History

BOURBON L'ARCHAMBAULT - Augustin-Bernard Muséum
This museum is ideal for discovering the history of the city of Bourbon l’Archambault between seigniorial possession, development of hydrotherapy and characteristics of rurality in the Bocage Bourbonnais of the 19th century. More than 2000…
BOURBON L'ARCHAMBAULT - Château de Bourbon-l’Archambault
Bourbon-l’Archambault: historic heart of Bourbonnais. Built on the rock that dominates the city, the Château de Bourbon offers striking remains, the splendor and style of which are representative of royal architecture at the end of…
CHANTELLE - Exhibition hall of the Tourism House
This room, free to access during the opening hours of the Tourist Office, presents the Château de Chantelle as it was in the 15th century. Property of the Bourbons, it was the last resting place…
CHARROUX - Museum of Charroux and its district
Located in 2 buildings of the old interior fortification of the city of Charroux, this museum allows you to travel in time from the Gallo-Roman period to the 20th century. Between objects, sculptures (including the…
CUSSET - The Prison Tower and the Underground
Last vestiges of the fortifications erected at the end of the 15th century on the orders of Louis Murderers, gunboats, portcullis passages, mobile bridges, many of the devices are presented during the guided tour of…
FLEURIEL - Historial of the peasant soldier
Located in an old Bourbonnais farmhouse, in the heart of the village of Fleuriel, this unique museum space is dedicated to the relations between the peasant world and the Great War, more particularly in the…
GANNAT - Yves Machelon Museum
A former fortified castle transformed into a prison then a museum, this exceptional building tells us about the history of Gannat and its heritage from Prehistory to the Second World War. Skeleton of the 23…
HURIEL - Museum of the Dungeon of Toque
The dungeon of La Toque (MH) is one of the rare military remains of Bourbonnais and is part of a series of dungeons erected mainly to the south of the Loire. It is the best…
MOULINS - Château des Ducs de Bourbon “La Mal-Coiffée”
An emblematic monument of the Bourbonnais enthroned in the heart of the town of Moulins, the Mal-Coiffée, emblem of the power of the Dukes of Bourbon, bears witness to numerous stories and anecdotes. Its discovery…
SOUVIGNY - Museum and Priory Church
During the guided tour, visitors will discover places usually closed to the public: funeral chapel of the Dukes of Bourbon with its restored paintings (early 15th century), Baroque sacristy with its abundance of sculptures, woodwork…