Chancay tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chancay: highlights and tourist information

Chancay 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 Chancay in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Amboise at 10 km and Amboise at 10 km.

Chancay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Amboise

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

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Amboise

at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

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

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

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

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

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Tours

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 21 km (direction south-east)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 23 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 30 km (direction west-south-west)

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Blois

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Markets in and near Chancay

• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (9km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (14km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (15km)
• Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (15km)
• Blere: market Tuesday (17km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (18km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (20km)

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Tourist attractions near Chancay, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (8km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (31km)
• Montresor (42km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (45km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (16km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (35km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (38km)
• Talcy Chateau (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (1km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (16km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (18km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (21km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (23km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (29km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (30km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (37km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (38km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (38km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (39km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (55km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (9km)
• Blois (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (16km)
• Vendome (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (17km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (11km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (43km)

Geography and distances

Chancay is in the eastern-center of France at 16 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Chancay is 190 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 Chancay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Montreuil-en-Touraine, Nazelles-Negron, Noizay, Reugny, Vernou-sur-Brenne and Vouvray.

This page in French: Visiter Chancay