Cher: what to see and do
20 sites listed in the département. In the heart of the Berry, the Cher combines the nearby southern Loire châteaux with Bourges, a medieval city whose cathedral is listed by UNESCO. The Sancerre vineyards and the ponds of the Sologne complete the variety of this rural département of central France.
Bourges
Prefecture of the Cher with a rich medieval and Renaissance heritage, dominated by its UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral and its marshes district.
Sancerre
Village perched on top of a hill overlooking the Loire, capital of a vineyard renowned for its dry white wines made from sauvignon.
Abbaye de Noirlac
Noirlac abbey is a Cistercian abbey in the Cher, built in the second third of the twelfth century.
Apremont-sur-Allier
The little village of Apremont lies on the banks of the Allier, on the border of Burgundy and Berry: it is overlooked by a very fine castle.
Cathédrale de Bourges
Admirable for its proportions and the unity of its design, Saint-Étienne cathedral in Bourges, built between the late twelfth and late thirteenth centuries, is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art.
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil
Château de Blancafort
Château de Blosset
Château de Culan
The château de Culan is a medieval fortress in the commune of Culan, in the Cher and the Centre region.
Château de Meillant
Remarkable for its Flamboyant Gothic, the building of the château began in 1473 by the d'Amboise family.
Château de Sagonne
Château de la Verrerie
Hêtre Buffaut-Chêne Mollevau
The Allogny state forest: formerly belonging to the viscount of Bourges, this Sologne forest of 2,347 hectares was acquired by Philip I at the same time as the town.
Jardin des Prés-Fichaux
Les Jardins d'Orsan
The gardens of the Notre-Dame d'Orsan priory are gardens of medieval monastic inspiration in the heart of the Orsan priory, a Fontevrist priory founded in the twelfth century by Robert d'Arbrissel, in the commune of Maisonnais, in the Cher département, in France.
Maison des Sancerre
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Bourges
Palais Jacques-Cœur
Parc Floral d'Apremont-sur-Allier
On the banks of the Allier, in the heart of a medieval village ranked among the "most beautiful villages of France", this flower park is a fairyland of scents and colours.
