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The castle of Loches. An imposing 1000-year-old castle is perched atop a hill dominating the pale stone medieval town spread at its feet. There are no modern buildings here, it really is pickled in the past, even the town hall is in a 500-year-old building that looks like a castle. And there is a medieval city within the city.
Loches has a town hall and several houses of the Renaissance period. The town hall was constructed after royal approval by Francis 1st in 1515. On the right bank of the Indre, opposite the town, is the village of Beaulieu-lès-Loches, once the seat of a barony. Economy
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A masterpiece of military architecture and the home of Renaissance ballets, the Royal City of Loches is one of the most impressive monuments in the Loire Valley. Built in an exceptional position on a rocky spur and surrounded by a long wall, the Royal City of Loches is composed of two main buildings: the Royal Lodge and the Keep, which was ...
Explore Loches. France This Way review: on arriving in the town of Loches there is an immediate air of vitality and there are several monuments of interest to see, so an excursion here from the Loire Valley is recommended. Your visit will be centred in the citadel of Loches which is still surrounded by two kilometres of 12th century ramparts ...
Step through the Porte Royale, the sole entrance to the City and the Upper town. Witness 1000 years of history unfold before your eyes, as you dive deep into medieval times. Start off with the Saint Ours Collegiate Church. This Romanesque church has the peculiarity of having two octagon-shaped pyramidal cupolas called "dubes", which give it a ...
Hotels in Loches. L oches, one of our favourite places in Centre Val-de-Loire, is a very pleasant medieval riverside town in the department of Indre-et-Loire, southeast of Tours, resting on the banks of the Indre River. Your first impression of Loches will be of a town steeped in history, that still retains its authenticity, one of the best ...
Loches. The tower in Loches, France. Loches, town, Indre-et-Loire département, Centre région, west-central France, located on the left bank of the Indre River southeast of Tours. The town is dominated by the medieval citadel, which is surrounded by 1.5 miles (2 km) of old walls. It embraces three separate buildings: the Royal Lodge (mainly ...
