Sillars travel guide
Visit Sillars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Sillars is situated in the Vienne (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 38 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Sillars is 296 km from Paris).
Note: The photo above was taken in Montmorillon at 8 km from Sillars
Popular places to visit nearby: these include Montmorillon at 8 km and Chauvigny at 19 km . For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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What to do? Selected places to visit and attractions close by
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Sillars. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne (this department) and Poitou-Charentes (this region) for more travel ideas in the area of Sillars.
Holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include holiday apartments - we suggest holiday villages in France
Markets near Sillars
- Montmorillon: market Wednesday (8km)
- Saint-Savin: market Friday (18km)
- Le Blanc: market Saturday (33km)
- Poitiers: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day & Friday (38km)
- Vivonne: market Saturday (39km)
- Jaunay-Clan: market Friday (43km)
- Naintre: market Sunday (44km)
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (47km)
- Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (56km)
Map of places to visit near Sillars and location information
Tourist attractions to visit
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sillars and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
Heritage sites Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (37km); Poitiers église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
Most beautiful villages in France (see also beautiful French villages) Angles-sur-l'Anglin (32km)
National Monuments Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (41km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour) Chauvigny (19km)
Regional Natural Parcs Brenne (46km)
Churches or other religious monuments Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (8km); Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (9km); Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (18km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (19km); Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (24km); Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (28km); Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (29km); Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (30km); Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (41km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (46km); Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (47km); Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (48km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (49km)
Remarkable gardens Touffou (26km); Laverré (33km)
Sites of natural beauty Etangs de la Brenne (46km)
theme park Futuroscope (41km)
Towns of Art and history Montmorillon (8km); Poitiers (38km)
Listed as villages d'etape - (recommended place to break a long journey) Vivonne (39km); Bellac (39km)
zoo or wildlife park Vallée des singes (monkeys) (42km)
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Geographical Information
Commune: Sillars
Canton: Lussac-les-Châteaux
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86320
Distance to Sillars
from Poitiers (local prefecture): 38 km
from Paris: 296 km
from Calais: 510 km
from Nice: 593 km
from Bordeaux: 205 km
from Strasbourg: 577 km
Close by
We have 1 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Sillars): Lussac-les-Chateaux.
Getting here
Vienne is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Sillars from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Sillars
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