Les Essarts tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lavardin at 12 km from Les Essarts

Lavardin Hotels & holiday rentals

Places to visit nearby

Excursions & Activities

Car hire in France

Lavardin Hotels & holiday rentals

Excursions & Activities

Visit Les Essarts: highlights and tourist information

Les Essarts 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 Les Essarts in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 12 km and Vendome at 27 km.

Les Essarts, 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 12 km (direction east)

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

See Lavardin guide

Vendome

at 27 km (direction east)

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

See Vendome guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 38 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 38 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 38 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Chateau d'Amboise

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

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

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

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

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

See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

Amboise

at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Amboise guide

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 43 km (direction west), in the Sarthe department

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

See Chateau du Lude guide

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 45 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Chateau de Villandry

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

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Blois

at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Blois guide

Chateau de Blois

Castle at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Blois guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loir-et-Cher

Find Lavardin hotels & holiday rentals

Reserve excursions near Les Essarts

Map of places to visit near Les Essarts

Markets in and near Les Essarts

• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (11km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (11km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (18km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (18km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (21km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (21km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (23km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (23km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (24km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (25km)

More information about Les Essarts, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Les Essarts, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (12km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (46km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (6km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (16km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (33km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (38km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (38km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (38km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (43km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (45km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (46km)
• Parc de Lathan (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (40km)
• Le Mans (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (27km)
• Tours (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (16km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (37km)
• Coulaines (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (31km)
• Spaycific'Zoo (48km)

Geography and distances

Les Essarts is in the western-centre of France at 48 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Les Essarts is 173 kilometres from Paris).

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 Les Essarts from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artins, Couture-sur-Loir, Les Hayes, Montrouveau, Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Saint-Jacques-Des-Guerets, Souge, Ternay, Troo and Villedieu-le-Chateau.

This page in French: Visiter Les Essarts