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Visit Arcay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Arcay is situated in the Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the center of France at 16 km from Bourges, the department capital. (General information: Arcay is 212 km from Paris and 446 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bourges at 16 km from Arcay
Popular places to visit near Arcay: these include Bourges at 16 km and Mehun-sur-Yevre at 24 km.
Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km and Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) is a listed 'religious monument' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Arcay: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Arcay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Arcay
See France This Way travel guides for Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Arcay.
Note that all distances from Arcay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Arcay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Arcay (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 France and Cher 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 Arcay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les Prés Fichaux (16km) : Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (33km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (36km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (45km) :
- National Monuments: Bourges Cathedral (15km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (16km) : George Sand House (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (10km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (15km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (20km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (22km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (23km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (30km) : St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (30km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (26km) : Saint-Amand-Montrond (28km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (16km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (24km) : La Chatre (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Arcay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Arçay
Canton: Levet
Arrondissement: Bourges
Department: Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 18340
Distance to Arcay
from Bourges: 16 km
from Paris: 212 km
from Calais: 446 km
from Nice: 528 km
from Bordeaux: 326 km
from Strasbourg: 443 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Arcay): Corquoy, Lapan, Levet, Lissay-Lochy, Lunery, Saint-Caprais and Sainte-Lunaise.
Getting here
Cher is in the center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Arcay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Arcay