Tourist attractions Gien

This interesting museum of hunting is housed in the Château de Gien (rebuilt just before 1500). It offers a full picture of the arts and techniques of hunting: tapestries, ceramics, paintings and also beautifully made hunting weapons. The great hall ..

Built at the same time as the Eiffel Tower, this 1890 bridge allows a canal running lateral to the Loire to cross it and join the Briare canal. The metallic structure containing the canal is made up of plates held together by millions of rivets. It i..

This imposing aristocratic residence built under Louis XIII was the site of a bloody episode during the Wars of Religion: the Protestant massacre of a group of local priests seeking refuge here. Surrounded by a broad moat, the main building houses an..

Built in 1605 at the instructions of Henri IV, the Rogny locks allow the waters of the Briare canal to drop 34m from the Trézée Valley to the Loing Valley, part of a huge project to link the Mediterranean to the Atlantic and the Channel. 12 000 men w..

Standing by the Sauldre canal’s cool waters is this superb 15C fortified residence with a sober façade. Inside, the old guard room has been transformed into a Louis XIII drawing room. A secret door leads into the blue room, with a portrait of Marie L..