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La Maison de l'Argentier du Roy
... well nominated for
several centuries..
(... sometimes
also , Logis de l'Argentier du Roy,
Ostel ou Hôtel de l'Argentier du Roy ) ,
could
be translated as
Treasurer of the
king's House is inside the Petit Fort Saint Ours
( XIIe )
Fort Minor St. Ours
(XII century) Once residence of
relatives and significant, ... very
close to their "King" ....
It is
such a rare and
a charming place .. .
The
access by car is of course possible to the House of Argentier
Roy
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..Getting
to us is a bit unusual in this pretty medieval town with its pedestrian
streets, but the GPS we know perfectly into this little set of tracks
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... and you can prepare
easily and print
your route from home with Google Maps
by clicking here 
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....To get to us, to ourno
issue medieval street Rue Saint Ours, calm,
uncrowled, and always with parking in front of the house,
you must pass between the narrow turns of the old
drawbridge, bridge (became solid now)
at the
end of a first street named "Rue des Fosses St. Ours
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From
there ..
in our ramparts < you are
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in the petit
Fort Saint Ours, and .. |
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you
go up time.!
in Loches
history...
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with
its
1000 years
of history
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guest room,
views and exclusive sights Here, no more car is needed...
everything is nearby : |
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The Royal Castle( XIVe)
The
House de l'Argentier du Roy , is at the foot its Tower Agnès
Sorel |
(Click each image below
to enlarge)
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The curious
Abbey
SaintOurs ( Xe),
with its
strange "dubes"
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imposing Dungeon (Xe) and its terrible jails |
La Tour Saint Antoine and
La Porte
des Cordeliers are within easy view from our garden
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- The
fabulous Market loaches, which moved a few meters, each Wednesday and
Saturday,
offeringthe many treasures of our
land, Touraine: the basis of the pleasure of our taste buds.
(immortalized by the no
less
"famous" Michael
Sadler, an "author-friend-local" in his book
"An
Englishman in the country")
- A rich
variety of dozens of restaurants of all styles within a radius of less than 700m from the House of Roy
Argentier
- An exceptional range of shops: from
the artisan to the supermarket, - Andmany services:-post many banks
- Without
forgetting Health: Pharmacies and more with our modern hospital.
All - is - there ..!
The swimming pool and 2
ponds in
summer ... a few hundred meters along the beautiful banks of the Indre.
5 tennis
courts, a dozen golf bowls, are virtually at the foot of the house, on location shooting the
fireworks of
July 14 (Our terrace has a ringside seat for this wonderful show)
Y ou will go everywhere
on foot ..!.. and often
in ways protected Pedestrian traffic.
The terrace of the House of Argentier Royoffers a
view eastward of the most extraordinary p
er a unique effect on the valley
of Indre. (That means running at about twenty meters) On the
walls, above the apex of the houses of the lower city, the Grand
Sequoia and Cedars of Lebanon's Public Garden is the visual extension
of our rose garden in the garden "in French" You'll
have a 180 ° panorama, flowers
and greenery to the town of Beaulieu-les-Loches few kilometers, which
can be seen the steeple of the abbey. |
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lick here or image below for the 180 ° panoramic view
of the
garden in high resolution photo ..)
..) 
( l The bird you hear
singing at the launch of
this website is also a blessing in our garden
because it is not uncommon in summer,
whether with his squirrel friends who love the fruits of our 3 hazel .
... A surprising
haven of countryside in the heart of this charming town of Loches ..!
We are
happy to welcome you and help you to discover our Touraine, charming,
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. For this
Touraine which inspired Rabelais, Ronsard, Vigny and Balzac, and many
others .... has his famous Forest of Books to Chanceaux-près-Loches
( edition
2009: lien ici ) (2010 edition : link here)
every last weekend of August,
by Gonzague Saint Bris, a famous
French Author ... that we can never thank enough for the promotion he
made this beautiful region.
( merci encore, à Gonzague, pour ce sympathique
autographe . 
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( en un clin d'oeil à
Maurice Mardelle,
un charpentier-poète local)
nous pourrions ajouter :
Dans ce si bel écrin pour vos Vacances :
"Royales Amours parmi le
décor
De Loches, qui, fut et demeure encor
Le Plus joli coin du Jardin de la France"
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A tower of the House of Argentier Roy
appears on this
old poster of Loches.
The House of Argentier Roy is also on
almost all the
photos and postcards containing the town castle ...
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Castles of the Loire Valley:
Loches is a "base camp" central, ideal for who
wants to see many
castles of the Loire's most famous.
We're
here,
Heart
to Heart Touraine:
To
mention only the most famous, the farthest east: Chambord, and the
farthest to the West: Saumur, are less than 1 hours 30.
Northing: Chenonceaux is 15 minutes, Amboise
and Le Clos Luce Leonardo
da Vinci 20 minutes.
To
the south, Poitiers Futuroscope is only 45 minutes, the Natural
Park of Brenne and its 1,000 lakes within 20 minutes ....
over 500 tourist attractions of 1st importance are concentrated in the
radius of less than 60 miles around this beautiful romantic town of
Loches in Indre et Loire ...
NB: It is imperative
that you
stay in Loches for your
stay ... If complete, for
reasons of
budget, or for small groups, we will gladly refer you to one of our
fellow guest houses and local friends also offering quality
accommodation .
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02 47 91 62 86
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(depuis l'étranger) (from outside
France)
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2 47 91
62 86 |
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En
cas de non- réponse du Tel.
Fixe (la maison est très grande, et
l'entretien des jardins loin du tel. fixe, parfois) : 06
71 633 693
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(depuis l'étranger)(f
rom
outside France) : 33 (0)671 633 693
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Maison de l'Argentier du Roy-
Petit Fort
Saint Ours - 21 Rue Saint Ours
37600
LOCHES
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