Sights
Of architectural significance: Belfry of St. Jean, a 16th century bell tower built by the prosperous merchants of Sancerre; Tour des Fiefs (1390), the lone remaining tower of the feudal chateau; and the ruins of Saint Romble, a medieval church destroyed by the English.
Jacques Coeur house: 15th-century house owned at one time by Jacques Coeur, financier and royal adviser to King Charles VII.
Maison des Sancerre: Wine exposition located in 14th–16th century house with tower.
Hotel de la Thaumassière: 17th century house built by César Thaumassière, doctor of Henry II of Bourbon.
The city is a cobweb of twisted streets with many buildings surviving from the Middle Ages.
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