Dolus-le-Sec tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Loches at 10 km from Dolus-le-Sec
Visit Dolus-le-Sec: highlights and tourist information
Dolus-le-Sec 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 Dolus-le-Sec in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Loches at 10 km and Chateau de Chenonceau at 23 km.
Dolus-le-Sec, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Loches
at 10 km (direction east-south-east)Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...
See Loches guide
Chateau de Chenonceau
Castle at 23 km (direction north-east)The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
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Montresor
Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction east)On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...
See Montresor guide
Amboise
at 28 km (direction north-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 28 km (direction north-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
Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 28 km (direction north-north-east)The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...
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Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 29 km (direction north-north-east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Tours
at 29 km (direction north-west)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 30 km (direction north-west)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 30 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
Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 34 km (direction west-north-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 34 km (direction west-north-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Map of places to visit near Dolus-le-Sec
Markets in and near Dolus-le-Sec
- Manthelan: market Thursday (8km)
- Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (9km)
- Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (11km)
- Cormery: market Thursday (12km)
- Ligueil: market Monday (15km)
- Esvres: market Saturday (15km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (19km)
- Blere: market Tuesday (20km)
- Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (21km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
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Tourist attractions near Dolus-le-Sec, France
What to do at Dolus-le-Sec? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Dolus-le-Sec.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (25km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Montresor (24km)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (30km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (29km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (34km)
- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (47km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (10km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (23km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (29km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (30km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (32km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (34km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (34km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (41km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (43km)
- Parc du château de Beauregard (56km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (29km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (31km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- ZooParc de Beauval (36km)
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (41km)
Geography and distances
Dolus-le-Sec is in the eastern-center of France at 29 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Dolus-le-Sec is 217 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Dolus-le-Sec
Canton: Loches
Arrondissement: Loches
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37310
Distance to Dolus-le-Sec
from Tours (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 217 km
from Calais: 427 km
from Nice: 629 km
from Bordeaux: 282 km
from Strasbourg: 535 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 Dolus-le-Sec from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azay-sur-Indre, Chanceaux-Pres-Loches, Saint-Bauld and Tauxigny.
This page in French: Visiter Dolus-le-Sec