La Tour-Saint-Gelin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Tavant at 8 km from La Tour-Saint-Gelin
Visit La Tour-Saint-Gelin: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitLa Tour-Saint-Gelin 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 Tour-Saint-Gelin in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Tavant at 8 km and Chateau du Rivau at 8 km.
La Tour-Saint-Gelin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Tavant
at 8 km (direction )Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals...
See Tavant guide

Chateau du Rivau
Castle at 8 km (direction north-west)One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau...
See Chateau du Rivau guide

Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction north-east)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...
See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Chateau de Chinon
Castle at 18 km (direction north-west)Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...
See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chinon
at 20 km (direction north-west)As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre...
See Chinon guide

Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 24 km (direction north-north-west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance...
See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 24 km (direction north-north-east)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 24 km (direction north-north-east)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also...
See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chatellerault
at 28 km (direction south-south-east), in the Vienne departmentThe quiet regional town of Chatellerault has some notable 18th century townhouses...
See Chatellerault guide

Fontevraud Abbey
Abbey at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Maine-et-Loire departmentThe Fontevraud Abbey has a great deal to see: it is one...
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Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 30 km (direction west-north-west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and...
See Chateau de Langeais guide

Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church
Church at 31 km (direction west-north-west)The collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin has numerous medieval statues incorporated in the...
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Candes-Saint-Martin
Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction west-north-west)In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you...
See Candes-Saint-Martin guide

Langeais
at 31 km (direction west-north-west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known...
See Langeais guide
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Markets in and near La Tour-Saint-Gelin
- Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (7km)
- Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (18km)
- Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (18km)
- Descartes: market Sunday (24km)
- Avoine: market Friday (24km)
- Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
- Loudun: market Tuesday (24km)
- Chatellerault: market Wednesday & Thursday all day & Saturday (28km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (28km)
- Langeais: market Sunday (30km)
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Tourist attractions near La Tour-Saint-Gelin, France
What to do at La Tour-Saint-Gelin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Tour-Saint-Gelin.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Loudun (25km)
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (54km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (13km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (31km)
- Montsoreau (32km)
- Angles-sur-l'Anglin (54km)
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (24km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (30km)
- Oiron Chateau (38km)
- Cloisters of la Psalette (44km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loudun (24km)
- Montreuil-Bellay (43km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (33km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (30km)
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (30km)
- Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (45km)
- Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (48km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (6km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (24km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (33km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (43km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (44km)
- Jardin du château de La Mothe (53km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (57km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Amusement park / theme park
- Futuroscope (42km)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (44km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (44km)
Geography and distances
La Tour-Saint-Gelin is in the eastern-center of France at 44 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: La Tour-Saint-Gelin is 248 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: La Tour-Saint-Gelin
Canton: Richelieu
Arrondissement: Chinon
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37120
Distance to La Tour-Saint-Gelin
from Tours (prefecture): 44 km
from Paris: 248 km
from Calais: 446 km
from Nice: 653 km
from Bordeaux: 257 km
from Strasbourg: 574 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 Tour-Saint-Gelin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Braslou, Brizay, Chaveignes, Chezelles, Courcoue, Lemere, Luze, Richelieu, Theneuil and Verneuil-le-Chateau.
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