Located on the borders of the Loir Valley, La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, built in the tufa, is already part of the country sung by the poet Ronsard in the sixteenth century.
Traditionally traded, it also displays gastronomic attractions enhanced by its status as chief town of the wine canton.
The city itself is dominated by the hill and the Jeanne d'Arc Tower which houses a chapel, on the site of the dungeon of the missing castle; this monument of 1921 with the "neo-feudal" architecture pays homage to the disappeared of the Great war.
The church (1830) is illuminated by interesting stained glass windows from the end of the 19th century.
But the greatest charm of La Chartre lies in the geography of its streets and squares and the small arm of the Loir lined with laundries that crosses it, multiplying the curves: we like to stroll there without a specific goal, in the shade from an abrupt hill, to the impromptu discovery of pretty shops of decoration, antiques, crafts, etc.
