Richelieu

From the castle of Richelieu, now extinct, there remains only the central pavilion of the stables, the large entrance hemicycle, the access bridge to the main courtyard, the pavilion of the orangery or the pavilion cellar and cellars. The ensemble is classified as an historic monument, and the park remains open to the public. Several of the cardinal's works of art are now on display in various parts of the country, such as the Richelieu museum, the Vendôme museum and the Orléans Museum of Fine Arts.

Several mansions can still be admired in the Grande Rue, twenty-seven of them are listed in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments.

Built by Pierre Lemercier, brother of the architect of the castle, Notre-Dame church reveals a beautiful classic style. Completed in the late 1620s, it houses among other things a organ of the mid-nineteenth century listed Historical Monument.

While strolling in the alleys of the old city, you will also be able to discover the halls which go back to the origins of the city. Modified in the 19th century, they were completely renovated in the early 2010s by the municipality.

To learn more about the history of the city, head to the Museum of the Town Hall and its beautiful collection.

• The market is held every Friday morning, and the second and third Monday of the month, also in the morning.
• The Richelieu Music Festival is held each year in the second half of July and the first week of August.
• From June to September, the town offers Richelieu in Arts with every Friday evening a vernissage organized around an ephemeral shop of local craftsmen.
• In July every two years (even years), place at the festival Cape and Sword that plunges the city in the seventeenth century time for a weekend. The program includes a craft market, re-enactments, shows, and workshops for all ages.
• In mid-August, Richelieu hosts the Chinese Cinema Festival with many screenings, meetings and other thematic conferences.
• A Christmas market takes place in December.

• Castle Rivau to Lémeré.
• Sainte-Chapelle of Champigny-sur-Veude.
• Royal Abbey of Saint-Michel Bois-Aubry, in Luzé. Historic listed 12th century, famous for its architectural (romance / gothic / bell / chapter room / vaulted), history (Pope Eugene III, Louis XI, Charles VIII, Ronsard, etc..), Cultural (eremitism rule St. Benedict), and for its cemetery where lie the ashes of the Hollywood actor Yul Brynner. The site of the abbey and its cemetery can be visited all year. Call for information on guided tours: Tel. : +33 2 47 58 37 11 - Email: contact@abbayeboisaubry.com
• Collegiate Church of Saint George in Faye-la-Vineuse.