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Visit Fortan: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fortan is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 42 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Fortan is 154 km from Paris and 352 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lavardin at 12 km from Fortan
Popular places to visit near Fortan: these include Lavardin at 12 km and Vendome at 13 km.
Lavardin is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 12km and Vendome is a listed 'town of art and history' at 12km. 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 Fortan, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fortan
See France This Way travel guides for Loir-et-Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Fortan.
Note that all distances from Fortan shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fortan holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fortan (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 Loir-et-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 Fortan and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (14km) : Jardins du château de Poncé (22km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (40km) : Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (42km) : Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (44km) : Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (45km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (49km) :
- National Monuments: Talcy Chateau (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (12km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cogners (19km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vendome (12km) : Blois (42km) : Amboise (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chateaudun (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Fortan & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fortan
Canton: Savigny-sur-Braye
Arrondissement: Vendôme
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41360
Distance to Fortan
from Blois: 42 km
from Paris: 154 km
from Calais: 352 km
from Nice: 674 km
from Bordeaux: 354 km
from Strasbourg: 512 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Fortan): Lunay, Mazange and Villiers-sur-Loir.
Getting here
Loir-et-Cher is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Fortan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fortan