The plot against Gaston d’Orléans, escape of Marie de Médicis, assassination of the Duke of Guise; such are the episodes making up the legendary history of this fabulous castle blending Flamboyant Gothic and Italian Renaissance in a classical style, ..

In the Louis-XII wing, you will see a fine collection of 16C and 17C tapestries, a series of fifty terracotta medallions by Jean-Baptiste Nini . Those who are keen on history will be able to admire, in the appartements of the François I er wing, t..

This 19C residence tells the story of Robert Houdin (Houdini), the famous Blois magician and escapologist, who also inspired numerous comic-strip creators. Visitors will enter a world of illusion , in the footsteps of the great magicians, and then..

Fine 12C-13C Romanesque church. Note the historiated capitals in the ambulatory's radiating chapels.

Overlooking place Victor Hugo, these vestiges of the castle gardens offer an exceptional view of the city and castle.

The art of contrast: opposite the castle's façades des Loges, a 17C, Jesuit style church.

Items from local excavations, a fine Carolingian collection… all presented in the former kitchens of François I.

Don’t forget to have a look inside the courtyard of this vast late-16C residence to admire its superb staircase.

Decorated with a stone balustrade, carved with the initials of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, it houses the tourist office.

A façade with beautiful Gothic-Renaissance sculptures and fine italianate galleries in the courtyard.

Home to the musée d'Art religieux and Muséum d'histoire naturelle (museums of religious art and natural history).

Offering a view southwards, the steps are a memorial to the inventor of the steam engine Denis Papin , who lived in Blois (statue).

Located in the Convent of the Jacobins; a fine collection of liturgical objects.

Zoological collections, with the emphasis on the region’s own local wildlife.

The remains of an old fortified castle, this square 12C keep was subsequently incorporated into the city's defences.

Flanked by old half-timbered houses at n°19 in this street is a fine 15C stone house.

With the first ready-made object by Marcel Duchamp , it became obvious that objects were also works of art. Here all kinds of objects are displayed - revised and updated by famous artists (César, Christo, Isidore Isou, etc.)!

A Gothic style house (also called the «hôtel de Villebresme») which spans rue Pierre-de-Blois by a small half-timbered bridge. Did Denis Papin really live here? That is not important, the point is he could have lived here.

The town hall is located in the old bishop's residence, built in the 18C by Jacques-Jules Gabriel , whose son created place de la Concorde in Paris. Its terraced gardens overlook the River Loire; a fine view over the river and city rooftops.

Jugglers, acrobats and street entertainers of all kinds are carved on the half-timbered façade of this medieval house, with corbelled upper storeys.