Vallieres-les-Grandes travel guide
Visit Vallieres-les-Grandes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Chenonceau at 12 km from Vallieres-les-Grandes
Location: Vallieres-les-Grandes is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 23 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Vallieres-les-Grandes is 183 km from Paris and 395 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Vallieres-les-Grandes: these include Chateau de Chenonceau at 12 km and Chateau d'Amboise at 13 km. Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire is a listed remarkable garden at 7 km and Amboise is a listed secteur sauvegarde at 12 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Vallieres-les-Grandes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vallieres-les-Grandes
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 Vallieres-les-Grandes.
Note that all distances from Vallieres-les-Grandes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vallieres-les-Grandes 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 apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Loir-et-Cher gites and villas
Markets near Vallieres-les-Grandes
- Pontlevoy: market every Thursday (9km)
- Montrichard: market every Friday (9km)
- Amboise: market every Sunday & Friday (12km)
- Les Montils: market every Saturday (14km)
- Monthou-sur-Cher: market every Wednesday (14km)
- Blere: market every Tuesday (16km)
- Chambon-sur-Cisse: market every Saturday (16km)
- Chailles: market every Saturday (18km)
- Herbault: market every Monday (20km)
- Cormeray: market every Tuesday (21km)
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 Vallieres-les-Grandes and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Vallieres-les-Grandes map below.
Aquarium Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (18km)
Most Beautiful Village Montresor (30km); Lavardin (41km)
National Monument Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (15km); Cloisters of la Psalette (35km); Talcy Chateau (45km)
Recommended Detour Loches (37km); Valencay (43km); Beaugency (54km)
Remarkable Garden Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (7km); Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (12km); Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (21km); Parc du château de Beauregard (22km); Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (23km); Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (35km); Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (37km); Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (37km); Jardin du château de Talcy (45km); Jardins du château de Poncé (53km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Amboise (12km); Blois (23km); Tours (35km); Loches (35km)
Town Of Art And History Amboise (12km); Blois (23km); Tours (35km); Loches (37km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Blois (23km); Tours (35km); Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (36km); Veuil (44km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Réserve de Beaumarchais (16km); ZooParc de Beauval (25km)
Map of places to visit near Vallieres-les-Grandes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vallières-les-Grandes
Canton: Montrichard
Arrondissement: Blois
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41400
Distance to Vallieres-les-Grandes
from Blois (local prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 183 km
from Calais: 395 km
from Nice: 631 km
from Bordeaux: 317 km
from Strasbourg: 508 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Vallieres-les-Grandes): Mosnes, Rilly-sur-Loire, Souvigny-de-Touraine and Veuves.
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 Vallieres-les-Grandes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vallieres-les-Grandes