Towers to visit Central

248 steps to climb: you have to deserve the panoramic view of the city thanks to the guided tours. In the past, the Charlemagne Tower was located on top of the northern arm of the transept of the medieval collegiate church dedicated to Saint Martin. The collegiate church has disappeared, only the clock tower and this one remain. Closed in 1972, it is again open to visitors. The summit (48 metres high) offers a breathtaking view of the old town of Tours, and you can add the option of an aerial visit in summer for an unforgettable moment in the heart of Tours.

Contact the Chevallier-Debeausse Foundation for permission to enter the property. With entry, it is the only remaining remnant of the feudal castle. It is a circular dungeon well characterized by its defensive aspect. But we could also live there, witness inner rooms arched on warheads that include chimneys and windows. The chapel Saint-Nicolas of the castle and the church Notre-Dame were covered with frescoes under the impetus of Florimond Robertet, Treasurer of France and Secretary of Finance under François I, when he bought the castle in 1505 and began to restore it. In the chapel next to the dungeon, open virgin wood and series of frescoes whose mystery and meaning remains to be overcome.

At the intersection of the rue de la basse and the dolmen street, the church of Alluyes appears from the entrance to the commune, opposite the town hall and the local school. Then following the tree-lined road, the landscape changes a little: behind the cover of the trees pushing on the edge of the Loir which winds here, the dungeon of the former castle of the municipality stands apart. A property of a foundation that also operates the special educational institution of Alluyes, the dungeon overlooks the small village with its coffee and green spaces.

The high square tower is visible from far when one passes from Essonne to the Eure and Loir. In fact, it is the steeple of the church of Garancières-en-Beauce, which dates from the th century which rises above the village and is classified in historical monuments. This tower stands on the church of Saint Etienne, founded in the xiiith century, next to an esplanade where you can also see the monument to the communal dead. A few metres from the building, a pond marks the entrance of the village, next to a superb farm.