Saint-Germain-Des-Pres travel guide
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Visit Saint-Germain-Des-Pres: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Germain-Des-Pres is situated in the Loiret department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 71 km from Orleans, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Germain-Des-Pres is 107 km from Paris and 341 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Briare at 36 km from Saint-Germain-Des-Pres
Popular places to visit near Saint-Germain-Des-Pres: these include Briare at 36 km and Joigny at 41 km.
Montargis is a listed 'recommended detour' at 10km and Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km. 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 Saint-Germain-Des-Pres, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Germain-Des-Pres
See France This Way travel guides for Loiret and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Germain-Des-Pres.
Note that all distances from Saint-Germain-Des-Pres shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Germain-Des-Pres holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Germain-Des-Pres (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 Loiret 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 Saint-Germain-Des-Pres and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (10km) : Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (21km) : Arboretum des grandes bruyères (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (36km) : Abbaye de Saint Benoît sur Loire (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Quiers-sur-Bezonde (31km) : Briare (35km) : Sens (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Joigny (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montargis (10km) : Moret-sur-Loing (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Germain-Des-Pres & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Canton: Château-Renard
Arrondissement: Montargis
Department: Loiret
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 45220
Distance to Saint-Germain-Des-Pres
from Orleans: 71 km
from Paris: 107 km
from Calais: 341 km
from Nice: 583 km
from Bordeaux: 435 km
from Strasbourg: 369 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Germain-Des-Pres): Conflans-sur-Loing, Montcresson and Saint-Firmin-Des-Bois.
Getting here
Loiret is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris (Orly / Charles de Gaulle) or come via a ferry from the UK to a port such as Le Havre and Caen, 3-4 hours drive from here. For driving distances to Saint-Germain-Des-Pres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Germain-Des-Pres