Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chartres, France

The Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée was a monastery just outside Chartres in France. Founded by Queen Balthild in the seventh century, it adopted the Benedictine rule in 954 and joined the Congregation of Saint-Maur in 1650. It was closed with all other monasteries during the French Revolution in 1790. Today, its buildings lie within the city of Chartres and are classified as a historical monument. The church, Église Saint-Pierre de Chartres, continues to serve as a parish church.

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The Church of Saint-Pierre is a church in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), classified as a historical monument since 1840. Before the Revolution, it was the church of the Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée, the remains of which date back to the 7th century. The church became a parish church in 1803.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre de Chartres (FR)

The Pont Saint-Hilaire is a road bridge spanning the Eure River in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France.

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The Porte Guillaume is a former enclosure gate located in Chartres, in the Eure-et-Loir department in France. It was destroyed by the retreating German army on the night of 15-16 August 1944.

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The former collegiate church of Saint-André dates back to the 12th century.

Wikipedia: Collégiale Saint-André de Chartres (FR)

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres, in the French department of Eure-et-Loir, is the city's main museum. It benefits from the label Musée de France. Located in the former episcopal palace classified as a historical monument with a set from the thirteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, next to the famous cathedral, it houses a varied collection of works of art: paintings, drawings, sculptures, works of art, archaeology, furniture, etc.

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Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, is a Catholic church in Chartres, France, about 80 km southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres. Mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, it stands on the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since the Diocese of Chartres was formed as an episcopal see in the 4th century. It is one of the best-known and most influential examples of High Gothic and Classic Gothic architecture, It stands on Romanesque basements, while its north spire is more recent (1507–1513) and is built in the more ornate Flamboyant style.

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The Pinson butcher's shop is an old butcher's shop located in Chartres, in France.

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The Salmon House is a house located in Chartres in the Eure-et-Loir department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region (France).

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The church of Saint-Aignan owes its name to the bishop of Orléans around 400, when a pre-Romanesque church was already standing there, later replaced by other buildings that suffered fires in the twelfth century, then in 1262. Saint-Aignan was the parish of the Counts of Blois and Chartres.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Aignan de Chartres (FR)

The Cordeliers Convent is a historical monument located in Chartres in the French department of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Couvent des Cordeliers de Chartres (FR)

The Hôtel Montescot is a 17th-century mansion in Chartres.

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The Maison de la Vault is a house located in Chartres, in France.

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The Maison du Médecin Huvé is an early 16th-century house, located at 10 rue Noël-Ballay - formerly rue du Grand-Cerf, 52 - in Chartres, in the French department of Eure-et-Loir.

Wikipedia: Maison du Médecin Huvé (FR)

The Église Sainte-Foy is a former church located in Chartres, France.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Foy de Chartres (FR)