Stand beneath the soaring twin towers of this Gothic masterpiece. Use your camera to let Herodot AI decode the stained glass narrating the life of Joan of Arc.

Step into the reconstructed timber-framed house where the "Maid of Orléans" stayed. Your guide reveals the strategic military genius behind the teenage icon.

Admire this red-brick Renaissance mansion. Snap a photo of the bronze statue of Joan of Arc to hear about the royal receptions held in these very rooms.

Capture the grand equestrian statue at the city’s heart. Explore the surrounding cafes at your own pace while learning about the city's 1429 liberation.

Discover where the Loiret river is born. Your AI buddy explains the unique "resurgence" phenomenon of this underground spring.

Explore the "Castle of Two Faces"—part medieval fortress, part classical palace. Dive into the dark history of its underground dungeons.

Witness history meet light. Use the app to understand how this 11th-century keep evolved into a Renaissance residence.

Snap the Romanesque facade to uncover why a 12th-century church council here changed the course of French royalty.

View the former home of Madame de Pompadour. Learn how the King’s favorite transformed this estate into a pinnacle of Enlightenment style.

Discover a castle where you can actually play. Snap the historical games in the courtyard to learn about 17th-century leisure.

Stand before the tomb of King Louis XI. Ask Herodot why this King chose a humble pilgrimage site over the royal necropolis.

Get your first glimpse of the 365 chimneys. Use your lens to identify the "Salamander" emblem of Francis I carved into the stone.

Known as the "Chambord construction hut." See the rare 16th-century Italian fountain and hear about the workers who built the giants.

Enter the "Gallery of Illustrious." Snap the 327 portraits to get a 15-minute crash course in 300 years of European history.

Stand in the square and use your camera to see four centuries of architecture in one frame—from Medieval to Classicism.

Watch the dragon emerge from the windows. Learn about Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic who inspired Houdini.

Capture the modern stained glass hitting the ancient stone.

Climb the decorated stairs for a panoramic view of the Loire.

Stand on the drawbridge of this fairy-tale fortress.

Walk the halls where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final days.

Stand at the balcony where kings watched the river.

Pay your respects at the tomb of Leonardo da Vinci.

Discover the "Forgotten Palace." Learn about the first orange trees brought to France from Italy.

Climb this 44-meter "folly" for a 360-degree view of the Amboise forest.

Witness the "Ladies' Castle" spanning the River Cher.

Explore the perfectly geometric parterres of the King’s mistress.

Descend into 15th-century wine cellars. Snap the dust-covered bottles to learn about the "King of Wines," Vouvray.

Admire the flamboyant Gothic facade. Your guide points out the "symphony in stone" detailing the evolution of French religious architecture over 400 years.

Visit the shrine of the soldier-saint. Capture the neo-Byzantine dome while Herodot AI tells the story of how Tours became a global pilgrimage hub.

Stand in what was voted "France’s most beautiful square." Snap the timber-framed houses to hear about 15th-century merchant life.

Step into the world's most famous ornamental garden. Your camera identifies the symbolic meanings behind the "Gardens of Love" hedges.

Capture the reflection of this "Isle of Stone" in the Indre River. Learn how it was built by a financier who lost everything to the King.

Walk the grounds where Rodin and Camille Claudel hid their forbidden romance. Use your lens to find the spots where "The Kiss" was inspired.

Stand before the towers that inspired Sleeping Beauty. Your AI buddy narrates the fairy tales of Charles Perrault hidden in the architecture.

Snap these giants brought from Lebanon in 1808. Learn about the Napoleonic era's obsession with exotic botany.

Cross the only working manual drawbridge in the Loire. Watch the re-enactment of the secret royal wedding that joined Brittany to France.

Explore the 500-meter-long walls where Joan of Arc first recognized the Dauphin. Hear the echoes of the Plantagenet kings.

Climb the narrow stairs. Snap the panoramic view of the Vienne valley while the app identifies the medieval city layout below.

Walk the docks of Chinon. Your guide explains how flat-bottomed boats once carried the region's "Black Gold" (tufa stone) to build the castles.

Descend into a quarry-turned-wine-cellar directly under the castle. Learn about the "Tufa" stone's role in aging Chinon’s red wines.

Visit the birthplace of the giant-creator. Learn about the "Gargantua" legends that still define French gastronomy.

Discover this half-hidden rock-cut chapel. Capture the 12th-century frescoes depicting a mysterious royal hunt.

Enter the largest monastic city in Europe. Stand before the effigies of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart.

Visit the only castle built directly on the Loire riverbed. Use your lens to see how the water level has changed over 500 years.

Discover the "Castle within a Castle." Your camera reveals a massive dry moat and a hidden underground fortress 30 feet below ground.

Capture the "Disney-like" turrets against the blue sky. Your guide explains why it was once called the "Castle of Love" in the Duke of Berry's manuscripts.

Watch the elite riders of the National Riding School. Snap a photo to learn the physics of the "Courbette" and "Cabriole" jumps.

See one of the world's largest collections of armored vehicles. Let your guide narrate the 1940 Battle of Saumur.

Cycle through the cellars! Use your app to navigate the "Sunken Cathedral"—an underground quarry carved into gothic arches.

