La Charité-sur-Loire

Walls and facades of the historic town on the banks of River Loire

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: Romanesque choir

Bridge spanning River Loire, Sainte-Croix bell tower, octagonal tower of the Notre-Dame priory church and facades of the historic town

Gatehouse of the priory and flower-bedecked restaurant terrace

Tower and ramparts of the medieval town

View over the rooftops of the old town and the bridge spanning River Loire

Front of a bookshop and books stall

La Charité-sur-Loire, book town: Forged iron sign of La Charité-sur-Loire

Front of a bookshop

Bridge spanning River Loire, Sainte-Croix bell tower, octagonal tower of the Notre-Dame priory church and facades of the historic town

Apse of the Notre-Dame priory church: Romanesque apse chapels and Gothic axial chapel

Notre-Dame priory church: tympanum of the Virgin

Gothic portal and facade of the Notre-Dame priory church

Sainte-Croix bell tower, Gothic portal and facades of the Place Sainte-Croix square (tourist office)

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: nave and Romanesque choir

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: tympanum of the Transfiguration

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: ambulatory

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: view of the nave and the organ

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: stained glass window

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: stained glass window

Inside the Notre-Dame priory church: Gothic axial chapel

La Madeleine passage

Octagonal tower and apse of the Notre-Dame priory church, convent building of the priory

Clunisian priory: Prosper Mérimée passage

Clunisian priory: gallery of the cloister

Clunisian priory: Prosper Mérimée passage

Clunisian priory: Benedictine garden: remains of the Saint-Laurent church

Clunisian priory: Benedictine garden: remains of the Saint-Laurent church

Octagonal tower and apse of the Notre-Dame priory church

Romanesque apse chapel of the Notre-Dame priory church

Octagonal tower of the Notre-Dame priory church

Sainte-Croix bell tower

Tower of the prior's lodge and facades of the courtyard of the Castle

Door of the tower of the prior's lodge

Bridge spanning River Loire, Sainte-Croix bell tower, octagonal tower of the Notre-Dame priory church and facades of the historic town

Loire River and facades of the old town

Medieval tower and facade of the historic town, lamppost in foreground

Walk along the ramparts

Square tower and ramparts

Entrance to the square tower

Round tower, trees and wall lantern

Front of a bookshop and stall

Front of a bookshop with comics

Books stall of a bookshop

Loire River, Sainte-Croix bell tower, octagonal tower of the Notre-Dame priory church and facades of the historic town