Centre-Val de Loire
Gothic Cathedral Chartres Rises Majestically Above the Beauce Plain
Chartres Cathedral is a short 1 1/4 hour journey from Paris. That's quick enough for a Paris day trip. However, with so much to see you might decide to allow more than just a day. France lays claim to over 80 cathedrals. The construction occurred between 1050 and 1350, including Chartres. In addition to the 80 cathedrals, ...
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Chartres is a Great Day Trip from Paris
Chartres medieval Gothic cathedral dominates the horizon as it stretches towards the heavens. This amazing church has been here in one form or the other since the Druids occupied the mound on which it sets 100 years before the time of Christ. The medieval Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ...
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