Thizay travel guide
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Visit Thizay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Thizay is situated in the Indre department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 19 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Thizay is 220 km from Paris and 450 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mehun-sur-Yevre at 36 km from Thizay
Popular places to visit near Thizay: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 36 km and Chateau de Valencay at 39 km.
Issoudun is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 9km and Chateauroux is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 19km. 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 Thizay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Thizay
See France This Way travel guides for Indre and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Thizay.
Note that all distances from Thizay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Thizay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Thizay (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 Indre 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 Thizay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Bouges (24km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (29km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (37km) : Les Prés Fichaux (42km) : Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (45km) :
- National Monuments: Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (24km) : George Sand House (31km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (42km) : Bourges Cathedral (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (32km) : St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (35km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (42km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (43km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (43km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (9km) : Chateauroux (19km) : Veuil (38km) : Saint-Amand-Montrond (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Chatre (36km) : Mehun-sur-Yevre (36km) : Valencay (39km) :
Map of places to visit near Thizay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Thizay
Canton: Issoudun-Sud
Arrondissement: Issoudun
Department: Indre
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 36100
Distance to Thizay
from Chateauroux: 19 km
from Paris: 220 km
from Calais: 450 km
from Nice: 549 km
from Bordeaux: 299 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Thizay): Conde, Neuvy-Pailloux, Saint-Aoustrille, Saint-Valentin and Sainte-Fauste.
Getting here
Indre is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Thizay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Thizay