Contest tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mayenne (town) at 6 km from Contest
Visit Contest: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitContest is situated in the Mayenne 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 Contest in Pays de la Loire.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mayenne (town) at 6 km and Jublains at 12 km.
Contest, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mayenne (town)
at 6 km (direction north-east)Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is...
See Mayenne (town) guide

Jublains
at 12 km (direction east)Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient...
See Jublains guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 20 km (direction north-west)Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Evron
at 22 km (direction east-south-east)The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in...
See Evron guide

Laval
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town...
See Laval guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux
at 23 km (direction north-east)Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...
See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Sainte-Suzanne
Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction east-south-east)The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne...
See Sainte-Suzanne guide

Saulges
at 36 km (direction south-east)The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...
See Saulges guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Domfront
at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
See Domfront guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume
at 40 km (direction east), in the Sarthe departmentSillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and...
See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Fougeres
at 41 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be...
See Fougeres guide

Vitre
at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentA town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with...
See Vitre guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere
Garden at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne departmentLes Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming...
See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Mayenne
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Hotels in Contest
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Map of places to visit near Contest
Markets in and near Contest
- Mayenne: market Saturday & Monday (6km)
- Andouille: market Thursday (13km)
- Gorron: market Wednesday (20km)
- Ernee: market Tuesday (21km)
- Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (23km)
- Evron: market Thursday (23km)
- Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (29km)
- Villaines-la-Juhel: market Monday (30km)
- Meslay-du-Maine: market Friday (35km)
- Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (37km)
More information about Contest, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Contest, France
What to do at Contest? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Contest.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Sainte-Suzanne (29km)
- Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (47km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (50km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardin de Clivoy (16km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (30km)
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (47km)
- Jardins de la Massonnière (51km)
- Jardins du Mirail (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Source - Couesnon (30km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (36km)
- Forêt du Pertre (37km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (39km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (39km)
- Forêt de Fougères (40km)
- Étang de la Valière (42km)
- Mont du Haut-Fourché (45km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Loup-du-Gast (15km)
- Saint-Fraimbault (25km)
- Juvigne (28km)
- La Cropte (36km)
Geography and distances
Contest is in the center of France at 23 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Contest is 231 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Contest
Canton: Mayenne-Ouest
Arrondissement: Mayenne
Department: Mayenne
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 53100
Distance to Contest
from Laval (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 231 km
from Calais: 349 km
from Nice: 794 km
from Bordeaux: 381 km
from Strasbourg: 621 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Contest from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Commer, Mayenne, Moulay, Parigne-sur-Braye, Saint-Baudelle, Saint-Georges-Buttavent and Saint-Germain-d'Anxure.
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