{"id":212,"date":"2013-02-15T22:41:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T21:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/villa-loches.com\/en\/?p=212"},"modified":"2013-04-24T13:01:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T12:01:23","slug":"religious-sites-around-loches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villa-loches.com\/en\/2013\/02\/religious-sites-around-loches\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Sites around Loches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beaulieu-l\u00e8s-Loches (37600)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cit\u00e9 monastique<\/em><\/strong>, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a002.47 90 94 94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaulieulesloches.eu\">www.beaulieulesloches.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Known in ancient times as \u00ab\u00a0Belli Locus\u00a0\u00bb, the town was built around the Abbaye founded in 1007 by Foulques Nerra, the Count of Anjou. It contains many religious buildings.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Chemill\u00e9-sur-Indrois (37406)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>La Chartreuse du Liget<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0 02.47 92 70 71<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>La Corroirie du Liget<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0 06.80 43 38 75\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corroirie.com\">www.corroirie.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Old charterhouse established in 1178 by Henri II Plantagen\u00eat the first\u00a0; monastery fortified in 1236, the second, with his old church of pure Plantagenet style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cormery (37320)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>L\u2019abbaye de Cormery<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0 02.47 43 40 66\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cormery.fr\">www.cormery.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abbey founded by Ithier in 791 and rebuilt and extended in 1054.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ferri\u00e8re-Lar\u00e7on (37350)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c9glise Sainte-Mand\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 02.47 59 65 72<\/p>\n<p>With his majestic apparance, is was erected in the 12th and 13th centuries to replace a more ancient shrine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le Grand-Pressigny (37350)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c9glise Saint-Gervais Saint-Protais<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 02.47 59 70 91\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diocesedetours.catholique.fr\">www.diocesedetours.catholique.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A complex structure erected in stages, from the 12th to the 16th centuries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Loches (37600)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Coll\u00e9giale Saint-Ours<\/em><\/strong>, \u00a002.47 59 48 21\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ville-loches.fr\">www.ville-loches.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A splendid Romanesque edifice of the 11th-12th centuries. Of particular interest is the tomb of Agn\u00e8s Sorel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c9glise Saint-Antoine<\/em><\/strong>, 02.47 59 48 21\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ville-loches.fr\">www.ville-loches.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le Louroux (37240)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ferme prieurale du Louroux<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 02.47 92 06 88<\/p>\n<p>13th century fortified village belonged to the Abbey of Marmoutier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Marc\u00e9-sur-Esves (37160)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c9glise romaine<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 02.47920688<\/p>\n<p>A small Romanesque country church.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preuilly-sur-Claise (37290)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c9glise Abbatiale Saint-Pierre<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0 02.47 94 50 04\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preuillysurclaise.fr\">www.preuillysurclaise.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the Touraine region\u2019s largest Romanesque churches, a jewel of Roman Byzantine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sennevi\u00e8res (37600)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chapelle Saint-Jean du Liget<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 02.47 91 82 82<\/p>\n<p>12th century Round Chapel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beaulieu-l\u00e8s-Loches (37600) Cit\u00e9 monastique, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a002.47 90 94 94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 www.beaulieulesloches.eu Known in ancient times as \u00ab\u00a0Belli Locus\u00a0\u00bb, the town was built around the Abbaye founded in 1007 by Foulques Nerra, the Count of Anjou. 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