Luce tourism and travel guide

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Visit Luce: highlights and tourist information

Luce is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Luce in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres at 3 km and Chartres Cathedral at 3 km.

Luce, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres

at 3 km (direction east-south-east)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 3 km (direction east-north-east)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 41 km (direction south-south-west)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 48 km (direction west)

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

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Le Perche

at 49 km (direction west), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 64 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

The Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles are a remarkable garden famous throughout the...

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 64 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 64 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an enormous and...

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Markets in and near Luce

Market days in Luce: weekly market: Sunday;

• Luce: market Sunday (0km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (3km)
• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (16km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (20km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (22km)
• Auneau: market Friday (23km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (24km)
• Bonneval: market Monday (29km)
• Brou: market Wednesday (33km)
• La Loupe: market Tuesday (33km)

More information about Luce, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Luce, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (3km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (3km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (21km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (35km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (47km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (3km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (27km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (39km)
• Vaux de Cernay (45km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (28km)

Geography and distances

Luce is in the eastern-center of France at 3 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Luce is 81 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Luce from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amilly, Barjouville, Champhol, Chartres, Chartres Cathedral, Fontenay-sur-Eure, Gellainville, Le Coudray, Leves, Luisant, Mainvilliers, Morancez, Thivars and Ver-les-Chartres.

This page in French: Visiter Luce