Ballan-Mire tourism and travel guide
Visit Ballan-Mire: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsBallan-Mire is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Loire Valley region (now part of the Centre-Loire Valley region), in the eastern-center of France at 8 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Ballan-Mire is 212 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 7 km and Tours at 8 km. For more places 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!
... 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
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
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
Ballan-Mire is in the eastern-center of France. 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
