Fains-la-Folie tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fains-la-Folie: highlights and tourist information

Fains-la-Folie is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Fains-la-Folie in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres at 24 km and Chartres Cathedral at 27 km.

Fains-la-Folie, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres

at 24 km (direction north-west)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 27 km (direction north-north-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

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Orleans

at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it: a famous...

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Hotel Groslot

at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in Orleans....

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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of the 17th...

See Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans guide

Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 43 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Meung-sur-Loire

at 44 km (direction south), in the Loiret department

Meung sur Loire is a pretty medieval village near Orleans....

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Les Jardins de Roquelin

Garden at 44 km (direction south), in the Loiret department

The Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire Valley....

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Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans

Garden at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The Parc Floral de la Source is an extensive park to the south of...

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 49 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

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Beaugency

at 50 km (direction south), in the Loiret department

A small town on the banks of the Loire River, Beaugency squeezes a remarkable...

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Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres

Garden at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loiret department

The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near Orleans...

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Vendome

at 64 km (direction south-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

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Markets in and near Fains-la-Folie

• Voves: market Tuesday (5km)
• Bonneval: market Monday (19km)
• Toury: market Sunday (22km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (27km)
• Luce: market Sunday (27km)
• Auneau: market Friday (28km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (28km)
• Chateaudun: market Thursday all day & Saturday (29km)
• Brou: market Wednesday (35km)
• Ouzouer-le-Marche: market Friday (36km)

More information about Fains-la-Folie, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Fains-la-Folie, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (27km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (27km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (45km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (30km)
• Les prés-Culand (44km)
• Parc Floral de la Source (47km)
• Arboretum des grandes bruyères (50km)
• Parc de Chamarande (54km)
• Parc de Courson (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (27km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orleans (41km)
• Etampes (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (13km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (39km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (39km)
• Olivet (45km)
• Saint-Cyr-en-Val (50km)

Geography and distances

Fains-la-Folie is in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Fains-la-Folie is 88 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Fains-la-Folie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baignolet, Prasville, Rouvray-Saint-Florentin, Sancheville, Viabon, Villeau and Voves.

This page in French: Visiter Fains-la-Folie