Avord tourism and travel guide

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Visit Avord: highlights and tourist information

Avord is situated in the 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 Avord in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bourges Cathedral at 20 km and Bourges at 20 km.

Avord, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Bourges

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

See Bourges guide

Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nievre department

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

The castle and the 11th century Collegiale Notre-Dame are among several sights of importance...

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Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...

See Apremont-sur-Allier guide

Sancerre

at 36 km (direction north-north-east)

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

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Nevers

at 38 km (direction east), in the Nievre department

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

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Issoudun

at 51 km (direction west), in the Indre department

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Markets in and near Avord

• Baugy: market Friday (7km)
• Dun-sur-Auron: market Saturday (18km)
• Bourges: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (20km)
• Sancoins: market Wednesday (30km)
• Henrichemont: market Wednesday (31km)
• Saint-Florent-sur-Cher: market Friday & (31km)
• Fourchambault: market Sunday (33km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre: market Wednesday (35km)
• Saint-Amand-Montrond: market Wednesday & Saturday (36km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Avord, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Apremont-sur-Allier (36km)

National Monuments

• Bourges Cathedral (20km)
• Palace Jacques Coeur (20km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Mehun-sur-Yevre (35km)
• Sancerre (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (17km)
• Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (18km)
• Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (33km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (40km)
• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Prés Fichaux (20km)
• Parc floral d'Apremont (33km)
• Forgeneuve (41km)
• Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (47km)
• Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (55km)
• Arboretum de Balaine (59km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bourges (20km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Foret de Troncais (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (38km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Amand-Montrond (36km)

Geography and distances

Avord is in the center of France at 20 kilometres from Bourges, the department capital (general information: Avord is 204 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Avord from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baugy, Crosses, Farges-en-Septaine and Jussy-Champagne.

This page in French: Visiter Avord