Things to see and do La Brenne

This observatory is located on the edge of a private pond near the hamlet of Blizon. It's one of the oldest ponds. it is covered with lilies. You can admire one of the last great rostrums in Brenne. There is a large colony of herons that nest on the spot. Birds that can be observed on this pond include many species of ducks, herons and magnets. Walks accompanied by the Maison de la Nature de Saint-Michel in Brenne. The Blizon Trail also allows you to discover this place alone.

Originally, it was the priory church. It is dated by the end of the eleventh century. Its portal without tympan is a pure product of the Romanesque style. The white stone is adorned with beautiful sculptures. The north portal and the west portal are decorated with geometric motifs (stars and recurring motifs). There are many capitals and softens. Recently cleaned, his bleach dazzled in the sun. The interior is darker. In the sober form, it still contains capitals with vegetal decor.

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.

Like most of the houses on Grande-Rue in the upper town, the house of the Friends of the White dates from the 15th century. It is a small museum of art and popular traditions that evokes daily life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There is the reconstruction of a Berry interior, the craftsmanship of the clog and shoemakers, the washers, the apothecary, the school of Jules Ferry, the bicycles in memory of the Dilecta bicycle factory. There is also a new exhibition featuring the Blançois cycle industry and the Dilecta professional sports team. Passionate volunteers take visitors on a tour of the museum.

Located in the heart of the Brenne Regional Natural Park, the city of Blanc is a place of departure for many expeditions. But adventures are also taking place between its walls, thanks to the city's proposed track game. Some twenty puzzles for big and small will guide you to the main sites of White. Between monuments and legends, nothing will escape your eyes. If you want to explore the city's discovery (or try to find the answers?), the explanatory signs of the heritage course "From coast to shore…" " mark the center of White. "

Tariff: 2 € for the purchase of the booklet at the Tourist Office.

Duration: 2 h.

Difficulty: easy.

Maison de la Nature is within the Natural reserve of Chérine, just at the bottom of the pond of Cistudes. At the summer, you will have the chance observe these small freshwater tortoises like various birds like the purple heron. You will on the spot find several services to appreciate your immersion in this splendid territory. Binoculars are proposed in daily rental or half-day and a à la carte large size to the 1/25 000 of the Regional nature park of Brenne is available. Guided tours and receptions at the observatory make it possible to decipher the nature which is offered to you of an enlightened eye. La Maison of nature, it is also a natural bookstore with works naturalists, beautiful books, handbooks of educations, novels or whodunnits on nature and of the books youth as of 3 years. Temporary exhibitions animate each season. A place which also lends itself to have a break time to take a hot drink and organic!