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Visit Orval: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Orval is situated in the Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the center of France at 41 km from Bourges, the department capital. (General information: Orval is 237 km from Paris and 472 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Culan at 22 km from Orval
Popular places to visit near Orval: these include Culan at 22 km and Herisson at 30 km.
Saint-Amand-Montrond is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 2km and Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) is a listed 'religious monument' at 3km. 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 Orval, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Orval
See France This Way travel guides for Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Orval.
Note that all distances from Orval shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Orval holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Orval (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 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 Orval and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (10km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (22km) : Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (38km) : Les Prés Fichaux (41km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (41km) : Parc floral d'Apremont (48km) :
- National Monuments: Bourges Cathedral (40km) : George Sand House (40km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (3km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (6km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (15km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (19km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (31km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (32km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Amand-Montrond (2km) : Issoudun (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (41km) : Montlucon (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Chatre (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Orval & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Orval
Canton: Saint-Amand-Montrond
Arrondissement: Saint-Amand-Montrond
Department: Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 18200
Distance to Orval
from Bourges: 41 km
from Paris: 237 km
from Calais: 472 km
from Nice: 504 km
from Bordeaux: 316 km
from Strasbourg: 446 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 Orval): Arcomps, Bouzais, Bruere-Allichamps, Colombiers, Drevant, La Celle, La Groutte, Nozieres, Orcenais, Saint-Amand-Montrond and Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux.
Getting here
Cher is in the center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Orval from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Orval