Amberre travel guide
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Visit Amberre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Amberre is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 24 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Amberre is 284 km from Paris and 481 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 19 km from Amberre
Popular places to visit near Amberre: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 19 km and Poitiers at 24 km.
Jardin du château de La Mothe is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km and Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 21km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Amberre, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Amberre
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Amberre.
Note that all distances from Amberre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Amberre holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Amberre (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes and Vienne gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Amberre and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (17km) : La Guyonnière (37km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (38km) : Laverré (38km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (28km) : Sanxay (33km) : Fontevraud Abbey (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Crissay-sur-Manse (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (21km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (24km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (26km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (34km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (47km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (24km) : Parthenay (34km) : Chinon (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (28km) : Chauvigny (43km) : Montreuil-Bellay (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Amberre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Amberre
Canton: Mirebeau
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86110
Distance to Amberre
from Poitiers: 24 km
from Paris: 284 km
from Calais: 481 km
from Nice: 652 km
from Bordeaux: 222 km
from Strasbourg: 602 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Amberre): Champigny-le-Sec, Chouppes, Cuhon, Mirebeau, Thurageau and Varennes.
Getting here
Vienne is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Amberre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Amberre