Bourges, a Gallic city conquered by César, has kept numerous Roman remains.

It was attached to the Royal domain in 1100 and became an important strategic place. The Saint-Etienne cathedral was started in 1195 and asserted the prestige of the King of France facing the domains of his rival, Plantagenêt.
It has been registered under the UNESCO world heritage since 1992.

In the middle of the 15th century, Jacques Cœur, who was Charles VII’s silver maker, had a town house built, which is a rare example of the civil buildings from that time. At the end of the Middle-Ages and during the Renaissance, the craftsmen and the merchants lived in the town’s suburbs, in wood-frontage houses, 400 of which still exist.

Museums in Bourges are in the beautiful town houses from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries: the “Musée du Berry” (in the “Hôtel Cujas”), the “Musée Estève” (in the old “Hôtel des Echevins”), the “Musée des arts décoratifs” (in the “Hôtel Lallemant”). In the archbishop’s old palace, there is now the « Musée des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France ».