Autreche tourism and travel guide

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Visit Autreche: highlights and tourist information

Autreche 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 Autreche in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Amboise at 12 km and Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 13 km.

Autreche, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 12 km (direction south)

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 13 km (direction south)

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

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 13 km (direction south)

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

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Amboise

at 13 km (direction south)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 15 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Blois

at 26 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 26 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Tours

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Vendome

at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 35 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Markets in and near Autreche

• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (10km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (12km)
• Herbault: market Monday (14km)
• Chambon-sur-Cisse: market Saturday (17km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (20km)
• Blere: market Tuesday (22km)
• Les Montils: market Saturday (23km)
• Chailles: market Saturday (23km)
• Pontlevoy: market Thursday (24km)
• Montrichard: market Friday (25km)

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Tourist attractions near Autreche, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (16km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (26km)
• Montresor (44km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (56km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (27km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (27km)
• Talcy Chateau (43km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (50km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (12km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (15km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (22km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (23km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (26km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (27km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (29km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (29km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (37km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (42km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (43km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (12km)
• Blois (26km)
• Loches (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (27km)
• Vendome (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (28km)
• Cogners (46km)
• Veuil (60km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (0km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (41km)

Geography and distances

Autreche is in the eastern-center of France at 27 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Autreche is 179 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 Autreche from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auzouer-en-Touraine, Dame-Marie-les-Bois, Montreuil-en-Touraine, Morand and Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes.

This page in French: Visiter Autreche