Langon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Langon: highlights and tourist information

Langon is situated in the Loir-et-Cher 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 Langon in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Valencay at 24 km and Chateau de Valencay at 24 km.

Langon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Valencay

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre department

The castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...

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Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre department

The renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...

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Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

The castle and the 11th century Collegiale Notre-Dame are among several sights of importance...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Issoudun

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

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 44 km (direction north-west)

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all expectations with...

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Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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Bourges

at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 50 km (direction west-north-west)

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Blois

at 50 km (direction west-north-west)

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 53 km (direction west-north-west)

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Markets in and near Langon

Market days in Langon: weekly market: Friday;

• Langon: market Friday (0km)
• Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (4km)
• Chatres-sur-Cher: market Tuesday (7km)
• Romorantin-Lanthenay: market Wednesday all day & Saturday & Friday (10km)
• Gievres: market Tuesday (12km)
• Chabris: market Saturday (13km)
• Gracay: market Thursday (16km)
• Vierzon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (20km)
• Selles-sur-Cher: market Thursday all day (21km)
• Salbris: market Thursday & Saturday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Langon, France

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

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (29km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (40km)
• Palace Jacques Coeur (49km)
• Bourges Cathedral (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (24km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (26km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (29km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (43km)
• Les Prés Fichaux (49km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bourges (49km)
• Blois (50km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (24km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Veuil (29km)
• Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (35km)
• Issoudun (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (36km)

Geography and distances

Langon is in the western-centre of France at 51 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Langon is 179 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Langon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Maray, Mennetou-sur-Cher, Saint-Julien-sur-Cher, Saint-Loup and Villefranche-sur-Cher.

This page in French: Visiter Langon