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Photo is of Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 6 km from Limeray

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Visit Limeray: highlights and tourist information

Limeray 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 Limeray in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard at 6 km and Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise at 7 km.

Limeray, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 6 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 7 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 7 km (direction south-west)

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

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Amboise

at 8 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 11 km (direction 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 Chenonceau

Castle at 15 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Blois

at 26 km (direction east-north-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 26 km (direction east-north-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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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 27 km (direction west)

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

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Tours

at 27 km (direction 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 28 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 32 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction south-south-east)

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Markets in and near Limeray

• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (6km)
• Blere: market Tuesday (15km)
• Montrichard: market Friday (17km)
• Chambon-sur-Cisse: market Saturday (17km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (18km)
• Herbault: market Monday (18km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (18km)
• Pontlevoy: market Thursday (18km)
• Les Montils: market Saturday (20km)
• Chailles: market Saturday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Limeray, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (12km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (33km)
• Montresor (36km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (54km)

National Monuments

• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (23km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (27km)
• Talcy Chateau (46km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (39km)
• Valencay (52km)
• Beaugency (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (11km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (12km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (15km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (26km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (27km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (27km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (29km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (30km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (42km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (44km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (46km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (6km)
• Blois (26km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (27km)
• Vendome (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (29km)
• Veuil (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (8km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (33km)

Geography and distances

Limeray is in the eastern-center of France at 27 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Limeray is 183 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 Limeray from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amboise, Cangey, Charge, Monteaux, Mosnes, Poce-sur-Cisse, Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes, Saint-Regle and Souvigny-de-Touraine.

This page in French: Visiter Limeray