Ambillou tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 13 km from Ambillou

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Visit Ambillou: highlights and tourist information

Ambillou is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ambillou in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 13 km and Langeais at 14 km.

Ambillou, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 13 km (direction south-south-east)

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

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Langeais

at 14 km (direction south-south-west)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 14 km (direction south-south-west)

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

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Tours

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 21 km (direction south)

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 21 km (direction south)

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...

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Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 25 km (direction south-west)

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Sarthe department

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

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Chinon

at 33 km (direction south-west)

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...

See Chinon guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction south)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...

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Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 35 km (direction south-west)

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...

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Tavant

at 37 km (direction south-south-west)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...

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Reserve excursions near Ambillou

Map of places to visit near Ambillou

Markets in and near Ambillou

• Luynes: market Saturday (11km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (12km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (13km)
• Langeais: market Sunday (14km)
• Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (15km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (17km)
• Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (17km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Ambillou, France

What to do at Ambillou? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ambillou.

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (33km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (39km)
• Montsoreau (40km)
• Lavardin (46km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (19km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (21km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (48km)
• Loches (56km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (39km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château de Villandry (13km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (17km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (19km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (21km)
• Parc de Lathan (22km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (31km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (32km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (38km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (42km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (44km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (34km)
• Amboise (40km)
• Saumur (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (17km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (41km)

Geography and distances

Ambillou is in the eastern-center of France at 19 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Ambillou is 210 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ports such as Caen and Le Havre (about 3-4 hours drive from here) or fly into Paris and drive south from there. For driving distances to Ambillou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Clere-les-Pins and Pernay.

This page in French: Visiter Ambillou