Cinq-Mars-la-Pile tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 4 km from Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

Visit Cinq-Mars-la-Pile: highlights and tourist information

Cinq-Mars-la-Pile is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 4 km and Langeais at 5 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cinq-Mars-la-Pile in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 4 km (direction east)

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Langeais

at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 10 km (direction south)

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

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 10 km (direction south)

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

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Tours

at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction south)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Chinon

at 24 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chinon guide

Tavant

at 25 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Tavant guide

Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 26 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chateau du Rivau

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

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

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Candes-Saint-Martin guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire

Map of places to visit near Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

Markets in and near Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

• Langeais: market Sunday (5km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (8km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (12km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (13km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (15km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)

Hotels near Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

More information about Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (34km)
• Aquarium de Loudun (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (22km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (33km)
• Montsoreau (34km)
• Lavardin (54km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (10km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (18km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (36km)
• Oiron Chateau (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (47km)
• Loches (48km)
• La Fleche (56km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (33km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château de Villandry (4km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (10km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (16km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (18km)
• Parc de Lathan (27km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (31km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (33km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (40km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (25km)
• Richelieu (39km)
• Amboise (40km)
• Saumur (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (18km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (16km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (44km)

Geography and distances

Cinq-Mars-la-Pile is in the eastern-center of France at 18 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Cinq-Mars-la-Pile is 218 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berthenay, La Chapelle-Aux-Naux, Langeais, Lignieres-de-Touraine, Mazieres-de-Touraine, Saint-Etienne-de-Chigny, Valleres and Villandry.

This page in French: Visiter Cinq-Mars-la-Pile