Marcay travel guide
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Visit Marcay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Marcay is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 15 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Marcay is 310 km from Paris and 513 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nouaille-Maupertuis at 15 km from Marcay
Popular places to visit near Marcay: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 15 km and Poitiers at 16 km.
Laverré is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 8km and Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. 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 Marcay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Marcay
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Marcay.
Note that all distances from Marcay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Marcay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Marcay (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 Marcay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (8km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (28km) : La Guyonnière (37km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (39km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (48km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (18km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (9km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (15km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (17km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (35km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (16km) : Parthenay (42km) : Montmorillon (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Marcay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Marçay
Canton: Vivonne
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86370
Distance to Marcay
from Poitiers: 15 km
from Paris: 310 km
from Calais: 513 km
from Nice: 632 km
from Bordeaux: 191 km
from Strasbourg: 612 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Marcay): Celle-Levescault, Cloue, Coulombiers, Marigny-Chemereau and Vivonne.
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 Marcay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Marcay