See the Loire’s greatest monuments carved in miniature into the cave walls. Your camera "identifies" the real-life counterparts.

Stand inside one of the largest Neolithic burial chambers in Europe. Your guide explains the mystery of how these 60-ton stones were moved.

Admire the massive dome. Hear about the miracles that turned this riverside chapel into a royal destination for the Medici family.

Walk across to the Île d'Offard. Capture the classic "postcard view" of the castle while hearing about the river's shifting sands.

Visit the longest inhabited castle in the region. Snap the 17th-century wall paintings that cover entire galleries.

Stand before the tallest castle in France. Your guide reveals why it has "two faces" and tells the legend of the "Green Lady" ghost.

Explore the library of 12,000 rare books. Use your camera to identify the original signatures of French kings and Napoleon.

Approach the 17 massive towers of this "Black and White" fortress. Your guide explains the use of schist and limestone for psychological warfare.

Snap the unique "Plantagenet" vaults. Learn how this architectural style differs from the Gothic style of Paris.

Capture the "House of Adam and Eve"—the most famous timber house in Angers. Find the "Tree of Life" carving with your lens.

See the modern "Chant du Monde" tapestries. Contrast this 20th-century masterpiece with the medieval one you saw at the castle.

Step into a glass-roofed 13th-century abbey. Snap the white plaster sculptures to learn about the man who carved the heroes of the Pantheon.

Stand at the social heart of Angers. Hear about the theater that burned down three times and the "rallying" of the people.

Escape to this 18th-century botanical garden. Use your camera to find the "Empress Josephine" rose collection.

Climb the octagonal tower. Hear the story of the river tolls and the sailors who risked their lives on the "Wild River."

Enter the first of the Loire castles. Snap the "Butterfly Aviation" house and hear about the family that has owned the estate for 1,000 years.

Stand within the last great castle of the Loire. Learn how the Edict of Nantes changed the history of religious freedom.

See the tomb of Francis II. Hear the story of how the cathedral survived a fire in 2020 and the massive restoration efforts.

Photograph this 19th-century shopping arcade. Your guide explains its role as a "temple of consumption" during the Industrial Revolution.

Stand beneath the 40-foot Mechanical Elephant. Your AI buddy explains the engineering inspired by Jules Verne and Da Vinci.

Witness a three-story mechanical aquarium. Snap the "giant crab" to hear about the deep-sea monsters of Verne's imagination.

Perched on a cliff overlooking the Loire. Dive into the mind of the man who predicted the moon landing and submarines.

Visit the former LU biscuit factory turned art center. Snap the "biscuit tower" and learn about Nantes’ industrial rebirth.

Explore the vibrant, multi-colored houses of this former fishing village. Hear why the houses were painted with leftover boat paint.

Stand before the massive skeleton of a sea serpent emerging from the Atlantic at Saint-Brevin. Hear the legends of sea monsters.

Step inside a reconstructed ocean liner. Your guide narrates the "Golden Age" of transatlantic travel from Nantes to New York.

Watch the "Paludiers" harvest fleur de sel. Use your camera to see how the sun and wind create the "white gold" of France.

The final resting place of Richard the Lionheart.

The inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s castle.

See the oldest keep in France and a royal wedding re-enactment.

The opulent home of the diplomat Talleyrand.

One of the "Most Beautiful Villages in France."

Medieval architecture meets whimsical contemporary art.

A gem of the early Renaissance set on an island.

The secret love nest of Camille Claudel and Rodin.

The "Castle of Love" overlooking the equestrian capital.

Watch the elite French National Riding School in action.

Explore a town carved entirely into the rock.

The tallest castle in France, boasting seven stories.

Home to one of the most incredible private libraries in Europe.

The last castle before the Atlantic.

Ride the Great Elephant in Jules Verne’s birthplace.

A moated fortress that protected Joan of Arc.

Discover the history of hunting and world-famous pottery.

Try your hand at medieval catapults.

The "Fisherman’s Castle" with a massive vegetable garden.

A modern attempt to build a 13th-century castle from scratch.

The home of poet Pierre de Ronsard.

Perched on a cliff, dominating the Loire valley.

See the ruins of a conspirator’s demolished castle.

The only castle built directly in the Loire riverbed.

Where Joan of Arc first met the future King Charles VII.

One of the most imposing fortified cities in Europe.

The first of the Loire castles when coming from Paris.

A perfect example of a small, fortified manor.

The smallest of the Loire Châteaux, full of recycled art.

The inspiration for Marlinspike Hall in the Tintin comics.

Still inhabited by the same family since 1728.

An untouched 18th-century masterpiece with original furniture.

Surrounded by a moat so wide it looks like a lake.

Home to the massive, 100-meter-long Apocalypse Tapestry.

Explore the slate mines that gave the region its "black" roofs.

A 10th-century fortress hidden beneath a 16th-century castle.

Discover a functional Renaissance vineyard and winery.

Admire the unique brick-and-stone architecture.

Home to a world-famous "Tomato Conservatory."

The first "Château de la Loire" near Nantes, famous for its biscuits.

A colorful fisherman's village on the banks of the Loire.

A Scottish-influenced gem in the heart of France.

Known as the "Little Carcassonne" of the north.