Varrains travel guide
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Visit Varrains: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Varrains is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 46 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Varrains is 255 km from Paris and 438 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saumur at 5 km from Varrains
Popular places to visit near Varrains: these include Saumur at 5 km and Chateau de Saumur at 5 km.
Montsoreau is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 9km and Fontevraud Abbey is a listed 'national monument' at 9km. 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 Varrains, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Varrains
See France This Way travel guides for Maine-et-Loire and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Varrains.
Note that all distances from Varrains shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Varrains holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Varrains (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 Maine-et-Loire 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 Varrains and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (33km) : Parc de Lathan (33km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (40km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (45km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (9km) : Oiron Chateau (30km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (40km) : Chateau d'Angers (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (9km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (10km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (9km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (10km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (19km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (19km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (38km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (29km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (30km) : Angers (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (23km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (12km) : Loudun (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Varrains & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Varrains
Canton: Saumur-Sud
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49400
Distance to Varrains
from Angers: 46 km
from Paris: 255 km
from Calais: 438 km
from Nice: 692 km
from Bordeaux: 268 km
from Strasbourg: 601 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Varrains): Artannes-sur-Thouet, Breze, Chace, Chateau de Saumur, Distre, Le Coudray-Macouard, Parnay, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny and Villebernier.
Getting here
Maine-et-Loire is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors arrive in a car from one of the ferry terminals - Saint Malo and Caen are most practical, allow around 3-4 hours for the journey. For driving distances to Varrains from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Varrains