Esvres tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Tours at 14 km from Esvres
Visit Esvres: highlights and tourist information
Esvres 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 Esvres in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Tours at 14 km and Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 14 km.
Esvres, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Tours
at 14 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 14 km (direction north-west)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 14 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
Amboise
at 20 km (direction east-north-east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
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Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 21 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 21 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...
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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 21 km (direction east-north-east)The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 21 km (direction west-north-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Chateau de Chenonceau
Castle at 22 km (direction east)The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 24 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 24 km (direction west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Loches
at 25 km (direction south-east)Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 27 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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Langeais
at 29 km (direction west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
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Markets in and near Esvres
Market days in Esvres: weekly market: Saturday;
- Esvres: market Saturday (0km)
- Cormery: market Thursday (5km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (5km)
- Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (6km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
- Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (10km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (12km)
- Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (12km)
- Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (13km)
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Tourist attractions near Esvres, France
What to do at Esvres? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Esvres.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (15km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (27km)
- Montresor (35km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (14km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (24km)
- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (25km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (14km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (15km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (20km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (21km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (22km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (24km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (37km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (41km)
- Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (14km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (16km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (31km)
- ZooParc de Beauval (43km)
Geography and distances
Esvres is in the eastern-center of France at 14 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Esvres is 210 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Esvres
Canton: Chambray-lès-Tours
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37320
Distance to Esvres
from Tours (prefecture): 14 km
from Paris: 210 km
from Calais: 415 km
from Nice: 643 km
from Bordeaux: 292 km
from Strasbourg: 538 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 Esvres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chambray-les-Tours, Cormery, Montbazon, Truyes and Veigne.
This page in French: Visiter Esvres