La Ferriere tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Ferriere: highlights and tourist information

La Ferriere 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 La Ferriere in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 16 km and Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 26 km.

La Ferriere, 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 16 km (direction north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Lavardin guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 26 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 27 km (direction south-south-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 27 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 30 km (direction south-east)

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

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Vendome

at 30 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Vendome guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 31 km (direction south-east)

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

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Amboise

at 31 km (direction south-east)

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 31 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 37 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 37 km (direction east-south-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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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 42 km (direction south-east)

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

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Langeais

at 42 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 42 km (direction south-west)

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire

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Reserve excursions near La Ferriere

Map of places to visit near La Ferriere

Markets in and near La Ferriere

• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (12km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (13km)
• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (16km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (18km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (20km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (22km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (26km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (27km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)

More information about La Ferriere, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near La Ferriere, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (30km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (16km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (27km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (46km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (56km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (16km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (17km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (22km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (27km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (27km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (37km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (37km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (42km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (44km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (46km)
• Parc de Lathan (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (29km)
• Blois (44km)
• Le Mans (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (27km)
• Vendome (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (26km)
• Cogners (27km)
• Coulaines (60km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (22km)

Geography and distances

La Ferriere is in the eastern-center of France at 27 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: La Ferriere is 181 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 La Ferriere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Les Hermites, Marray and Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines.

This page in French: Visiter La Ferriere