Croix du Maître
Croix du Maître is a wayside cross in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. Croix du Maître is situated nearby to the village La Croix-en-Touraine, as well as near Dierre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clos Lucé and Château de Chanteloup.
Clos Lucé
Museum
Photo: Nadègevillain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Clos Lucé is situated 4 km northwest of Croix du Maître.
Château de Chanteloup
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Château de Chanteloup was an imposing 18th-century French château with elaborate gardens, compared by some contemporaries to Versailles. It was located in the Loire Valley on the south bank of the river Loire, downstream from the town of Amboise and about 2.3 kilometres southwest of the royal Château d'Amboise. Château de Chanteloup is situated 4 km west of Croix du Maître.
Château-Gaillard
Castle
Photo: Sorel5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château-Gaillard is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Croix du Maître.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amboise and La Croix-en-Touraine.
Amboise
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amboise is a town in the Indre-et-Loire department of central France, 20 km east of Tours.
La Croix-en-Touraine
Village
La Croix-en-Touraine is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. La Croix-en-Touraine is situated 5 km southwest of Croix du Maître.
Dierre
Village
Dierre is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Dierre is situated 6 km southwest of Croix du Maître.
Croix du Maître
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.38121° or 47° 22′ 52″ northLongitude
1.01784° or 1° 1′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FV392J9+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7217379356OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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