Artins tourism and travel guide

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Visit Artins: highlights and tourist information

Artins is situated in the Loir-et-Cher 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 Artins in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 11 km and Vendome at 25 km.

Artins, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east)

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

See Lavardin guide

Vendome

at 25 km (direction east)

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

See Vendome guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 39 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 39 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 39 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Amboise

at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

See Amboise guide

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 45 km (direction east-south-east)

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 45 km (direction west), in the Sarthe department

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

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Blois

at 48 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 48 km (direction east-south-east)

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 48 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loir-et-Cher

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Map of places to visit near Artins

Markets in and near Artins

• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (9km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (10km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (16km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (19km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (20km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (21km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (24km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (25km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (25km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (26km)

More information about Artins, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Artins, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (11km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (46km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (7km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (15km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (34km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (39km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (39km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (40km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (45km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (47km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (48km)
• Parc de Lathan (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (41km)
• Blois (47km)
• Le Mans (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (26km)
• Tours (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (15km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (39km)
• Coulaines (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (31km)
• Spaycific'Zoo (49km)

Geography and distances

Artins is in the western-centre of France at 47 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Artins is 172 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Artins from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Couture-sur-Loir, Lavenay, Les Essarts, Les Hayes, Montrouveau, Saint-Jacques-Des-Guerets, Souge, Ternay and Troo.

This page in French: Visiter Artins