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Visit Menars: Highlights and Tourist Information
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).
Note: The photo above was taken in Blois at 8 km from Menars
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 8km and Blois is a listed 'town of art and history' at 8km. 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 Menars, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to MenarsSee 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 hotels in and near to Menars (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 Menars and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': 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) :
- National Monuments: Talcy Chateau (15km) : Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (22km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Olivet (45km) : Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (46km) : Saint-Cyr-en-Val (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Blois (8km) : Vendome (31km) : Amboise (40km) : Orleans (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Beaugency (23km) : Chateaudun (48km) :
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: 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!
Place with full review on France This Way
Other attractions & sights of interest
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
