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Musée Cadoux |
Musée de la machine agricole |
Moulin de Bannay |
Le Château de Buranlure |
Saint Verain |
Pouilly sur Loire |
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La-Celle-sur-Loire : Ferme de Cadoux - R.N. 7 -
Musée Paysan de Bourgogne Nivernaise : This museum depicts country life in Bourgogne Nivernaise.
SAINT-AMAND EN PUISAYE : Maison de la Mémoire Potière - Musée du Grès
Castle -1 6th century : Exhibition of pottery and earthenware.
Take a walk in the village and discover potters working the typical rust-yellow clay.
Treigny - Chantier médiéval de Guédelon - ( 03 86 45 66 66
A fortified castle is being built right in the middle of the woods. Enter this exceptional site and discover carpenters, quarry-men, grubbers, rope-makers, potters and the blacksmith using the techniques of the 13th century.
SAINT-VERAIN : Vestiges of the fortifications of a feudal city - 12th century - Donjon
Cistercian church - 12th century - Beautiful stained-glass window from the 13th century – Listed building
SAINT-LOUP : Musée de la Machine Agricole Ancienne: this museum displays old agricultural machines
SAINT-PERE : Church - 15th century - Remarkable ornamentation of the west side -Picturesque view on the castle
La Commanderie de Villemoison ( can be visited on request at the Tourist Office )
Chapel - 12th century - Listed building – Vineyards : les Coteaux du Giennois (visit).
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The Nohain Valley
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ENTRAINS SUR NOHAIN : Maison des Fouilles : exhibition of gallo-Roman relics
SAINT-LAURENT L’ABBAYE : Vestiges of the abbey
SUILLY-LA-TOUR : Church - 16th century
Castle: Le Château des Granges - 15th and 18th centuries – Listed building
DONZY : Vestiges of the abbey : Abbaye de Donzy le Pré - 12th century
Abbaye de l’Epeau: ruins (cannot be visited) - 13th century
Moulin de Maupertuis : discover the history of milling in this museum
PERROY : Château de la Motte Josserand - 14th and 15th centuries - Listed building
MENOU : Castle - 17th and 18th centuries - Listed building
The Loire Valley – South bank :
TRACY-SUR-LOIRE : Castle - 15th 16th and 17th centuries – Donjon – Listed building
POUILLY-SUR-LOIRE : Château du Nozet : neo-Renaissance style - 19th century (private property)
Les Loges : a village which is famous for its wine growers and vineyards.
Pavillon du milieu de Loire - 03.86.39.54.54.
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In Cher
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BELLEVILLE : Nuclear Power Plant : information center - 02.48.54.56.76.
Blancafort : Witchcraft Museum - La Jonchère - Concressault - 18410 Blancafort : 02 48 73 86 11
Enter the world of witchcraft in Berry.
LERE : Saint Martin church - Crypt - Listed building
BOULLERET : Château de Buranlure - 14th century - Listed building (private property)
SAINT-SATUR – SAINT-THIBAULT : Church - Listed building - Golf course - Sailing harbour
SANCERRE : Old part of the town - Tour des Biefs -12th century - Belfry - From Porte César, exceptional panorama on the surrounding countryside - Wine growers and cellars.
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Farther on
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In Nièvre
LA CHARITE SUR LOIRE : This monastic city was one of the five priory churches of Cluny in 1059
Church – 11th and 12th centuries
Old town : towers, fortifications, houses from the 12th century - Archeological museum
NEVERS : Saint Cyr Cathedral - Saint Etienne church - Museums - Earthenware factories - Saint Gildard Convent Reliquary of Sainte Bernadette - Ducal palace – City walls
CHATEAU-CHINON : Costume Museum : This museum displays French costumes from the 18th century to the 20th century.
François Mitterand Museum : This museum presents the gifts received by François Mitterand when he was a president.
LE PARC NATUREL DU MORVAN : Travelling through these picturesque settings, you will discover typical villages and little towns. Nature lovers will be delighted with the wild beauty of the rivers and lakes. It is the perfect place to practice a wide range of outdoor activities.
Maison du Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan : 03 86 78 79 00
In Loiret :
BRIARE LE CANAL : Canal - Cruises - Metallic canal bridge - Museums - Church
GIEN : Church - Old bridge - Castle - Ruins of the old city wall – Earthenware museum and factory – Hunt museum
In Yonne :
SAINT FARGEAU : Castle (15th-17th centuries) – “Son et Lumière” show – Museum - Parc Naturel de Boutissaint - Lac du Bourdon
VEZELAY : Sainte Madeleine basilica (12th- 13th centuries)
SAINT SAUVEUR : Musée Colette : this museum is devoted to one of our most famous French writers
In Cher :
BOURGES : Mediaeval town – Saint Etienne Cathedral – Jacques Cœur palace – Museums - Gardens
LA ROUTE JACQUES CŒUR : In Berry, a beautiful series of castles, sanctuaries, listed buildings. Boucard, La Verrerie, Maupas are the nearest ones . - Cistercian abbey in Noirlac
NANCAY : Radio astronomy observatory : 02.48.51.82.41
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