Monuments to visit Cher

Situated on the Jacques Coeur road, this feudal castle was fortified by Gillon de Seuly, founder of the city, at the end of the th century. Surrounded by a moat, surrounded by round towers, a dungeon and dominated by a pond, it is furnished and inhabited but opened to the public. Count Jean of Ogny, owner of the castle, opened his doors and commented on his own visit to the residence where the lords of La Chapelle-d'Angillon, princes of Boisbelle, but also Sully, Princess of Albret, Princess of Kleve (who served as a model to Ms de La Fayette for her famous novel), Gonzague prince of Boisbelle or the Duke from Nevers. Inside, the visit allows you to see all the pieces, distributed by narrow stairs. This romantic castle houses a unique and quite astonishing collection in Europe on the th century Albania. Sunday mass can be seen in the beautiful castle chapel traditionally celebrated every Sunday at 10 pm. Reception is worthy of the great hospital tradition. The passions of the owners animate these places and they will make you discover their coups. The castle can be rented for weddings or other ceremonies.

Bourbonnoux Street is urbanised in the th century outside the Gallo-Roman rampart and follows the route. Until the beginning of the th century, it was a very important artery of the city, and many artisans and traders lived there. The wooden houses on this street, most reconstructed after the fire of the Madeleine in 1487, were on street and often two floors - modified later. They are constructed in corbel on enlarged pole, limiting the projection of the floor on the ground floor. The half-timbered houses of Bourges houses are in diamond or cross-André. As is still the case, the ground floor is usually occupied by a shop - finally - followed by a service room - the kitchen - at the back. The rooms are on the floor, and they can be accessed by a screw staircase in the side corridor leading to the courtyard and the workshop. The Gothic style focuses on poles and beams. The houses are separated by stone fire streets.

The Stuarts Castle has the privilege of building in our memory an architectural meeting dating from the Renaissance. It was built by Robert Stuart, the first captain of the Scottish guard and lord of Aubigny from 1508 to 1540, which was widely illustrated during the Italian campaigns. A part is now dedicated to the city hall. Not to mention the Auld-Alliance Memorial, which thus perpetuates the sealed pact between the kingdoms of France and Scotland. You can also admire the tapestries of Aubusson by Louis XIV in Louise de Keroualle. Restorations took place since, especially the south wing at the end of the nineteenth century. It has been classified as Historic Monument since 1862, thank you certainly Mérimée!

Crime at the castle: August 25, 2018

Fun animation during which participants will have to lift the veil on a murder!

Full fare 20 €, reduced rate 16 €.

Although visiting the interior of the castle is impossible for the public, discovering the exterior is already a delight, even though, from "twelve or fourteen beautiful and sumptuous towers" which were still crowning it in the fifteenth century, many of them were destroyed in the centuries destroyed. At the end of the nineteenth century, Eugène Schneider acquired the beautiful ensemble and constantly restored it, investing both its time and its means to make it one of the most striking in the region. Overlooking the village, it gives its nobility to one of the "most beautiful villages of France", a rare jewel, which is the picturesque medieval village of Apremont-sur-Allier.

The Hotel des Échevins was built in 1489, on a space "released" by the great fire of 1487. He draws on the Gallo-Roman wall of Bourges. It is an essential monument to the city. At night during Night Nights it offers a magical setting to the projections on its stone walls. A rectangular rectangular body includes on the ground floor the large hall equipped with a monumental fireplace and the board of the jury vaulted stone and the fire test. The Hotel des Échevins was the headquarters of the municipality for three centuries. Its interior is just as interesting as its walls. Many sculpted decorations celebrate Berry's sheep, whose wool was so important to the city's wealth and influence. This Gothic style building was influenced by the decoration of the Jacques Coeur Palace: arches in accolade, pinacles, frayed cabbage. The false windows of sculpted characters adorning the octagonal tower will be delighted: These are sergeants of town that go to the pass. Admiring them will entertain children. In 1624, a new gallery body inspired by the Renaissance architecture treaties was added to the existing building. The Hotel des Échevins has been completely restored. It was built in a museum and now offers visitors to discover the works of the painter Maurice Estève, from Culan.

