La Fontaine-Saint-Martin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 18 km from La Fontaine-Saint-Martin

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Visit La Fontaine-Saint-Martin: highlights and tourist information

La Fontaine-Saint-Martin 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 Fontaine-Saint-Martin in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 18 km and Parcé-sur-Sarthe at 20 km.

La Fontaine-Saint-Martin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 18 km (direction south-east)

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

See Chateau du Lude guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the area around the bridge...

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Le Mans

at 26 km (direction north-east)

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

See Le Mans guide

Solesmes

at 27 km (direction west)

Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that has helped...

See Solesmes guide

Bauge

at 30 km (direction south-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

See Bauge guide

Saulges

at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

See Saulges guide

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction north-west), in the Mayenne department

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne still retain...

See Sainte-Suzanne guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 46 km (direction north-north-west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 49 km (direction north-north-west)

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

See Chateau Plessis-Bourre guide

Evron

at 53 km (direction north-west), in the Mayenne department

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in particular the...

See Evron guide

Angers

at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Most famous for its castle, Angers also has a cathedral and many other interesting...

See Angers guide

Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin

Church at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin in Angers combines 1500 years of religious architecture with...

See Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Sarthe

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Reserve excursions near La Fontaine-Saint-Martin

Map of places to visit near La Fontaine-Saint-Martin

Markets in and near La Fontaine-Saint-Martin

• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (11km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (11km)
• La Fleche: market Wednesday (14km)
• Noyen-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (15km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (17km)
• Le Lude: market Thursday (18km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (18km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (21km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (24km)
• Loue: market Tuesday (27km)

More information about La Fontaine-Saint-Martin, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near La Fontaine-Saint-Martin, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (14km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (27km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (14km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (17km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (18km)
• Jardins du Mirail (23km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (24km)
• Parc de Lathan (36km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (24km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Île Saint-Aubin (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saulges (40km)
• Evron (53km)
• Angers (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (28km)
• La Cropte (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (16km)

Geography and distances

La Fontaine-Saint-Martin is in the north-west of France at 28 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: La Fontaine-Saint-Martin is 207 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 Fontaine-Saint-Martin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cerans-Foulletourte, Courcelles-la-Foret, Ligron, Mezeray, Oize and Saint-Jean-de-la-Motte.

This page in French: Visiter La Fontaine-Saint-Martin