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An unexpected mascot along the path. In the middle of the field, this tree suddenly appears, complete with a face: big eyes, a yellow beak, and three stripes for a mouth. It's not an art project, but it certainly brings a smile to the walkers' faces.

At the lake's edge, you'll find this spillway: a row of half-arches through which the water plunges in one go once the lake is full. No ornamentation, no romance, just raw water power. A nice moment to pause for a moment.

Appointed parish priest of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher in 1861, Abbé Ducros discovered a ruined church. To rebuild it, he decides to subscribe, asking "two pennies" from each child in exchange for which he promises to pray for him the Virgin Mary. In return, he received many "two cents," but also many letters, including one written by a ten-year-old girl, a Semur-en-Brionnais resident.

The first castle was built in the eleventh century to control the Cher valley. Until the sixteenth century, it belonged to large feudatories, the Déols-Châteauroux and the Culan (t) . The Culan (t) 2 have held Châteauneuf and St-Désiré since at least - Renoul II, 'Ap. 1253: first in their elder branch up to - Aénor/Eléonore, lady of Culan, in 1420 without any posterity of her two marriages.

Château built during the Renaissance which belonged in particular to Colbert, the financial controller of Louis XIV. In 2001, it was divided into 60 apartments by a real estate developer but work stopped due to lack of payment in 2006. In 2015, it was bought lot by lot by the current owners who have since tried to restore it. The building has been listed as a historic monument since 1926.

Dry stone construction which served as a shelter for the winegrower and as a storage room for tools. Two others are visible in the fields to the north.

Château built during the Renaissance which belonged in particular to Colbert, the financial controller of Louis XIV. In 2001, it was divided into 60 apartments by a real estate developer but work stopped due to lack of payment in 2006. In 2015, it was bought lot by lot by the current owners who have since tried to restore it. The building has been listed as a historic monument since 1926.

Neo-Gothic religious building which has served as a place of pilgrimage since 1866, when it was built following the subscription launched to rebuild the church of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher which was in very poor condition. Father Jean-Marie Ducros asked all the children of France to send “two sous” in exchange for a prayer to the Virgin Mary. The basilica was so named following the letter that a 10-year-old child sent to the abbot in response to this subscription, in which she used this expression.