Loches Saint-Antoine Tower, Loches
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Walk Through Medieval Loches
9 attractions · 7h 33min · transit route
Tickets ~€12.5
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About Loches Saint-Antoine Tower
The Tour Saint-Antoine is a 52-metre Renaissance bell tower built between 1529 and 1575, the only surviving Renaissance belfry in the Touraine province. Originally constructed as the bell tower for a chapel dedicated to Saint Antoine, the church was demolished during the French Revolution while the tower remained standing. The square base rises through largely blind lower floors to an open belfry stage with twin arched bays on each face, then transitions to an octagonal dome topped by a lantern.
Loches Saint-Antoine Tower — Planning Your Visit
Exterior Viewing Only
This attraction can only be viewed from the outside. Interior access is not available.
Open 24/7
This attraction is accessible at any time, no specific opening hours required.
Combine with 8 nearby attractions for a full day
From €12.5 / person — all tickets and transport included — transit route with total cost breakdown
The tower was included in France's very first national inventory of historic monuments in 1840, compiled by Prosper Mérimée (better known as the author of the novella Carmen). Only about 1,000 buildings across all of France made that original list, placing the Tour Saint-Antoine among the country's earliest officially protected structures.
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