Bourgueil tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau d'Ussé at 10 km from Bourgueil

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Visit Bourgueil: highlights and tourist information

Bourgueil 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 Bourgueil in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Ussé at 10 km and Candes-Saint-Martin at 10 km.

Bourgueil, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...

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Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction south-west)

In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you can see...

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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church

Church at 10 km (direction south-west)

The collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin has numerous medieval statues incorporated in the facade and...

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Montsoreau

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Montsoreau, listed as a 'most beautiful villages in France', also has an interesting troglodyte...

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Chinon

at 11 km (direction south-east)

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...

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Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 13 km (direction south-south-east)

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...

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Fontevraud Abbey

Abbey at 14 km (direction south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Fontevraud Abbey has a great deal to see: it is one of the...

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Chateau de Saumur

Castle at 18 km (direction west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Saumur stands in an impressive location with views across the Loire...

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Saumur

at 19 km (direction west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The town of Saumur, in the shadow of the famous castle, is a lovely...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Langeais

at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 23 km (direction east)

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 23 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 23 km (direction south-east)

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...

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Markets in and near Bourgueil

Market days in Bourgueil: weekly market: Tuesday & Saturday;

• Bourgueil: market Tuesday & Saturday (0km)
• Avoine: market Friday (8km)
• Montsoreau: market Sunday (11km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (13km)
• Langeais: market Sunday (19km)
• Saumur: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• Longue-Jumelles: market Thursday (24km)
• Noyant: market Friday (26km)
• Montreuil-Bellay: market Tuesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Bourgueil, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (30km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Candes-Saint-Martin (10km)
• Montsoreau (11km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (28km)

National Monuments

• Fontevraud Abbey (14km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (22km)
• Oiron Chateau (41km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Montreuil-Bellay (29km)
• Loudun (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (9km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (10km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (14km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (31km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (31km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Lathan (22km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (23km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (25km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (27km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (39km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (41km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (13km)
• Saumur (19km)
• Richelieu (32km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (41km)
• Thouars (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (37km)

Geography and distances

Bourgueil is in the eastern-center of France at 41 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Bourgueil is 239 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 Bourgueil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Benais, Chouze-sur-Loire, La Chapelle-sur-Loire, Restigne and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.

This page in French: Visiter Bourgueil