Druye tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 4 km from Druye

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Visit Druye: highlights and tourist information

Druye 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 Druye in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 4 km and Azay-le-Rideau at 8 km.

Druye, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 4 km (direction north-west)

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Azay-le-Rideau

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

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Langeais

at 11 km (direction west)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 11 km (direction west)

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Tours

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...

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Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...

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Tavant

at 24 km (direction south-west)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...

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Chinon

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...

See Chinon guide

Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...

See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 28 km (direction south-west)

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...

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Reserve excursions near Druye

Map of places to visit near Druye

Markets in and near Druye

• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (6km)
• Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (6km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (8km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (10km)
• Langeais: market Sunday (10km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (11km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
• Montbazon: market Tuesday (13km)

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Tourist attractions near Druye, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (29km)
• Aquarium de Loudun (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (18km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (37km)
• Montsoreau (38km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (8km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (14km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (41km)
• Loudun (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (37km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château de Villandry (4km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (8km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (13km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (14km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (30km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (30km)
• Parc de Lathan (34km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (40km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (27km)
• Amboise (35km)
• Richelieu (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (14km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (14km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (41km)

Geography and distances

Druye is in the eastern-center of France at 14 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Druye is 218 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 Druye from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artannes-sur-Indre, Azay-le-Rideau, Ballan-Mire, Pont-de-Ruan, Savonnieres, Valleres and Villandry.

This page in French: Visiter Druye