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

Ballan-Mire is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 7 km and Tours at 8 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Ballan-Mire, France: places to visit and attractions

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.

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...

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Tours

at 8 km (direction north-east)

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

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 9 km (direction north-east)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together...

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also...

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region,...

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Langeais

at 16 km (direction west)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town...

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 16 km (direction west)

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

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south-south-west)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in...

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing...

See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Amboise

at 29 km (direction east)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to...

See Amboise guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 29 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Tavant

at 29 km (direction south-west)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to...

See Tavant guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 30 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci...

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

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

Map of places to visit near Ballan-Mire

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)

More information about Ballan-Mire, Loire Valley

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)

• Amboise (29km)
• Chinon (33km)
• Richelieu (42km)

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).

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.

This page in French: Visiter Ballan-Mire