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 Chauvigny at 19 km from Sillars

Popular places to visit nearby: these include Chauvigny at 19 km and Nouaille-Maupertuis at 29 km . For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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.

Markets near Sillars

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)

More information

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