Lignieres-de-Touraine tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Langeais at 3 km from Lignieres-de-Touraine
Visit Lignieres-de-Touraine: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsLignieres-de-Touraine is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Langeais at 3 km and Langeais at 4 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Lignieres-de-Touraine, 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 Lignieres-de-Touraine in Centre-Loire Valley.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 3 km (direction )Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and...
See Chateau de Langeais guide

Langeais
at 4 km (direction )Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known...
See Langeais guide

Azay-le-Rideau
at 6 km (direction east-south-east)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also...
See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 6 km (direction east-south-east)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is...
See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 9 km (direction east-north-east)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is...
See Chateau de Villandry guide

Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 10 km (direction west-south-west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance...
See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction south-south-east)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...
See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Chinon
at 17 km (direction west-south-west)As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre...
See Chinon guide

Tavant
at 19 km (direction south)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals...
See Tavant guide

Chateau de Chinon
Castle at 19 km (direction south-west)Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...
See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chateau du Rivau
Castle at 22 km (direction south-south-west)One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau...
See Chateau du Rivau guide

Tours
at 24 km (direction east-north-east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval...
See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 24 km (direction east-north-east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a...
See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Candes-Saint-Martin
Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west-south-west)In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you...
See Candes-Saint-Martin guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire
Map of places to visit near Lignieres-de-Touraine
Markets in and near Lignieres-de-Touraine
- Langeais: market Sunday (3km)
- Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (14km)
- Luynes: market Saturday (15km)
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (16km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
- Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (18km)
- Bourgueil: market Tuesday & Saturday (18km)
- Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (19km)
- Avoine: market Friday (20km)
Hotels near Lignieres-de-Touraine
More information about Lignieres-de-Touraine, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Lignieres-de-Touraine, France
What to do at Lignieres-de-Touraine? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lignieres-de-Touraine.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (39km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (40km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (17km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (27km)
- Montsoreau (28km)
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (6km)
- Cloisters of la Psalette (24km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (30km)
- Oiron Chateau (53km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loudun (40km)
- Montreuil-Bellay (46km)
- Loches (49km)
- La Fleche (57km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (27km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (27km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (30km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (6km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (9km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (22km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (24km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (24km)
- Parc de Lathan (28km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (39km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (43km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (24km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (23km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (51km)
Geography and distances
Lignieres-de-Touraine is in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Lignieres-de-Touraine is 226 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lignieres-de-Touraine
Canton: Azay-le-Rideau
Arrondissement: Chinon
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37130
Distance to Lignieres-de-Touraine
from Tours (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 226 km
from Calais: 420 km
from Nice: 667 km
from Bordeaux: 284 km
from Strasbourg: 565 km
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 Lignieres-de-Touraine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azay-le-Rideau, Brehemont, Cheille, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, La Chapelle-Aux-Naux, Langeais, Rivarennes, Saint-Michel-sur-Loire and Valleres.
This page in French: Visiter Lignieres-de-Touraine