Ballan-Mire tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 7 km from Ballan-Mire
Visit Ballan-Mire: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitBallan-Mire 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 Ballan-Mire in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 7 km and Tours at 8 km.
Ballan-Mire, 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 7 km (direction west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is...
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Tours
at 8 km (direction north-east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 9 km (direction north-east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 14 km (direction west-south-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also...
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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 14 km (direction west-south-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is...
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Langeais
at 16 km (direction west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known...
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Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 16 km (direction west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south-south-west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...
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Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 26 km (direction west-south-west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance...
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Amboise
at 29 km (direction east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will...
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Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 29 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely...
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Tavant
at 29 km (direction south-west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals...
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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 30 km (direction east)The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you...
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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 30 km (direction east)The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance...
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Markets in and near Ballan-Mire
Market days in Ballan-Mire: weekly market: Sunday & Friday;
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (0km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (4km)
- Luynes: market Saturday (7km)
- La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
- Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (7km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (8km)
- Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (9km)
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Tourist attractions near Ballan-Mire, France
What to do at Ballan-Mire? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ballan-Mire.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (23km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (54km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (23km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (43km)
- Montsoreau (44km)
- Montresor (49km)
- Lavardin (49km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (8km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (14km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (39km)
- Loudun (54km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (43km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (43km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (7km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (7km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (8km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (14km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (23km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (35km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (35km)
- Parc de Lathan (37km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (45km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (48km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (8km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (8km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (35km)
Geography and distances
Ballan-Mire is in the eastern-center of France at 8 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Ballan-Mire is 212 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Ballan-Mire
Canton: Ballan-Miré
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37510
Distance to Ballan-Mire
from Tours (prefecture): 8 km
from Paris: 212 km
from Calais: 411 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 293 km
from Strasbourg: 549 km
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 Ballan-Mire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Druye, Joue-les-Tours, La Riche, Luynes, Saint-Genouph, Savonnieres and Tours.
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