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HAUT-CLAIRVAUX

Towers to visit

The dungeon, 28 metres high, is the last and smallest of the seven towers of the old feudal castle built by Richard Lion, the future King of England. At the top of the summit, you can find and see the chimneys of La Manu in Chatellerault and those of the Centrale, a bird's flight, 46 kilometres away! Within the castle walls, the th century Notre-Dame-des-Vergers chapel of the th century, a transitional ogival style with the half-slender shape, the emerging arches with all the details of Romanesque ornamentation. In the past, superb murals from the th to the th century represented the bucolic work of the twelve months of the year.

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GRAIN HALLS

Markets
Built in the 18th century, these fair halls welcome local producers and ... Read more
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SCURVY

Castles to visit

Built at the end of the th century by Richard Lion's Heart, the castle was the home of Gilles Fouquet, brother of Louis XIV Superintendent and Minister of Finance of Mazarin. Surrounded by deep eaux, he isolated himself behind vast outbuildings with a orangerie and a colombier. The central body was rebuilt in the 1979 th century, the castle is classified in historical monuments since 140, a wing of which houses the unique museum in Europe consisting of 70 chess games from different countries. Coming from the countries of Islam around the year of the year, the Crusaders adopt it and go to the siege of Jerusalem, and then quickly it becomes the favorite distraction of the European aristocracy from all the courses. Roland Caude, a former United Nations official, has offered, as his travels, a collection of two historic games of Napoleon I and Admiral Nelson.

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MUSÉE CHARLES DE GAULLE

Museums
Musée Charles de Gaulle, a unique collection to discover the history of ... Read more
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SITE CASTRAL DU HAUT CLAIRVAUX

Castles to visit
The châtelain area houses the last tower of the 11th-century ... Read more
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CHÂTEAU DE CLAIRVAUX - CHESS MUSEUM

Castles to visit
Château de Clairvaux is a fine example of a blend of Gothic and ... Read more
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SAINT-HILAIRE CHURCH

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A church with fine Gothic features, a crypt, a carved wooden Virgin and ... Read more