Sambin travel guide
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Visit Sambin: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Sambin is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 17 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Sambin is 176 km from Paris and 393 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Cheverny at 14 km from Sambin
Popular places to visit near Sambin: these include Chateau de Cheverny at 14 km and Blois at 17 km.
Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 4km and Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire 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 Sambin, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Sambin
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 Sambin.
Note that all distances from Sambin shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Sambin holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Sambin (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 Sambin and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (10km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (13km) : Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (18km) : Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (21km) : Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (32km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (39km) : Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (41km) : Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (46km) : Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (48km) :
- National Monuments: Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (4km) : Talcy Chateau (39km) : Cloisters of la Psalette (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montresor (32km) : Lavardin (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Veuil (39km) : Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Blois (17km) : Amboise (23km) : Loches (43km) : Vendome (44km) : Tours (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Valencay (37km) : Beaugency (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Sambin & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Sambin
Canton: Contres
Arrondissement: Blois
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41120
Distance to Sambin
from Blois: 17 km
from Paris: 176 km
from Calais: 393 km
from Nice: 623 km
from Bordeaux: 323 km
from Strasbourg: 497 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 Sambin): Feings, Fougeres-sur-Bievre, Monthou-sur-Bievre, Ouchamps, Pontlevoy, Thenay and Valaire.
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 Sambin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Sambin