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Photo is of Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 3 km from Charge

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Visit Charge: highlights and tourist information

Charge 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 Charge in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 3 km and Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise at 4 km.

Charge, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 3 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Amboise

at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 12 km (direction south-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 13 km (direction east-north-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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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 25 km (direction west)

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

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Tours

at 26 km (direction 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 26 km (direction west)

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

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Blois

at 28 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 29 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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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 33 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction south-south-east)

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Loches

at 36 km (direction south)

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...

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Markets in and near Charge

• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (3km)
• Blere: market Tuesday (12km)
• Montrichard: market Friday (15km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (16km)
• Pontlevoy: market Thursday (18km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (20km)
• Chambon-sur-Cisse: market Saturday (20km)
• Herbault: market Monday (21km)
• Les Montils: market Saturday (22km)
• Monthou-sur-Cher: market Wednesday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Charge, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (10km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (34km)
• Lavardin (36km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (51km)

National Monuments

• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (24km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (26km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (46km)
• Talcy Chateau (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (36km)
• Valencay (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (12km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (12km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (13km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (26km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (28km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (29km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (29km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (33km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (40km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (46km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (46km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (3km)
• Blois (29km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (26km)
• Vendome (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (27km)
• Veuil (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (11km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (32km)

Geography and distances

Charge is in the eastern-center of France at 26 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Charge is 186 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 Charge from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amboise, Cangey, Limeray, Mosnes, Nazelles-Negron, Poce-sur-Cisse, Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes, Saint-Regle and Souvigny-de-Touraine.

This page in French: Visiter Charge