La Riche tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours at 1 km from La Riche
Visit La Riche: highlights and tourist information
La Riche 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 Riche in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours at 1 km and Tours at 2 km.
La Riche, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 1 km (direction east)The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
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Tours
at 2 km (direction east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 2 km (direction east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 13 km (direction west-south-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 21 km (direction west-south-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Langeais
at 21 km (direction west-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 21 km (direction west-south-west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 21 km (direction west-south-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Amboise
at 24 km (direction east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
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Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 24 km (direction east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 25 km (direction east)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 25 km (direction east)The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south-west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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Chateau de Chenonceau
Castle at 31 km (direction east)The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
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Markets in and near La Riche
Market days in La Riche: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;
- La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (1km)
- Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (4km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (5km)
- Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (5km)
- Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (5km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (7km)
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (7km)
- Luynes: market Saturday (8km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (12km)
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Tourist attractions near La Riche, France
What to do at La Riche? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Riche.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (18km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (61km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (30km)
- Lavardin (42km)
- Montresor (48km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (49km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (2km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (21km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (40km)
- Loudun (61km)
Churches and religious monuments
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (0km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (2km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (13km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (17km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (21km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (31km)
- Parc de Lathan (39km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (40km)
- Jardins du château de Poncé (41km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (42km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (42km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (2km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (1km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (29km)
Geography and distances
La Riche is in the eastern-center of France at 2 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: La Riche is 205 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: La Riche
Canton: Ballan-Miré
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37520
Distance to La Riche
from Tours (prefecture): 2 km
from Paris: 205 km
from Calais: 405 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 300 km
from Strasbourg: 543 km
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 Riche from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballan-Mire, Chambray-les-Tours, Fondettes, Joue-les-Tours, Parcay-Meslay, Saint-Avertin, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Saint-Genouph, Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps and Tours.
This page in French: Visiter La Riche