Candes-Saint-Martin
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain 
Photo: Joël Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Photo: Joël Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Joël Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Joël Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Joël Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Joël Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint Martin of Tours founded a parish here in the late 4th century and died here in 397, and the village has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. From a steep slope it overlooks the meeting of the Vienne and the Loire. The collegiate church that rose over Martin's monastery is known for its sculpted decoration, and the archbishops of Tours kept a summer residence beside it.
Highlights
- The collegiate church of Saint-Martin and its sculpted decoration
- Views over the confluence of the Vienne and the Loire
- The archbishops' castle on the hilltop, once their summer residence
- Medieval and Renaissance houses and an old windmill
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 180
Things to see
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Candes-Saint-Martin est un village d'Indre-et-Loire, classé parmi les plus beaux villages de France.
Nearby member villages
- Montsoreau · 1.4 km
- Fontevraud-l'Abbaye · 3.6 km
- Crissay-sur-Manse · 32 km
- Angles-sur-l'Anglin · 84 km
- Lavardin · 85 km