches (also called Le Logis Royal de Loches) is a castle located in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the Loire Valley in France; it was constructed in the 9th century.
Château de Montpoupon
The Château de Montpoupon is a castle in the commune of Céré-la-Ronde in the Indre-et-Loire département of France. It is located to the east of Tours, 10 km south of Montrichard in a forested valley.
Château du Rivau
The Château du Rivau is a castle in the village of Lémeré, Touraine, France. In the book of Rabelais' Gargantua, it was given to captain Tolmere as a reward for his victories in the Picrocholean Wars.
Château de Saché
The Château de Saché is a writer's house museum located in a home built from the converted remains of a feudal castle.
Roman amphitheatre of Tours
The Tours amphitheatre (also known as the Caesarodunum amphitheatre) is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic city centre of Tours, France, immediately behind the well known Tours cathedral.
Pont Wilson (Tours)
The Wilson Bridge, built between 1765 and 1778, is the oldest bridge in Tours. It features 15 arches and extends 434 meters (1,424 feet) across the Loire.
Museums
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours is located in the bishop's former palace, near the cathedral St. Gatien, where it has been since 1910. It displays rich and varied collections, including that of painting which is one of the first in France both in quality and the diversity…
Château de Tours
The Château de Tours is a castle located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. Built in the 11th century, the building features architecture of the Carolingian period, and was the residence of the Lords of France.
Places of worship
Tours Cathedral
Tours Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province and is dedicated to Saint Gatianus.
Priory of St. Cosmas
The Priory of St. Cosmas or the Priory of Ronsard is a former priory built upon an island in the river Loire at La Riche near Tours in Touraine, founded in the 11th century and dedicated to St. Cosmas.
Basilica of St. Martin, Tours
The Basilica of Saint Martin is a Catholic basilica dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, over whose tomb it was built. It is located in Tours, France.
Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde de Chinon
The Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde or Sainte-Radegonde Chapel is an underground structure, a former oratory converted into a chapel, on the slope of the Sainte-Radegonde hill, east of the historic town center of Chinon, in the French department of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val…
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