Fresnay-le-Gilmert tourism and travel guide

Visit Fresnay-le-Gilmert: highlights and tourist information

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Fresnay-le-Gilmert is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Loire Valley region (now part of the Centre-Loire Valley region), in the eastern-center of France at 8 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Fresnay-le-Gilmert is 78 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 9 km and Chartres at 11 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Fresnay-le-Gilmert, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Fresnay-le-Gilmert in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir

Map of places to visit near Fresnay-le-Gilmert

Markets in and near Fresnay-le-Gilmert

• Luce: market Sunday (9km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (9km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (15km)
• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (15km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (17km)
• Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (25km)
• Auneau: market Friday (26km)
• Senonches: market Friday (29km)
• La Loupe: market Tuesday (30km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (31km)

More information about Fresnay-le-Gilmert, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Fresnay-le-Gilmert, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (9km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nogent-le-Rotrou (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (9km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (42km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (27km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (33km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (42km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (48km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (9km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (25km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (38km)
• Vaux de Cernay (42km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (36km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (48km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Fresnay-le-Gilmert is in the eastern-center of France. 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 Fresnay-le-Gilmert from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bailleau-l'Eveque, Bercheres-Saint-Germain, Briconville, Challet, Clevilliers, Dangers, Leves, Poisvilliers and Saint-Aubin-Des-Bois.

This page in French: Visiter Fresnay-le-Gilmert