Chenonceaux tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Chenonceau at 1 km from Chenonceaux

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Visit Chenonceaux: highlights and tourist information

Chenonceaux is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Attractions in Chenonceaux

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed by Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis: Chateau de Chenonceau

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chenonceaux in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Chenonceau at 1 km and Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 10 km.

Chenonceaux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle less than one km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Chenonceau guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 10 km (direction north-west)

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

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Amboise

at 10 km (direction north-west)

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 north-west)

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

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 11 km (direction north-west)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 19 km (direction 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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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction south-east)

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

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Loches

at 25 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Loches guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 29 km (direction west)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 29 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 30 km (direction west)

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

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Blois

at 34 km (direction 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 35 km (direction 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 35 km (direction east-north-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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Reserve excursions near Chenonceaux

Map of places to visit near Chenonceaux

Markets in and near Chenonceaux

• Blere: market Tuesday (6km)
• Montrichard: market Friday (9km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (12km)
• Pontlevoy: market Thursday (16km)
• Monthou-sur-Cher: market Wednesday (17km)
• Cormery: market Thursday (18km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (19km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (22km)
• Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (24km)
• Saint-Aignan: market Saturday all day (24km)

More information about Chenonceaux, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Chenonceaux, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (13km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (22km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (48km)

National Monuments

• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (25km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (29km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (25km)
• Valencay (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (1km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (19km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (20km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (29km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (31km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (33km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (35km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (42km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (12km)
• Blois (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (29km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (31km)
• Veuil (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (22km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (24km)

Geography and distances

Chenonceaux is in the eastern-center of France at 29 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Chenonceaux is 194 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 Chenonceaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blere, Chissay-en-Touraine, Chisseaux, Civray-de-Touraine, Epeigne-les-Bois, Francueil, La Croix-en-Touraine and Saint-Georges-sur-Cher.

This page in French: Visiter Chenonceaux