Baule tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Meung-sur-Loire at 3 km from Baule

Visit Baule: highlights and tourist information

Baule is situated in the Loiret department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Meung-sur-Loire at 3 km and Les Jardins de Roquelin at 3 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Baule, 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 Baule in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

Meung-sur-Loire

at 3 km (direction east-north-east)

Meung sur Loire is a pretty medieval village near Orleans....

See Meung-sur-Loire guide

Les Jardins de Roquelin

Garden at 3 km (direction east-north-east)

The Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire...

See Les Jardins de Roquelin guide

Beaugency

at 5 km (direction south-west)

A small town on the banks of the Loire River, Beaugency squeezes...

See Beaugency guide

Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans

Garden at 20 km (direction east)

The Parc Floral de la Source is an extensive park to the...

See Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans guide

Orleans

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it:...

See Orleans guide

Hotel Groslot

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

The Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in...

See Hotel Groslot guide

Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

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

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of...

See Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans guide

Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 25 km (direction south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all...

See Chateau de Chambord guide

Chateau de Blois

Castle at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de...

See Chateau de Blois guide

Blois

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and...

See Blois guide

Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 38 km (direction south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles,...

See Chateau de Cheverny guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 38 km (direction north-west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun...

See Chateaudun guide

Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres

Garden at 45 km (direction east-north-east)

The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near...

See Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres guide

Vendome

at 45 km (direction west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many...

See Vendome guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loiret

Map of places to visit near Baule

Markets in and near Baule

• Meung-sur-Loire: market Sunday (3km)
• Beaugency: market Saturday all day (5km)
• Saint-Laurent-Nouan: market Friday (11km)
• Ouzouer-le-Marche: market Friday (15km)
• Mer: market Monday (17km)
• Orleans: market every day except Monday (20km)
• Marchenoir: market Tuesday (21km)
• La Ferte-Saint-Aubin: market Thursday (23km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais: market Tuesday & Sunday (23km)
• Montlivault: market Tuesday (25km)

Hotels near Baule

More information about Baule, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Baule, France

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

National Monuments

• Talcy Chateau (18km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaugency (5km)
• Chateaudun (38km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les prés-Culand (3km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (18km)
• Parc Floral de la Source (20km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (35km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (37km)
• Arboretum des grandes bruyères (45km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Blois (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orleans (20km)
• Vendome (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Olivet (18km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (19km)
• Saint-Cyr-en-Val (22km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (23km)
• Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (49km)

Geography and distances

Baule is in the western-centre of France at 20 kilometres from Orleans, the department capital (general information: Baule is 127 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris (Orly / Charles de Gaulle) or come via a ferry from the UK to a port such as Le Havre and Caen, 3-4 hours drive from here. For driving distances to Baule from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaugency, Dry, Lailly-en-Val, Le Bardon, Messas, Meung-sur-Loire, Saint-Ay, Tavers and Villorceau.

This page in French: Visiter Baule