Royal City of Loches Tickets, France
Royal City of Loches Tickets highlights
Visit the Royal City of Loches and see the well-preserved Romanesque keep (fortified tower) built by Foulques III Nerra between 1013 and 1035.
Tour the castle and look at its evolving architecture, including the 12th-century curtain wall, 13th-century protruding towers, and 14th-century governor's house.
Explore the dungeon, a key part of the royal residence's history, used as a prison during the revolutionary era and gain insights into mediaeval incarceration practices.
Learn about the keep’s strategic role during the Capetian-Plantagenet conflicts through detailed information on the Histopad.
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Royal City of Loches Tickets overview
About the Royal City of Loches Loire Valley:
The Royal City of Loches, located in the Loire Valley, is renowned for its striking mediaeval architecture and rich history. Dominated by its terraced Gothic and Flamboyant Gothic royal residence, it was a favoured site of the Valois dynasty. Notable for Joan of Arc's meeting with Charles VII and Agnès Sorel's residence, Loches also features Anne of Brittany’s exquisite oratory. This historic city offers a blend of architectural splendour and royal legacy.
About the Royal City of Loches Loire Valley Tickets:
- Take a tour of the Royal City of Loches, uncovering key moments and major figures from Foulques III Nerra to Queen Anne of Brittany, and explore 500 years of French history.
- Learn about Charles VII's pivotal role in ending the Hundred Years' War, aided by Joan of Arc, and his subsequent coronation in Reims on July 17, 1429.
- Stroll through the dungeon, a masterpiece of 11th-century military architecture, with its 37-metre-high keep built by Foulques Nerra around 1000.
- Admire the terraced façade of the Loches royal residence, which dominates the town and the Indre Valley, showcasing its late Medieval Gothic & Flamboyant Gothic architecture.
- Get to know more about the keep's role as a royal prison in the 15th CE through the histopad, which includes the imprisonment of figures like Jean II, Duke of Alençon.
- Admire the mediaeval treasure, showcasing Gothic and Flamboyant Gothic styles with a picturesque terraced façade overlooking the Indre Valley.
- Stroll through the 700m² garden, nestled at the foot of a historic keep, providing a serene escape from the surrounding fortress.
How to Reach?
By Car: The Royal City of Loches Loire Valley is located at a distance of 1.0 kilometres from the city centre. You can reach there in around 4 minutes via Mail Droulin route.