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The CENTRE

Famous for its agricultural heritage, its mountain plateaux and volcanic Auvergne... Search out the Loire chateaux and do not fail to visit the famous Gare des Bénédictins in Limoges, very appropriately referred to as "Europe's most attractive railway station"!

  • Château of Chenonceau
    Château de Chenonceau

    « Château des Dames » (château for ladies) built from 1513 to 1521, including Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis, who ordered the construction of the gallery over the river Cher.

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  • Château of Chambord
    Château de Chambord

    It was originally a hunting lodge ordered in 1519 by François 1st. There are 440 rooms, 365 fireplaces and 83 staircases.

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  • Village and Church in Saint Nectaire
    Saint Nectaire

    Roman church completed in 1138 which carries the name of one of the evangelists from Auvergne.

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  • Pompadour Château
    Château de Pompadour

    It was a present from Louis XV to his favourite Jeanne Antoinette Poisson in 1745….. Madame de Pompadour. The horse breeding farm is still well-known.

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  • The Benedictins station in Limoges
    Gare de Limoges

    It possesses a giant bell tower which is 60 metre high; it was the first covered station in France; its construction started in 1924.

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  • Val Chateau
    Château de Val - Barrage de Bort Les Orgues

    It is on an island in an artificial lake built in the 15th century.

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