Fontenay tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fontenay: highlights and tourist information

Fontenay is situated in the Indre 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 Fontenay in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Valencay at 17 km and Valencay at 18 km.

Fontenay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

The renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...

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Valencay

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

The castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...

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Issoudun

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Chateauroux

at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

A little remote from the main tourist routes, Chateauroux is quite a sprawling town...

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Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 37 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The castle and the 11th century Collegiale Notre-Dame are among several sights of importance...

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Saint-Chartier

at 49 km (direction south-south-east)

Take a stroll through the grounds of the castle here in the quiet town...

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Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 49 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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Bourges

at 49 km (direction east), in the Cher department

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

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Nohant-Vic

at 50 km (direction south-south-east)

The 18th century French manor house where George Sand lived is the main attraction...

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Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 50 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Brenne Regional Natural Park

Natural Parc at 53 km (direction west-south-west)

This quiet region of small lakes and fields is a perfect place for cycling...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 54 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 63 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre

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Map of places to visit near Fontenay

Markets in and near Fontenay

• Vatan: market Wednesday (5km)
• Gracay: market Thursday (12km)
• Levroux: market Monday (13km)
• Valencay: market Tuesday (18km)
• Issoudun: market Saturday all day (23km)
• Chabris: market Saturday (23km)
• Reuilly: market Friday (23km)
• Gievres: market Tuesday (25km)
• Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (25km)
• Langon: market Friday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontenay, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (42km)

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (6km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (18km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Brenne (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (6km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Etangs de la Brenne (58km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (5km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Veuil (18km)
• Issoudun (23km)
• Chateauroux (28km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (36km)

Geography and distances

Fontenay is in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Chateauroux, the department capital (general information: Fontenay is 205 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Fontenay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aize, Bouges-le-Chateau, Guilly, La Chapelle-Saint-Laurian, Liniez, Reboursin, Saint-Florentin and Vatan.

This page in French: Visiter Fontenay