Gilles tourism and travel guide

Visit Gilles: highlights and tourist information

Gilles 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 Gilles in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Giverny Gardens at 18 km and Vernon at 19 km.

Gilles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Giverny Gardens

Garden at 18 km (direction ), in the Eure department

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France,...

See Giverny Gardens guide

Vernon

at 19 km (direction ), in the Eure department

Vernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on the banks of...

See Vernon guide

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore...

See La Roche-Guyon guide

Evreux

at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and...

See Evreux guide

Chateau Gaillard

Castle at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Eure department

The evocative ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built in the 12th century by...

See Chateau Gaillard guide

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 37 km (direction south-east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

Versailles Palace

Castle at 46 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an...

See Versailles Palace guide

La Bouille

at 65 km (direction north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

You will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Seine river...

See La Bouille guide

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Map of places to visit near Gilles

Markets in and near Gilles

• Ivry-la-Bataille: market Saturday (6km)
• Ezy-sur-Eure: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
• Buchelay: market Friday (13km)
• Bonnieres-sur-Seine: market Sunday (14km)
• Pacy-sur-Eure: market Thursday (15km)
• Houdan: market Friday (15km)
• Mantes-la-Ville: market Thursday (16km)
• Mantes-la-Jolie: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Saint-Andre-de-l'Eure: market Friday (18km)
• Vernon: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (20km)

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Tourist attractions near Gilles, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (20km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (37km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (38km)

Other tourist attractions

• Versailles Palace (46km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (35km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (33km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (34km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (38km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (44km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (45km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (45km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Claude Monet (18km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (18km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (21km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (22km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (23km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (25km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (27km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (29km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (37km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (45km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (46km)
• Parc de Versailles (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Versailles (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vaux de Cernay (40km)
• Château de Sauvage (40km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (42km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (38km)
• Pontoise (45km)
• Elbeuf (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (21km)

Geography and distances

Gilles is in the eastern-center of France at 51 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Gilles is 61 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 Gilles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boissy-Mauvoisin, Breval, Bueil, Flins-Neuve-Eglise, Garennes-sur-Eure, Guainville, Ivry-la-Bataille, La Chaussee-d'Ivry, Le Mesnil-Simon, Longnes, Mondreville, Neauphlette, Oulins, Saint-Illiers-le-Bois, Tilly and Villiers-en-Desoeuvre.

This page in French: Visiter Gilles