Monuments to visit Indre

The Bouchet Castle is built on the highest "button" of Brenne: the highest eminence of sandstone. Built in red sandstone, it dominates its environment. Its oldest buildings, the logis and two towers, dates back to the xiiith century. There are also two dungeons: the largest of the xivth century and the xve small. Two wings of the castle were rebuilt in the seventeenth century in the classic style. Recently sold, the castle opened its doors in 2018. Rooms that have previously been closed to the public are visible. From the terrace, we have a magnificent view of the beautiful pond of the Red Sea. After the castle visit, take the air on the Red Sea. A beautiful walk runs along the pond. It is very busy on Sundays.

The Wheat Halle was once an important place for local trade, especially grain. This beautiful building belonged to the prince of Talleyrand before being bought by the city of Valençay. The roof roof and the ground floor were then replaced a new construction, the one you can observe now. Red bricks and white tuffwater give a lot of character to this hall located in the small village of Valençay. For more information, please do not hesitate to follow the tour 'Talleyrand' proposed by the Tourist Office. To your agendas: every Tuesday morning, market day.

The Pont-Vieux has existed since the beginning of the town's construction, at the foot of the fortress, hence its name as «bridge-old». In the eighteenth century houses and shops of one or more floors were installed on the bridge itself (a panonceau at its foot reproduced a vision of that era). Today, the view is very picturesque on the mills and their pavements. The bridge is surrounded by old wooden houses that are reflected in Creuse.

Enjoy the bridge, only, between friends or in love, and why not walk on the Creuse edges. The mill has lost its wheels but retains a certain charm, and it is rightly a subject of choice for painters and photographers.

A charming promenade is located on the right bank of Creuse, between the picturesque Moulin de Bord and the Moulin du Rabois, more industrial. This second mill is the seat of artistic associations. A contemporary art exhibition site, the Arboretum is also located there and creative workshops are organized for children. The walk is the place of the potters' market renewed every June. The promenade allows you to enjoy breathtaking views of the river and Old Bridge with its houses with wooden balconies, admire the fishermen and throw bread to ducks.

This building is an indisputable masterpiece of local classical architecture. He's got a little Trianon. He was refurnished in the twentieth century by collectors who mixed the times. Inside, a large number of renowned paintings by renowned painters combine exceptional furniture and décor. So he only visits with a guide. For an hour, you will find the living rooms and rooms decorated with tapestries and coordinated curtains. Rare furniture there are many (a 10-wheeler from revolutionary times, a watercolor chair, a deer table on foot…). Its owners have also restored the English-style park with its beautiful trees, including many rare trees. The park has been classified as a "remarkable Garden" since 2004. In the evenings, there is also a beautiful hippomobile museum, a comfortable stable and the saddle.

Remembering his peasant childhood, the plaster version of Ernest Nivet dates back to 1912. He is sometimes a little too besieged by mad grass.

Facing Saint Benoît chapel, this ancient building houses the municipal music school. Built in the Renaissance, it consists of a semi-hexagonal semi-hexagonal turret and an ogivale door with ornamented arc. Turn around to admire both sides of the building. In the sixteenth century it was built to serve as a college, then a prison occupied the places at the end of the eighteenth century. It was then that he was named «old prison».

The hotel de Scevolles is one of the beautiful old buildings of the city. In a large paved courtyard, overlooking a garden at the door of the covered market, there is an old classic well with its pulley, as well as a whistle above the door. Surround the wrought iron grid that opens onto the garden, a medallion in Scevolles' family. This place is responsible for history!

The covered wood bridge is a curiosity not to be missed: it is a unique building in France, classified as a historic monument. Realized in the middle of the nineteenth century, the covered bridge was well restored by the municipality of the Christian-Chabenet Bridge in 2001. This bridge, worthy of the film on the road to Madison, makes more think of the United States than France. He punctuates a pleasant walk on the edge of the Bouzanne. Long 20 m, the bridge is fully assembled by wooden ankles. The course has been shaken from the roundabout (at the exit of the village towards Argenton-sur-Creuse). Note the fun covered miniature bridge on this roundabout.

It is one of the few remains of the old Châteauroux. Encircling a paved alleyway that preserved its ancient charm, the door Saint Martin deserves the detour through its romantic spect. Preferably look on the side of Rue Descente-de-Ville. It is likely to represent the coat of arms of the city with its arcade in the full shredder and its tower. Restored in the sixteenth century, this door served as a prison until 1742.

In the twelfth century, it is one of the most important squares in Aquitaine, with a dungeon and two wings of buildings joining in square brackets. In 1778 Claude Dupin, George Sand's grandfather who was a tax collector, was located at Raoul Castle. Raoul Castle, which became a hotel of the prefecture under the Consulate, serves as a residence to the prefects until 1826. Starting in 1821, a new prefecture hotel was built next to the old castle. In 1880 the restoration of Raoul Castle was begun under the direction of the architect Dauvergne. It is now the property of the General Council, but its proximity to the hotel of the prefecture prevents visits. It is only occasionally open for exhibitions and for heritage days in September. Take it through the rue de l 'Indre, it overlooks the river impressively.

Built in the th century, it is located in Duperthuis street. His tower tower gives him the appearance of an old castle of fairy tales.

3 kilometers north of Prissac, the Château-Giron Castle is a beautiful manor house surrounded by a vast meadow. He belonged to Alain Giron, a companion of Joan of Arc. With two squares and two round towers, this harmonious xve century castle is reflected in a pond. It's a private stay that doesn't visit. In the park visible from the road, note a more recent chapel. In the church of the village, the castle is reproduced in the background on the stained glass of Saint-Louis.