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Visit Thurins: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Thurins is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 18 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Thurins is 393 km from Paris and 621 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Eveux at 15 km from Thurins
Popular places to visit near Thurins: these include Eveux at 15 km and Lyon at 18 km.
Ecully is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 15km and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 15km. 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 Thurins, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Thurins
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Thurins.
Note that all distances from Thurins shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Thurins holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Thurins (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 Rhone-Alpes and Rhone 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 Thurins and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (18km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (20km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (30km) : Parc du château de Laye (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (30km) : Perouges (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (17km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (19km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ecully (15km) : Chaponnay (24km) : Saint-Galmier (27km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (18km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (26km) : Saint-Etienne (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (15km) : Trevoux (31km) : Cremieu (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Thurins & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Thurins
Canton: Vaugneray
Arrondissement: Lyon
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69510
Distance to Thurins
from Lyon: 18 km
from Paris: 393 km
from Calais: 621 km
from Nice: 303 km
from Bordeaux: 419 km
from Strasbourg: 399 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Thurins): Brindas, Chaussan, Messimy, Orlienas, Rontalon, Saint-Andre-la-Cote, Saint-Laurent-d'Agny, Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux, Soucieu-en-Jarrest and Yzeron.
Getting here
For driving distances to Thurins from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Thurins