Le Grand-Luce tourism and travel guide

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Visit Le Grand-Luce: highlights and tourist information

Le Grand-Luce is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire 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 Grand-Luce in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 26 km and Chateau du Lude at 34 km.

Le Grand-Luce, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Mans

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

See Le Mans guide

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 34 km (direction south-west)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Lavardin guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 38 km (direction north-north-east)

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Vendome

at 45 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Vendome guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 47 km (direction north-west)

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 50 km (direction west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Bauge

at 56 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

See Bauge guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 57 km (direction west-north-west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 57 km (direction north-west)

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the river and...

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Markets in and near Le Grand-Luce

Market days in Le Grand-Luce: weekly market: Wednesday all day;

• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (0km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (16km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (19km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (21km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (22km)
• Connerre: market Wednesday (22km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (22km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (24km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (26km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Le Grand-Luce, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (22km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (26km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (18km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (18km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (33km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (34km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (39km)
• Jardins du Mirail (41km)
• Parc de Lathan (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (24km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (14km)
• Coulaines (26km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (25km)
• Réserve de Beaumarchais (54km)

Geography and distances

Le Grand-Luce is in the north-west of France at 26 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Le Grand-Luce is 177 kilometres from Paris).

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 Le Grand-Luce from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Pruille-l'Eguille, Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouer and Villaines-sous-Luce.

This page in French: Visiter Le Grand-Luce