Le Boulay tourism and travel guide

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Visit Le Boulay: highlights and tourist information

Le Boulay 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 Le Boulay in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 16 km and Chateau d'Amboise at 23 km.

Le Boulay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction ), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 23 km (direction south-south-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 24 km (direction south-south-east)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 24 km (direction south-east)

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Amboise

at 24 km (direction south-south-east)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 26 km (direction south-west)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

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Vendome

at 26 km (direction north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

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Tours

at 27 km (direction south-west)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 27 km (direction south-west)

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 35 km (direction south-east)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Blois

at 35 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 35 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 39 km (direction south-west)

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

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Map of places to visit near Le Boulay

Markets in and near Le Boulay

• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (4km)
• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (17km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (20km)
• Herbault: market Monday (21km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (22km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (24km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (24km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (27km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (27km)

More information about Le Boulay, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Le Boulay, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (24km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (16km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (27km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (40km)
• Talcy Chateau (48km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (14km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (17km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (23km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (27km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (28km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (28km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (35km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (35km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (39km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (40km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (48km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (22km)
• Blois (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (27km)
• Vendome (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (27km)
• Cogners (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (13km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (54km)

Geography and distances

Le Boulay is in the eastern-center of France at 27 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Le Boulay is 178 kilometres from Paris).

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 Le Boulay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Authon, Chateau-Renault, Monthodon and Neuville-sur-Brenne.

This page in French: Visiter Le Boulay