Braye-sous-Faye tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Rivau at 13 km from Braye-sous-Faye

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Visit Braye-sous-Faye: highlights and tourist information

Braye-sous-Faye 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 Braye-sous-Faye in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Rivau at 13 km and Tavant at 15 km.

Braye-sous-Faye, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 13 km (direction )

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

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Tavant

at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...

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Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction north-east)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...

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Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 21 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Chinon

at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Chinon guide

Chatellerault

at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Vienne department

The quiet regional town of Chatellerault has some notable 18th century townhouses...

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Chateau d'Ussé

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

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

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Moncontour, Vienne

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Vienne department

As well as the castle in Moncontour, you will also enjoy the town's leisure...

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Fontevraud Abbey

Abbey at 31 km (direction west-north-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 d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 31 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 31 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church

Church at 32 km (direction north-west)

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

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Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction north-west)

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

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Montsoreau

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction north-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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Map of places to visit near Braye-sous-Faye

Markets in and near Braye-sous-Faye

• Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (3km)
• Loudun: market Tuesday (20km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (22km)
• Chatellerault: market Wednesday & Thursday all day & Saturday (25km)
• Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (25km)
• Mirebeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
• Descartes: market Sunday (27km)
• Avoine: market Friday (27km)
• Naintre: market Sunday (27km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Braye-sous-Faye, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (20km)
• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (61km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (21km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (32km)
• Montsoreau (33km)
• Angles-sur-l'Anglin (53km)

National Monuments

• Fontevraud Abbey (31km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (31km)
• Oiron Chateau (32km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (20km)
• Montreuil-Bellay (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (31km)
• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (32km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (39km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (41km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (58km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château du Rivau (10km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (31km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (41km)
• Jardin du château de La Mothe (45km)
• Touffou (46km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (50km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Richelieu (3km)
• Chinon (22km)
• Saumur (44km)
• Chatillon-sur-Thouet (58km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Futuroscope (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Thouars (42km)
• Tours (52km)
• Parthenay (59km)

Geography and distances

Braye-sous-Faye is in the eastern-center of France at 52 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Braye-sous-Faye is 255 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 Braye-sous-Faye from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Braslou, Chaveignes, Courcoue, Faye-la-Vineuse, Jaulnay, Nueil-sous-Faye, Pouant, Razines and Richelieu.

This page in French: Visiter Braye-sous-Faye