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NOTTONVILLE

Abbaye du bois de Nottonville

In the magnificent La Conie Valley, isolated in the middle of fields of wheat, the beautiful fortified Bendictine Abbey of Nottonville. The site is home to temporary exhibitions and cultural events.

TILLAY-LE-PENEUX

Château de Villeprévost

It is inside the walls of this 17th-century castle that interrogations took place of the 300 bandits in the "Chauffeurs d'Orgères" gang in 1798. The dovecote is home to the masks of those condemned to death.

MAINTENON

Château de Maintenon

In a magnificent garden designed by Le Nôtre and behind the vestiges of the aqueduct designed by the Sun King, stands the elegant castle, famous for having been home to Madame de Maintenon, the secret spouse of the king.

ILLIERS-COMBRAY

Maison de Tante Léonie - Musée Marcel Proust

Visit the fully-furnished family house of Tante Léonie, where Marcel Proust used to come and spend his holidays. Provincial and exotic charm. The cradle of Proust's work.

MAILLEBOIS

Château de Maillebois

Castle dating back to the Middle Ages, entirely built in brick. A lasting legend, a minion of Henri II, an exiled marshall and, to top it all off, an aviation pioneer: Maillebois is steeped in history.

LEVES

Ateliers Loire

It is in this factory on the outskirts of Chartres, the world's stained-glass capital, that the Loire family has for 3 generations been crafting the works of art to be found in religious and public buildings all over the workd.

SAINT-LUPERCE

Château de Blanville

AUNEAU

Jardin de la Préhistoire

Get up close and personal with our neolithic ancestors, with reconstructions and fun activities in Europe's earliest known circular house.

LE PUISET

Espace des seigneurs du Puiset

Dungeon, horsemen, traitors, battles, sieges, plots and treachery. Revisit the authentic history of the traiter lords of Le Puiset faced with the king's army... all the ingredients for an epic tale. Opening summer 2007.

CHATILLON-EN-DUNOIS

Eglise de Châtillon-en-Dunois

A magnificent 12th-century stone church mingling Romanesque, flamboyant Gothic and classical styles without losing any of its harmony. Remarkable murals, beams, lecterns and retables. Keys available at the town hall.