Top 8 Historic Sites in Blois, Centre-Val de Loire

August 29, 2021 Moriah Teneyck

French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Restaurants in Blois

1. Chateau Royal de Blois

6 Place du Chateau, 41000, Blois France +33 2 54 90 33 32 [email protected] http://en.chateaudeblois.fr/
Excellent
48%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
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4.5 based on 3,961 reviews

Chateau Royal de Blois

Aux portes du Val de Loire, le château royal de Blois présente un véritable panorama de l'art et de l'histoire des châteaux de la Loire, ce qui en fait la meilleure introduction à leur visite par sa richesse architecturale. Autour de la cour, dominée par le monumental escalier François Ier, se déploie un florilège de quatre styles de l'architecture française, le style gothique avec la salle des Etats généraux, les prémices de l'influence italienne avec l'aile Louis XII, Renaissance dans l'aile François Ier et enfin classique avec l'aile bâtie par Mansart pour le duc d'Orléans. Résidence de sept rois et de dix reines de France, le château royal est le lieu évocateur du pouvoir et de la vie quotidienne de la cour à la Renaissance, comme en témoignent les appartements royaux, meublés et ornés de magnifiques décors polychromes.

Reviewed By tallpinesCO - Steamboat Springs, United States

We chose this chateau for a rainy day because it’s a city chateau, with no gardens (though there is a park across the street). During a lull in the downpour, we admired the different styles of architecture from several centuries, beginning with a fortified tower left from the 1200s or so. The visitor goes through the rooms in more or less chronological order through the reigns of French kings over several centuries. We liked Blois much more than we did some years ago, because now every room and every object has a very fine explanation and description in English (as well as French, of course). An audio guide was 4 Euros, but we skipped it. The printed information was just enough for us. A series of rooms on the lower level display old pieces of stonework from various eras of the chateau. Where else can you get up close and personal with a whole collection of human and animal gargoyles? So many kings and queens have lived at Blois that it serves as an excellent introduction to the other great chateaux of the Loire Valley. There is an attached fine art gallery with interesting work by French artists and others, such as Rembrandt. Again, everything is very well explained in English/French placards.

2. Hotel de Villebresme (Maison de Denis Papin)

Rue Pierre-de-Blois, 41000, Blois France
Excellent
24%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
35%
Poor
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Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 17 reviews

Hotel de Villebresme (Maison de Denis Papin)

3. Hotel de Ville

9 Petits Degres Saint Louis, 41000, Blois France +33 800 10 21 12
Excellent
27%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
17%
Poor
4%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 48 reviews

Hotel de Ville

4. Eglise Saint-Pierre

1-15 Rue de Chambord, 41350 Montlivault, Blois France +33 2 54 20 62 18 http://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/projets/montlivault-eglise-saint-pierre/
Excellent
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4.0 based on 2 reviews

Eglise Saint-Pierre

5. Eglise Saint-Saturnin

23 rue Munier, 41000, Blois France +33 2 54 90 33 32 http://www.bloischambord.com/planifier/patrimoine/monuments/eglise-saint-saturnin-250269
Excellent
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4.0 based on 3 reviews

Eglise Saint-Saturnin

6. Fontaine Louis XII

3 Place Louis XII, 41000, Blois France +33 2 54 90 41 41 http://www.bloischambord.com
Excellent
9%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
45%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 11 reviews

Fontaine Louis XII

7. Chateau de Montlivault

33 Grande rue, 41350 Montlivault, Blois France http://www.valdeloire-france.com/organiser/visites/chateaux/chateau-de-montlivault

8. Cimetiere Blois-Ville

Cimetiere Blois-Ville Rue Alfred-Halou, Blois France http://www.blois.fr/annuaire/cimetieres/blois-ville

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