The water tower was built in 1865 to collect the waters of the Auron, supervised by engineer Bourdaloue. A competition was organized to select the architect of the imposing fountain located in: it is Albert Tissandier's project - bricks and stones, and paying tribute to the classical architecture of the early eighteenth century - which was chosen. As for the sculpted decoration, it is the work of the Berrichon archeologist and sculptor Jules Dumoutet. Unaffected since 1940, inscribed in the additional inventory of Historic Monuments in 1975, the eau d 'eau was completely redesigned by the City of Bourges in 1999, which made it a place dedicated to the diffusion of plastic arts. The ground floor of 220 m ², with its two concentric spreads separated by 16 columns and surrounded by 14 alveoli, allows a unique presentation of the works, whether painted, carved, engraved, drawn, projected or hammered. A place of discovery, exchanges and meetings, the water tower hosts carefully selected exhibitions. A successful conversion.

The organ of the cathedral has changed many times over the centuries: Reference was made to the first organ in the early 1986 th century and the most recent was inaugurated in by Bishop Plateau. Burned in 1599, it was rebuilt and saved narrowly during the Revolution. With its 50 games, 4 keyboards and its German pedals, it allows you to play the organistique repertoire in full since the th century. The buffet retains the original elements of this time. The th century gives her a beam with the musicians and the th century his gallery. Completely restored, the organ always sounds under the vaults of the cathedral. Many concerts and activities take place during the year. The Festival of the Very Rich Hours of the Berry Organ showcases this great organ by inviting prestigious concertistes to play solo, chamber music, or with an orchestra.

Built just after the great fire of 1487, the Lallemant Hotel occupies several plots of land and spans the Gallo-Roman bastion that plunges the high city. It is the first Bourges building where the Renaissance style appears, still mixed with Gothic elements, hence its great architectural interest. This particular house was built for the family of Lallemant, rich ennobled traders, who have exercised important municipal loads, and have also been interested in alchemy in a less formal way: not to miss the hotel's oratory, whose ceiling to the 30 crafted casing may well represent the quest for philosopher's stone. The Hotel Lallemant, now owned by the city of Bourges, has been set up in the museum of Decorative Arts. The visit is free, an explanatory workbook is provided at the reception.

The archbishops of Bourges are located on the south side of the cathedral from the th century. In the th century Bishop Phélypeaux de La Vrillière decided to make it a great palace. From the ambitious project led by the architect Pierre Bullet, only the south wing and the garden are made. To see this imposing building, the pavilion of La Vrillière, one can only imagine the prosperity of the archdiocese at that time. Inside, the rotating staircase hanging on the arch is adorned with statues and bas-reliefs representing the four evangelists. Following the separation of the Church and the State, this palace was ceded free of charge to the city of Bourges in 1909, which installed its municipal services and the library the following year. Since the construction of the new town hall (adjacent) in 1992, the old archiepiscopal palace still houses some municipal services, the Municipal Council Hall, the hall of honour, the weddings hall and the Best Workers'Museum in France.

One of the great pride of Bruère-Allichamps is undoubtedly to be the geographical center of France since 1797. A witness to this exceptional geographical situation, a large stone monument overfitted with the tricolor flag is set in the crossroads of the commune. It was the Duke of Béthune-Charost who had him installed in 1799. The exact situation in central France is, of course, the subject of scientific quarrels. Some believe that Bruère-Allichamps has not usurped its title, others are looking for Saulzais-le-Potier, about twenty kilometers south. Some ensure that the center of France is located in Saint-Amand Montrond, rue des Sighirs very exactly. The good news is that it is possible to visit these three places in half a day, since Saint-Amand is between Bruère and Saulzais. Not sure it helps to get an idea, but at least we'll be sure you've been in the center of France!

It has been in existence for a long time, as evidenced by a map of the late 1963 th century and was in service until. Today, you can stroll around the banks and watch the beautiful paddle wheel in a bucolic landscape.