Avoine tourism and travel guide

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Visit Avoine: highlights and tourist information

Avoine 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 Avoine in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chinon at 5 km and Chateau de Chinon at 6 km.

Avoine, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chinon

at 5 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 6 km (direction south-east)

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

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Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction west)

In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you can see...

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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church

Church at 8 km (direction west)

The collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin has numerous medieval statues incorporated in the facade and...

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Montsoreau

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Montsoreau, listed as a 'most beautiful villages in France', also has an interesting troglodyte...

See Montsoreau guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 10 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Fontevraud Abbey

Abbey at 10 km (direction west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Fontevraud Abbey has a great deal to see: it is one of the...

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Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 16 km (direction south-east)

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Tavant

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Tavant guide

Chateau de Saumur

Castle at 20 km (direction west-north-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Saumur stands in an impressive location with views across the Loire...

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Saumur

at 20 km (direction west-north-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The town of Saumur, in the shadow of the famous castle, is a lovely...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 21 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Langeais

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 22 km (direction east)

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire

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Map of places to visit near Avoine

Markets in and near Avoine

Market days in Avoine: weekly market: Friday;

• Avoine: market Friday (0km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (6km)
• Bourgueil: market Tuesday & Saturday (8km)
• Montsoreau: market Sunday (10km)
• Saumur: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Langeais: market Sunday (22km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• Loudun: market Tuesday (23km)
• Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (24km)
• Montreuil-Bellay: market Tuesday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Avoine, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (23km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Candes-Saint-Martin (8km)
• Montsoreau (9km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (24km)

National Monuments

• Fontevraud Abbey (10km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (22km)
• Oiron Chateau (34km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (23km)
• Montreuil-Bellay (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (10km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (8km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (10km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (35km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (43km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château du Rivau (18km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (22km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (29km)
• Parc de Lathan (30km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (42km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (6km)
• Saumur (21km)
• Richelieu (24km)

Towns of Art and history

• Thouars (39km)
• Tours (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (36km)

Geography and distances

Avoine is in the eastern-center of France at 44 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Avoine is 244 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 Avoine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumont-en-Veron, Chinon, Chouze-sur-Loire, Huismes, La Chapelle-sur-Loire, Savigny-en-Veron and Thizay.

This page in French: Visiter Avoine