Around the Château de Chamerolles
Other sites within the Département
Château de Sully-sur-Loire, a mediaeval fortress, the residence of the Dukes of Sully
The imposing medieval architecture of Sully Château has dominated the Loire valley throughout the 700 years since it was built.
Telephone: 02 38 36 36 86
Website: https://www.chateausully.fr/
Gien Château-Museum: Hunting, History and Nature in the Loire Valley
With a wealth of some 10,000 works and objects of art, its collection retraces the history of hunting and the changes in the way people hunt.
Address: Place du Château, Gien
Telephone: 02 38 67 69 69
Website: www.chateaumuseegien.fr
Museum of the Resistance and Deportation at Lorris
A museum of memory that transports visitors back to the darkest times in the history of Le Loiret.
Telephone: 02 38 94 84 19
Website: https://www.museelorris.fr/
Yèvre-Le-Châtel
Located on a rocky headland overlooking La Rimarde, Yèvre has long since been a fortification; indeed, it was occupied by the Romans. In 855, Yèvre was given to the Abbey of Fleury-Saint-Benoit by King Charles the Bald. In the early 12th Century, King Louis VI the Fat, purchased the fief to make it a royal castle and the seat of a provost. The present château was built during the reign of King Philippe Auguste in the early 13th Century.
Visit the site and discover the castle, the postern, the ramparts, the Saint-Gault church, the remains of the Saint-Lubin church and small streets full of the village's delightful atmosphere. It is hailed as one of France's most beautiful villages.
Address: Les Compagnons de la Châtellenie, 45300 Yèvre-Le-Châtel
Telephone: 02 38 34 25 91
Website: https://yevre-la-ville.fr/
The beautiful rose garden of André Eve
More than 600 varieties of roses ancient and modern, accompanied by perennial flowers, irises and clematis. Come and discover this unique collection and get ideas for combinations that can be reproduced in your garden.
Address: 301 Route de Courcy, 45170 Chilleurs-aux-Bois
Telephone: 02 38 30 01 30
Website: https://www.roses-andre-eve.com/content/9-decouvrez-le-jardin
Grandes Bruyères Arboretum
Located in the first regional nature reserve created in France, in the heart of the Orléans Forest, this modern arboretum, created just 40 years ago, has been awarded a "remarkable garden" label by the Ministry of Culture and Communication. The park and the undergrowth paths cover a total of 13 hectares. The collections from the three temperate climates of the northern and southern hemispheres are mixed and assembled to create a delightful experience for visitors, including heathers, conifers, oaks, magnolias and dogwoods (photo J.-F. Grossin)
Telephone: 02 38 57 28 24
The Saffron Museum
Located in the former home of a wine merchant, this museum takes you on a historical and educational journey through the use of saffron since the 16th century. The museum cellar also houses objects connected to the Gâtinais vineyard.
Address: 21 Route de Pithiviers, 45300 Boynes
Telephone: 02 38 33 14 81
Email: musee.safran.boynes@sfr.fr
The Tigy museum: ancient rural crafts
Created to preserve the memory of trades that have disappeared or are going through great changes, the Tigy Museum’s twelve rooms provide a display of fascinating reconstructions (clog maker’s and cooper’s workshops, forge etc) and hundreds of tools once used by rural craftsmen. The museum also shows many objects and documents relating to food, costume and childhood.
Address: 60 Rue de Sully, Clos Rolland du Roscoät, 45510 Tigy
Telephone: 02 38 58 00 42, 02 38 58 41 28
Website: http://www.museeartisanat.fr/
The Grand Pithiverais Tourist Office
To find out more about the Grand Pithiverais area: must-sees, short histories, ideas for days out etc.
Do not hesitate to contact them: https://www.grandpithiverais.fr/