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Visit Francueil: highlights and tourist information

Francueil 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 Francueil in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Chenonceau at 2 km and Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 13 km.

Francueil, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 2 km (direction north-west)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 13 km (direction north-west)

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Amboise

at 13 km (direction north-west)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 13 km (direction north-west)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 13 km (direction north-west)

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 20 km (direction north-north-east), 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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Loches

at 23 km (direction south-south-west)

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Tours

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Blois

at 35 km (direction north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Markets in and near Francueil

• Blere: market Tuesday (7km)
• Montrichard: market Friday (8km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (14km)
• Pontlevoy: market Thursday (15km)
• Monthou-sur-Cher: market Wednesday (16km)
• Cormery: market Thursday (19km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (21km)
• Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (22km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (23km)
• Saint-Aignan: market Saturday all day (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Francueil, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (15km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (20km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (48km)

National Monuments

• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (25km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (31km)
• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (54km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (23km)
• Valencay (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (2km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (20km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (22km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (31km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (33km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (34km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (36km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (43km)
• Jardin du château de Bouges (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (14km)
• Blois (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (33km)
• Veuil (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (22km)
• Réserve de Beaumarchais (25km)

Geography and distances

Francueil is in the eastern-center of France at 31 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Francueil is 196 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 Francueil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chenonceaux, Chissay-en-Touraine, Chisseaux, Civray-de-Touraine, Epeigne-les-Bois, Luzille and Saint-Georges-sur-Cher.

This page in French: Visiter Francueil