Chenu tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 14 km from Chenu

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Visit Chenu: highlights and tourist information

Chenu is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chenu in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 14 km and Langeais at 32 km.

Chenu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

See Chateau du Lude guide

Langeais

at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 33 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Bauge

at 34 km (direction west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

See Bauge guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Tours

at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 40 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Le Mans

at 45 km (direction north-north-west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

See Le Mans guide

Chinon

at 48 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chinon guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Sarthe

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Reserve excursions near Chenu

Map of places to visit near Chenu

Markets in and near Chenu

• Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (7km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (11km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (11km)
• Le Lude: market Thursday (14km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (17km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (19km)
• Noyant: market Friday (20km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (24km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (30km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (30km)

More information about Chenu, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Chenu, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (43km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (49km)
• Montsoreau (49km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (36km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (32km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (45km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (45km)
• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (49km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (53km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (14km)
• Parc de Lathan (20km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (25km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (29km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (33km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (35km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (36km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (40km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (43km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (44km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (46km)
• Jardins du Mirail (50km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (42km)
• Saumur (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (34km)
• Cogners (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (37km)

Geography and distances

Chenu is in the north-west of France at 47 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Chenu is 203 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Chenu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breches, Couesmes, La Bruere-sur-Loir, Saint-Aubin-le-Depeint, Saint-Germain-d'Arce and Villiers-Au-Bouin.

This page in French: Visiter Chenu