The latter, in Gothic style, completed in 1220, features 2 huge spires, flying buttresses, Romanesque sculptures, a labyrinth floor and detailed rose windows. It is distinguished by its blue-tinted stained-glass windows.

The nearby Centere International du Vitrail offers workshops and exhibitions on the art of stained glass.

Not to be missed during your stay in Chartres:

• Museum of fine arts

• Notre-Dame de Chartres

• The Cordeliers cloister

• The Place du Cygne

• The churches of Chartres

• The Loëns enclosure

• The Picassiette House

• The bridges of Chartres

• Saint-André collegiate church

• St. Peter's Church