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Visit Loches: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit

Loches is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Tourist classifications for Loches include "recommended detour", "secteur sauvegarde" and "town of art and history". It is unusual for a town to have 3 awards, which indicates how important Loches is as a tourist destination!

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Loches in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Chenonceau at 23 km and Amboise at 31 km.

Loches, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction east)

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

See Montresor guide

Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 23 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Chateau de Chenonceau guide

Amboise

at 31 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Amboise guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 32 km (direction north-north-east)

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 32 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 32 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Tours

at 37 km (direction north-west)

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

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 37 km (direction north-west)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 38 km (direction north-west)

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

La Roche-Posay

at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Vienne department

The castle donjon and the medieval gateway are the main historical monuments in the...

See La Roche-Posay guide

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 42 km (direction north-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

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Markets in and near Loches

Market days in Loches: weekly market: Wednesday all day & Saturday;

• Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (0km)
• Manthelan: market Thursday (15km)
• Ligueil: market Monday (16km)
• Cormery: market Thursday (19km)
• Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (20km)
• Chatillon-sur-Indre: market Friday (21km)
• Blere: market Tuesday (22km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (24km)
• Le Grand-Pressigny: market Thursday (27km)
• Montbazon: market Tuesday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Loches, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (30km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (16km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (38km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (37km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (42km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (23km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (37km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (37km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (38km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (42km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (42km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (33km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (39km)
• Veuil (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (30km)
• Réserve de Beaumarchais (44km)

Geography and distances

Loches is in the eastern-center of France at 37 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Loches is 217 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 Loches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaulieu-les-Loches, Chanceaux-Pres-Loches, Ferriere-sur-Beaulieu, Perrusson and Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain.

This page in French: Visiter Loches