Dating in the Indre, from Châteauroux to the Creuse valley

Châteauroux and its city centre

Capital of the department, Châteauroux spreads its city centre around Place Monestier and Place Voltaire. People come to shop, linger on a shaded terrace, visit the Bertrand museum or the Raoul castle overlooking the Indre valley. The quays and parks offer fine walks in the lower town: a relaxed setting, perfect for a first drink and a conversation that stretches out without effort.

Issoudun and the White Tower

Some thirty kilometres east, Issoudun is proud of its White Tower, a medieval keep dominating the town, and of its Hospice Saint-Roch museum, which hosts a contemporary art collection impressive for a town of this size. The pedestrian streets and old ramparts lend themselves to a quiet afternoon, alternating coffee, shopping and museum for a date full of ideas.

Argenton-sur-Creuse and the Creuse valley

To the south, Argenton-sur-Creuse, nicknamed the Venice of Berry, lines up its wooden-galleried houses above the river. A little further on, Gargilesse-Dampierre, dear to George Sand, and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France, invite a slow wander. On Lyad, members from the Indre share their favourite spots; it is up to you to find someone to go and discover them with.