Courcay tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Chenonceau at 17 km from Courcay
Visit Courcay: highlights and tourist information
Courcay 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 Courcay in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Chenonceau at 17 km and Loches at 18 km.
Courcay, 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 17 km (direction east-north-east)The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
See Chateau de Chenonceau guide
Loches
at 18 km (direction south-east)Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...
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Amboise
at 19 km (direction north-east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
See Amboise guide
Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 20 km (direction north-east)The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...
See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide
Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 20 km (direction north-east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 20 km (direction north-east)The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 21 km (direction north-west)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Tours
at 21 km (direction north-west)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
See Tours guide
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 21 km (direction north-west)The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide
Montresor
Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction east-south-east)On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...
See Montresor guide
Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 29 km (direction west-north-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 31 km (direction west)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 31 km (direction west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction west-south-west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire
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Reserve excursions near Courcay
Map of places to visit near Courcay
Markets in and near Courcay
- Cormery: market Thursday (3km)
- Esvres: market Saturday (8km)
- Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (8km)
- Blere: market Tuesday (12km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (13km)
- Manthelan: market Thursday (14km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
- Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (16km)
- Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (16km)
- Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (17km)
More information about Courcay, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Courcay, France
What to do at Courcay? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Courcay.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (15km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Montresor (27km)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (31km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (21km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (31km)
- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (18km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (17km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (21km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (22km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (22km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (29km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (31km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (34km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (45km)
- Parc du château de Beauregard (50km)
- Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (21km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (23km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (32km)
- ZooParc de Beauval (36km)
Geography and distances
Courcay is in the eastern-center of France at 21 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Courcay is 209 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Courcay
Canton: Bléré
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37310
Distance to Courcay
from Tours (prefecture): 21 km
from Paris: 209 km
from Calais: 417 km
from Nice: 635 km
from Bordeaux: 291 km
from Strasbourg: 533 km
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 Courcay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azay-sur-Indre, Cigogne, Cormery, Reignac-sur-Indre, Tauxigny and Truyes.
This page in French: Visiter Courcay