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Visit Vernantes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vernantes 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: Vernantes is 236 km from Paris and 417 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saumur at 18 km from Vernantes
Popular places to visit near Vernantes: these include Saumur at 18 km and Chateau de Saumur at 18 km.
Parc de Lathan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 12km and Loire-Anjou-Touraine is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 17km. 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 Vernantes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vernantes
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 Vernantes.
Note that all distances from Vernantes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vernantes holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vernantes (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 Vernantes and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Lathan (12km) : Parc et jardins du château du Lude (29km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (35km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (35km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (41km) : Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (46km) : Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (48km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (23km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (34km) : Chateau d'Angers (47km) : Cloisters of la Psalette (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (20km) : Montsoreau (20km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (20km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (22km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (22km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (23km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (44km) : Angers (46km) : Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (27km) : Tours (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (33km) : La Fleche (35km) : Loudun (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Vernantes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vernantes
Canton: Longué-Jumelles
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49390
Distance to Vernantes
from Angers: 46 km
from Paris: 236 km
from Calais: 417 km
from Nice: 695 km
from Bordeaux: 288 km
from Strasbourg: 588 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Vernantes): La Breille-les-Pins and Vernoil.
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 Vernantes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vernantes