Coltainville tourism and travel guide

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Visit Coltainville: highlights and tourist information

Coltainville is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Coltainville in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 8 km and Chartres at 10 km.

Coltainville, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 8 km (direction west-south-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Chartres

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 25 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

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Chateaudun

National Monument at 50 km (direction south-south-west)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 53 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

The Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles are a remarkable garden famous throughout the...

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 53 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 53 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an enormous and...

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Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 64 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 64 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Bois de Boulogne is Paris' second biggest park and contains woods and gardens...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir

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Reserve excursions near Coltainville

Map of places to visit near Coltainville

Markets in and near Coltainville

• Chartres: market Saturday (9km)
• Luce: market Sunday (11km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (12km)
• Auneau: market Friday (14km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (18km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (24km)
• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (26km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (32km)
• Houdan: market Friday (34km)

More information about Coltainville, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Coltainville, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (8km)
• Versailles Palace (54km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (25km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (8km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (34km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (43km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (43km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (45km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (57km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (57km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (58km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (61km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (25km)
• Le pré Catelan (32km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (37km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (39km)
• Parc de Courson (43km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (45km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (47km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (53km)
• Parc de Versailles (53km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (60km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (9km)
• Versailles (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (16km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (28km)
• Vaux de Cernay (34km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (25km)
• Etampes (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (25km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (55km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (62km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (45km)

Geography and distances

Coltainville is in the eastern-center of France at 8 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Coltainville is 70 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Coltainville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bailleau-Armenonville, Champhol, Champseru, Gasville-Oiseme, Houville-la-Branche, Jouy, Nogent-le-Phaye, Saint-Prest and Soulaires.

This page in French: Visiter Coltainville