A desire to discover Châteauroux and its surroundings at a low price? Museums, walks, heritage, parks & gardens. There are many opportunities to discover our destination without spending a penny. Find all our good plans without further delay!
All our museums are free to visit. Only guided tours are chargeable.
Benjamin Steimes – Chateauroux metropolis
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Musée Bertrand
The Bertrand Museum is housed in a mansion built in 1770, listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments. This municipal museum presents collections evoking the imperial cult, fine arts and decorative arts from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXst century, as well as archaeological pieces.
Alison Rousseau
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Promenade dans le Vieux Châteauroux
At the turn of the cobbled streets of Châteauroux, admire all the beauty of the past of a thousand-year-old city with our adapted walking route.
Town hall
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Musée et site historique de l’abbaye Notre-Dame de Déols
The Benedictine abbey of Notre-Dame de Déols was one of the most important in France in the Middle Ages before ending up as a stone quarry in the XNUMXth century.
© ADTI
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Baignade au lac de Belle-Isle
Ideally located in the heart of the city, Lake Belle-Isle is open for swimming every summer!
Benjamin Steimes
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Parcours Napoléonien
Go past Place Sainte-Hélène, turn right and a few meters after Saint-Martial church appears the home of an illustrious man, Henri-Gatien Bertrand. With our “Napoleonic journey”, learn more about this great man of history!
© Gilles Colosio
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Jardin public
The jewel of the city's parks, the Public Garden – which extends over 3,9 hectares – offers visitors different atmospheres and landscaped spaces. Decorated with a large pond and a rock garden, it is of botanical interest with a collection of perennials and remarkable trees.
Prot
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US Museum (1951-1967)
Relive the grandiose time of the American presence in Châteauroux!
ARJ
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Parc Balsan
At the heart of the Balsan site, referring to the former eponymous cloth factory, where HEI, the Cité du Numérique and Balsanéo are concentrated, the park is a welcoming and bucolic place on an area of 4,5 hectares right on the edge of the 'Indre with century-old trees, castles and playgrounds.
© Friends of Martinerie
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Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire
Relive here the military past of the department of Indre and (re)discover in particular the rich history of the former military base of La Martinerie.
Chateauroux Berry tourism / Alexis Rousseau-Jouhennet
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Jardin des Cordeliers
The Cordeliers Garden extends the Public Garden by its southern part over an area of 5 m². Laid out in terraces, the garden offers regular “French-style” beds with also the presence of water in the form of streams, a pond, two washhouses and a pond.
Alexis Rousseau Jouhennet
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Forêt domaniale de Châteauroux
In the forest of Châteauroux, in the shade of tall trees, beautiful walks in perspective...
Belle-Isle Photo Club
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Eglise Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame de Châteauroux church dates from 1882. Surmounted by a golden Virgin, it mixes Romanesque and Byzantine influences, thus symbolizing the eclecticism in vogue at that time.
David Darrault
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L’Indre à Vélo (dans le département de l’Indre)
Connected to the Loire by bike, this route of more than 220 kilometers on country roads. From Azay-le-Rideau (37) to Jeu-les-Bois (36), via Chenonceaux, discover bucolic routes and exceptional historical sites at your own pace.
Chateauroux Berry tourism / Alexis Rousseau-Jouhennet
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La vallée d’Ebbes
In the heart of Châteauroux and the agglomeration, the Ebbes valley is a veritable green setting and a place of relaxation and activities for all nature lovers.
Thierry Vincent – Chateauroux Metropolis
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Eglise Saint-André
The Saint-André de Châteauroux church is a neo-Gothic church from the end of the 87th century whose proportions (33m long, 68m wide, and XNUMXm high with its double spires) often earned it the nickname of “cathedral”. .
Benjamin Steimes
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Parc de loisirs Daniel Bernardet
The Daniel Bernardet leisure park is an urban park with a sporting and family vocation. The natural setting of the site is embellished with various facilities: fishing, swimming, nautical activities, health trails, playgrounds and picnic areas and guinguette.
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Skate-park
The Châteauroux skate-park is the place for all lovers of sliding: skateboarding, rollerblading, BMX, scooters, all disciplines meet there to practice in a friendly atmosphere.
© Billboard
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Plan d’eau de Saint-Genou
The Saint Genou lake is the result of the exploitation of a sand and alluvial gravel quarry. It is located on the RD63 linking St Genou to Argy. 42 ha lake. 3,5 km walking circuit around the lake. Fishing authorized 1 hour before sunrise and 1 hour after…
Belle-Isle Photo Club
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Ecoparc des Chénevières
Friends of nature and animals, discover the Ecoparc and its garden of scents, its animals... Nature in the heart of the city!
ADTI
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Pêche à l’étang Duris
Calm and relaxation, practice of fishing and hiking trail around the pond. Boules pitch, children's play area, mini-golf and area for motorhomes, toilets.
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