Civray-de-Touraine tourism and travel guide

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Visit Civray-de-Touraine: highlights and tourist information

Civray-de-Touraine 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 Civray-de-Touraine in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Chenonceau at 3 km and Amboise at 9 km.

Civray-de-Touraine, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 3 km (direction east)

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

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Amboise

at 9 km (direction north-west)

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 9 km (direction north-north-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 9 km (direction north-north-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 10 km (direction north-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 20 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 24 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)

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

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Tours

at 27 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 27 km (direction west)

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

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Blois

at 36 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 36 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 37 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 Civray-de-Touraine

Map of places to visit near Civray-de-Touraine

Markets in and near Civray-de-Touraine

• Blere: market Tuesday (3km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Montrichard: market Friday (11km)
• Cormery: market Thursday (16km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (17km)
• Pontlevoy: market Thursday (18km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (19km)
• Monthou-sur-Cher: market Wednesday (20km)
• Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (23km)
• Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Civray-de-Touraine, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (11km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (24km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (46km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (27km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (27km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (25km)
• Valencay (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (3km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (18km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (20km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (27km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (29km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (35km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (37km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (39km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (43km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (10km)
• Blois (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (29km)
• Veuil (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (22km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (26km)

Geography and distances

Civray-de-Touraine is in the eastern-center of France at 27 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Civray-de-Touraine is 196 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 Civray-de-Touraine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blere, Chenonceaux, Chisseaux, Francueil and La Croix-en-Touraine.

This page in French: Visiter Civray-de-Touraine