258km (160 miles) SW of Paris; 40km (25 miles) SE of Tours
Forever linked to legendary beauty Agnès Sorel, Loches is an exquisite medieval village, situated on the banks of the Indre River. Known as the acropolis of the Loire, the château and its satellite buildings form a complex called the Cité Royale. The House of Anjou, from which the Plantagenets descended, owned the castle from 886 to 1205. The kings of France occupied it from the mid-13th century until Charles IX became king in 1560.
