Le Lude tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 0 km from Le Lude

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Visit Le Lude: highlights and tourist information

Le Lude is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.

Attractions in Le Lude

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire Chateaux to Paris: Chateau du Lude

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Le Lude in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 0 km and Bauge at 23 km.

Le Lude, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle less than one km (direction east)

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

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Bauge

at 23 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

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

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Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 40 km (direction west-north-west)

The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the area around the bridge...

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Le Mans

at 40 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Langeais

at 40 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

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Solesmes

at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that has helped...

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 43 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 45 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...

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Saumur

at 46 km (direction south-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The town of Saumur, in the shadow of the famous castle, is a lovely...

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Chateau de Saumur

Castle at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Saumur stands in an impressive location with views across the Loire...

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Montsoreau

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

Montsoreau, listed as a 'most beautiful villages in France', also has an interesting troglodyte...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Markets in and near Le Lude

Market days in Le Lude: weekly market: Thursday;

• Le Lude: market Thursday (0km)
• Noyant: market Friday (15km)
• Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (17km)
• La Fleche: market Wednesday (18km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (20km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (22km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (25km)
• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (26km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (29km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (31km)

More information about Le Lude, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Le Lude, France

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

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (49km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (18km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (40km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (42km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (45km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (0km)
• Parc de Lathan (19km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (20km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (34km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (40km)
• Jardins du Mirail (40km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (42km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (43km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (48km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (49km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (37km)
• Saumur (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (49km)
• Saulges (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (42km)
• Cogners (45km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (31km)

Geography and distances

Le Lude is in the north-west of France at 42 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Le Lude is 211 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 Lude from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coulonge, Disse-sous-le-Lude and La Chapelle-Aux-Choux.

This page in French: Visiter Le Lude