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Visit Mer: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Mer is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 19 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Mer is 141 km from Paris and 360 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Beaugency at 12 km from Mer
Popular places to visit near Mer: these include Beaugency at 12 km and Chateau de Chambord at 12 km.
Talcy Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 7km and Jardin du château de Talcy is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Mer: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Mer, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Mer
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 Mer.
Note that all distances from Mer shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Mer holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Mer (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 Mer and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Talcy (7km) : Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (19km) : Les prés-Culand (20km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (22km) : Parc Floral de la Source (36km) : Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (36km) : Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (42km) :
- National Monuments: Talcy Chateau (7km) : Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (32km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Olivet (34km) : Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (36km) : Saint-Cyr-en-Val (37km) : Fleury-les-Aubrais (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Blois (19km) : Vendome (33km) : Orleans (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Beaugency (12km) : Chateaudun (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Mer & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Mer
Canton: Mer
Arrondissement: Blois
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41500
Distance to Mer
from Blois: 19 km
from Paris: 141 km
from Calais: 360 km
from Nice: 632 km
from Bordeaux: 358 km
from Strasbourg: 473 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 Mer): Avaray, Courbouzon, Muides-sur-Loire, Seris, Suevres, Talcy and Villexanton.
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 Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Mer