Les Hayes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lavardin at 9 km from Les Hayes

Visit Les Hayes: highlights and tourist information

Les Hayes is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 9 km and Vendome at 23 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Les Hayes, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Les Hayes in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above...

See Lavardin guide

Vendome

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Vendome guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 36 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

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

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

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

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

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

See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

Amboise

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

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

See Amboise guide

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Blois

at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Blois guide

Chateau de Blois

Castle at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Blois guide

Chateau de Villandry

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

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 47 km (direction west), in the Sarthe department

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

See Chateau du Lude guide

Chateau de Chenonceau

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

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

See Chateau de Chenonceau guide

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

Map of places to visit near Les Hayes

Markets in and near Les Hayes

• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (8km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (13km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (17km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (18km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (19km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (23km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Wednesday (25km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (26km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (26km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (27km)

Hotels near Les Hayes

More information about Les Hayes, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Les Hayes, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (9km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (37km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (50km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (10km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (12km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (30km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (37km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (37km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (40km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (42km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (43km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (46km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (37km)
• Blois (44km)
• Le Mans (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (24km)
• Tours (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (19km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (36km)
• Coulaines (55km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (27km)

Geography and distances

Les Hayes is in the western-centre of France at 43 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Les Hayes is 172 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 Hayes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artins, Les Essarts, Les Hermites, Montrouveau, Saint-Martin-Des-Bois, Souge and Ternay.

This page in French: Visiter Les Hayes