Menars travel guide
Visit Menars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Blois at 8 km from Menars
Location: Menars is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 8 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Menars is 152 km from Paris and 370 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Menars: these include Blois at 8 km and Chateau de Blois at 8 km. Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché is a listed remarkable garden at 8 km and Blois is a listed ville fleurie 4* at 8 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Menars, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Menars
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 Menars.
Note that all distances from Menars shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Menars holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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
Markets near Menars
- Saint-Claude-de-Diray: market every Tuesday & Friday (3km)
- Montlivault: market every Tuesday (3km)
- Huisseau-sur-Cosson: market every Wednesday (6km)
- Blois: market every Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (8km)
- Saint-Gervais-la-Foret: market every Friday (9km)
- Mer: market every Monday (11km)
- Cellettes: market every Thursday (13km)
- Chailles: market every Saturday (13km)
- Bracieux: market every Thursday (14km)
- Cormeray: market every Tuesday (17km)
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 Menars and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Menars map below.
Aquarium Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (46km)
Most Beautiful Village Lavardin (40km)
National Monument Talcy Chateau (15km); Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (22km)
Recommended Detour Beaugency (23km)
Remarkable Garden Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (8km); Parc du château de Beauregard (11km); Jardin du château de Talcy (15km); Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (24km); Les prés-Culand (31km); Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (36km); Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (43km); Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (45km); Parc Floral de la Source (46km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Blois (8km); Amboise (40km)
Town Of Art And History Blois (8km); Vendome (31km); Amboise (40km); Orleans (48km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Blois (8km); Vendome (31km); Olivet (45km); Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (46km); Fleury-les-Aubrais (50km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Réserve de Beaumarchais (34km)
Map of places to visit near Menars & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Menars
Canton: Mer
Arrondissement: Blois
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41500
Distance to Menars
from Blois (local prefecture): 8 km
from Paris: 152 km
from Calais: 370 km
from Nice: 631 km
from Bordeaux: 347 km
from Strasbourg: 482 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Menars): Blois, Chateau de Blois, Cour-sur-Loire, Huisseau-sur-Cosson, La Chaussee-Saint-Victor, Maslives, Montlivault, Saint-Claude-de-Diray, Saint-Denis-sur-Loire, Suevres and Villerbon.
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 Menars from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Menars