Les Hermites tourism and travel guide

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Visit Les Hermites: highlights and tourist information

Les Hermites is situated in the Indre-et-Loire 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 Hermites in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 13 km and Vendome at 28 km.

Les Hermites, 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 13 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Lavardin guide

Vendome

at 28 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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 30 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 31 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 31 km (direction south-south-west)

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 33 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 34 km (direction south-east)

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

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Amboise

at 34 km (direction south-east)

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 34 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 40 km (direction south-west)

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

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Blois

at 44 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 44 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 44 km (direction west), in the Sarthe department

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire

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Reserve excursions near Les Hermites

Map of places to visit near Les Hermites

Markets in and near Les Hermites

• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (13km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (14km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (14km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (18km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (20km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (21km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (24km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (25km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (29km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Wednesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Les Hermites, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (33km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (13km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (31km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (50km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (53km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (13km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (15km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (25km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (31km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (31km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (38km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (40km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (42km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (45km)
• Parc de Lathan (49km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (32km)
• Blois (44km)
• Le Mans (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (28km)
• Tours (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (24km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (30km)
• Coulaines (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (24km)

Geography and distances

Les Hermites is in the eastern-center of France at 31 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Les Hermites is 178 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ports such as Caen and Le Havre (about 3-4 hours drive from here) or fly into Paris and drive south from there. For driving distances to Les Hermites from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Ferriere, Les Hayes, Marray and Montrouveau.

This page in French: Visiter Les Hermites