Beaugency tourism and travel guide

Visit Beaugency: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: A small town on the banks of the Loire River, Beaugency squeezes a remarkable number of interesting sights in a small space!
Beaugency is situated in the Loiret department and Centre-Loire Valley region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Beaugency. For detailed visitor information see the Beaugency travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Beaugency include "recommended detour".
Popular places to visit nearby include Les Jardins de Roquelin at 8 km and Chateau de Chambord at 20 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Beaugency, 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 Beaugency in Centre-Loire Valley.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Meung-sur-Loire
at 8 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 8 km (direction east-north-east)The Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire...
See Les Jardins de Roquelin guide

Chateau de Chambord
Castle at 20 km (direction south-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentThe largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all...
See Chateau de Chambord guide

Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans
Garden at 25 km (direction east-north-east)The Parc Floral de la Source is an extensive park to the...
See Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans guide

Orleans
at 25 km (direction east-north-east)The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it:...
See Orleans guide

Hotel Groslot
at 25 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 25 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 Blois
Castle at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentOne of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de...
See Chateau de Blois guide

Blois
at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentThe town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and...
See Blois guide

Chateau de Cheverny
Castle at 34 km (direction south-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentCheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles,...
See Chateau de Cheverny guide

Chateaudun
National Monument at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Eure-et-Loir departmentBoth the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun...
See Chateaudun guide

Vendome
at 42 km (direction west), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentNow listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many...
See Vendome guide

Chateau de Chaumont
Castle at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentThe small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont,...
See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres
Garden at 50 km (direction east-north-east)The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near...
See Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loiret
Map of places to visit near Beaugency
Markets in and near Beaugency
Market days in Beaugency: weekly market: Saturday all day;
- Beaugency: market Saturday all day (0km)
- Saint-Laurent-Nouan: market Friday (7km)
- Meung-sur-Loire: market Sunday (7km)
- Mer: market Monday (12km)
- Ouzouer-le-Marche: market Friday (16km)
- Marchenoir: market Tuesday (18km)
- Montlivault: market Tuesday (20km)
- Saint-Claude-de-Diray: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
- Huisseau-sur-Cosson: market Wednesday (24km)
- La Ferte-Saint-Aubin: market Thursday (25km)
Hotels near Beaugency
More information about Beaugency, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Beaugency, France
What to do at Beaugency? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Beaugency.
National Monuments
- Talcy Chateau (13km)
- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chateaudun (39km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les prés-Culand (8km)
- Jardin du château de Talcy (13km)
- Parc Floral de la Source (25km)
- Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (30km)
- Parc du château de Beauregard (32km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (47km)
- Arboretum des grandes bruyères (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Blois (30km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Olivet (23km)
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (24km)
- Saint-Cyr-en-Val (27km)
- Fleury-les-Aubrais (28km)
- Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (50km)
Geography and distances
Beaugency is in the western-centre of France at 25 kilometres from Orleans, the department capital (general information: Beaugency is 131 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Beaugency
Canton: Beaugency
Arrondissement: Orléans
Department: Loiret
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 45190
Distance to Beaugency
from Orleans (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 131 km
from Calais: 353 km
from Nice: 630 km
from Bordeaux: 368 km
from Strasbourg: 463 km
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 Beaugency from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baule, Cravant, Lailly-en-Val, Lestiou, Messas, Meung-sur-Loire, Tavers and Villorceau.
This page in French: Visiter Beaugency