Lavenay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lavardin at 15 km from Lavenay
Visit Lavenay: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsLavenay is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 15 km and Vendome at 27 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Lavenay, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lavenay in Pays de la Loire.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Lavardin
Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentWith a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above...
See Lavardin guide

Vendome
at 27 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentNow listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many...
See Vendome guide

Chateau du Lude
Castle at 44 km (direction west-south-west)The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of...
See Chateau du Lude guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 44 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a...
See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours
at 44 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentTours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval...
See Tours guide

La Ferte-Bernard
at 44 km (direction south)The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our...
See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Le Mans
at 45 km (direction west-north-west)Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also...
See Le Mans guide

Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely...
See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you...
See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance...
See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

Amboise
at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentAlthough it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will...
See Amboise guide

Chateau de Chaumont
Castle at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentThe small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont,...
See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 52 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is...
See Chateau de Villandry guide

Blois
at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher departmentThe town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and...
See Blois guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Sarthe
Map of places to visit near Lavenay
Markets in and near Lavenay
- Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (6km)
- Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (13km)
- Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (13km)
- Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (15km)
- Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (19km)
- Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (23km)
- Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (24km)
- Mondoubleau: market Saturday & Monday all day (26km)
- Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (27km)
- Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (27km)
Hotels near Lavenay
More information about Lavenay, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Lavenay, France
What to do at Lavenay? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lavenay.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (47km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lavardin (15km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (41km)
- Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Poncé (5km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (19km)
- Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (35km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (40km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (44km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (45km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (50km)
- Parc de Lathan (54km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cogners (9km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (43km)
- Coulaines (45km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (37km)
- Spaycific'Zoo (45km)
Geography and distances
Lavenay is in the north-west of France at 45 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Lavenay is 170 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lavenay
Canton: Chartre-sur-le-Loir
Arrondissement: Mans
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 72310
Distance to Lavenay
from Le Mans (prefecture): 45 km
from Paris: 170 km
from Calais: 361 km
from Nice: 682 km
from Bordeaux: 343 km
from Strasbourg: 529 km
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 Lavenay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artins, Besse-sur-Braye, Bonneveau, Celle, Couture-sur-Loir, La Chapelle-Gaugain, Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Souge and Vance.
This page in French: Visiter Lavenay