La Chartre-sur-le-Loir tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Chartre-sur-le-Loir: highlights and tourist information

La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Chartre-sur-le-Loir in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 23 km and Chateau du Lude at 33 km.

La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 33 km (direction west)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

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Vendome

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

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

See Vendome guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 38 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 38 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Tours

at 38 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Le Mans

at 42 km (direction north-west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 43 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 46 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Langeais

at 46 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

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Amboise

at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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 47 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Reserve excursions near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir

Map of places to visit near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir

Markets in and near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir

• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (13km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (14km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (16km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (17km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (18km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (20km)
• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (21km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (24km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (25km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (26km)

More information about La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (23km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (39km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (7km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (27km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (28km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (33km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (38km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (38km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (38km)
• Parc de Lathan (42km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (43km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (47km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (53km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (40km)
• Amboise (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (38km)
• Tours (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (17km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (37km)
• Coulaines (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (38km)
• Spaycific'Zoo (39km)

Geography and distances

La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is in the north-west of France at 43 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is 181 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to La Chartre-sur-le-Loir from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumont-sur-Deme, Chahaignes, Lhomme, Marcon, Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Ruille-sur-Loir, Trehet and Villedieu-le-Chateau.

This page in French: Visiter La Chartre-sur-le-Loir