Le Plessis-Dorin tourism and travel guide
Photo is of La Ferte-Bernard at 19 km from Le Plessis-Dorin
Visit Le Plessis-Dorin: highlights and tourist information
Le Plessis-Dorin 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 Le Plessis-Dorin in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include La Ferte-Bernard at 19 km and Nogent-le-Rotrou at 26 km.
Le Plessis-Dorin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
La Ferte-Bernard
at 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Sarthe departmentThe medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...
See La Ferte-Bernard guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou
at 26 km (direction west-north-west), in the Eure-et-Loir departmentWithin the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...
See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
Le Perche
at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Orne departmentThe peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...
See Le Perche guide
Chateaudun
National Monument at 35 km (direction east), in the Eure-et-Loir departmentBoth the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...
See Chateaudun guide
Vendome
at 36 km (direction south-south-east)Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...
See Vendome guide
Lavardin
Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction south)With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...
See Lavardin guide
Belleme
at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Orne departmentBelleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...
See Belleme guide
Le Mans
at 50 km (direction west), in the Sarthe departmentLe Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...
See Le Mans guide
Mortagne-au-Perche
at 53 km (direction north-west), in the Orne departmentThere are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...
See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
Chartres
at 59 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir departmentAlthough most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...
See Chartres guide
Chartres Cathedral
Cathedral at 61 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir departmentThe 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...
See Chartres Cathedral guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loir-et-Cher
Find La Ferte-Bernard hotels & holiday rentals
Hotel search
Reserve excursions near Le Plessis-Dorin
Map of places to visit near Le Plessis-Dorin
Markets in and near Le Plessis-Dorin
- Souday: market Wednesday (6km)
- Vibraye: market Friday (10km)
- La Bazoche-Gouet: market Saturday (10km)
- Mondoubleau: market Saturday & Monday all day (12km)
- Droue: market Tuesday (16km)
- La Ferte-Bernard: market Saturday & Monday (19km)
- Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (20km)
- Le Theil: market Wednesday (24km)
- Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (24km)
- Brou: market Wednesday (26km)
More information about Le Plessis-Dorin, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Le Plessis-Dorin, France
What to do at Le Plessis-Dorin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Plessis-Dorin.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lavardin (39km)
National Monuments
- Talcy Chateau (56km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nogent-le-Rotrou (26km)
- Chateaudun (35km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perche (35km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le pré Catelan (37km)
- Jardin de la petite Rochelle (39km)
- Jardins du château de Poncé (39km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (41km)
- Jardin du château de Talcy (56km)
Towns of Art and history
- Vendome (35km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cogners (29km)
Geography and distances
Le Plessis-Dorin is in the western-centre of France at 65 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Le Plessis-Dorin is 139 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Le Plessis-Dorin
Canton: Mondoubleau
Arrondissement: Vendôme
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 41170
Distance to Le Plessis-Dorin
from Blois (prefecture): 65 km
from Paris: 139 km
from Calais: 326 km
from Nice: 695 km
from Bordeaux: 378 km
from Strasbourg: 512 km
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 Le Plessis-Dorin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chapelle-Guillaume, Greez-sur-Roc, Melleray, Montmirail, Oigny, Saint-Agil, Saint-Avit and Souday.
This page in French: Visiter Le Plessis-Dorin