St. Peter's Church was built between 1612 and 1676 in the classical style. It was originally dedicated to St. John the Baptist, whose statue is still in a niche on the outside. Inside, trompe l'oeil frescoes were painted in the late 17th century by Italian painters, including Giovanni Gherardini (1655-1723).
Saint-Etienne is one of the most interesting Romanesque churches because of the purity of its style and architectural features. Built from the 11th century, it was listed as a National Monument in 1840.
St Mary's Chapel, or the Chapel of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin, was part of the Visitation Monastery, whose buildings were constructed between 1623 and 1634. The Duchess Louise-Marie de Gonzague, the future Queen of Poland, laid the foundation stone in June 1639. The work was completed in 1649. All that remains of the monastery is the chapel.
Priory Notre-Dame of Charity-sur-Loire is a Benedictine priory funded in 1059 as “daughter-house” of the Cluny abbey, in Burgundy. Closed in 1791, the priory was listed as a historical monument in 1840 and inscribed in 1998 on the UNESCO World Heritage List under the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage Route.
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