Louans tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Crissay-sur-Manse at 20 km from Louans
Visit Louans: highlights and tourist information
Louans 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 Louans in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Crissay-sur-Manse at 20 km and Loches at 21 km.
Louans, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
See Crissay-sur-Manse guide
Loches
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...
See Loches guide
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 23 km (direction west-north-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Tours
at 23 km (direction north-north-west)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
See Tours guide
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 24 km (direction north-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
Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 24 km (direction north-north-west)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide
Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 25 km (direction west-north-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Tavant
at 28 km (direction west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...
See Tavant guide
Chateau de Chenonceau
Castle at 29 km (direction east-north-east)The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
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Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 30 km (direction west-north-west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
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Langeais
at 30 km (direction west-north-west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
See Langeais guide
Amboise
at 30 km (direction north-east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
See Amboise guide
Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 31 km (direction north-east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
See Chateau d'Amboise guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire
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Reserve excursions near Louans
Map of places to visit near Louans
Markets in and near Louans
- Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (5km)
- Manthelan: market Thursday (7km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (12km)
- Esvres: market Saturday (12km)
- Cormery: market Thursday (12km)
- Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (12km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (15km)
- Ligueil: market Monday (17km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (17km)
More information about Louans, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Louans, France
What to do at Louans? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Louans.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (26km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (20km)
- Montresor (35km)
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (23km)
- Cloisters of la Psalette (23km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (21km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (23km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (24km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (24km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (25km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (29km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (31km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (33km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (46km)
- Parc de Lathan (55km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (23km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (25km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (42km)
Geography and distances
Louans is in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Louans is 221 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Louans
Canton: Ligueil
Arrondissement: Loches
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37320
Distance to Louans
from Tours (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 221 km
from Calais: 426 km
from Nice: 639 km
from Bordeaux: 280 km
from Strasbourg: 545 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 Louans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Louroux, Manthelan and Saint-Branchs.
This page in French: Visiter Louans