Luynes tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 6 km from Luynes
Visit Luynes: highlights and tourist information
Luynes 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 Luynes in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 6 km and Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours at 10 km.
Luynes, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 6 km (direction south-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 10 km (direction east)The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
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Tours
at 10 km (direction east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 11 km (direction east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Langeais
at 13 km (direction west-south-west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
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Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 13 km (direction west-south-west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 15 km (direction south-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 15 km (direction south-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 25 km (direction west-south-west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction south-south-west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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Tavant
at 31 km (direction south-south-west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...
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Amboise
at 32 km (direction east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
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Chinon
at 32 km (direction west-south-west)As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...
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Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 33 km (direction east)The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Markets in and near Luynes
Market days in Luynes: weekly market: Saturday;
- Luynes: market Saturday (0km)
- Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (4km)
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (7km)
- La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (9km)
- Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (12km)
- Langeais: market Sunday (13km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (13km)
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Tourist attractions near Luynes, France
What to do at Luynes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Luynes.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (27km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (55km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (26km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (41km)
- Montsoreau (42km)
- Lavardin (47km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (10km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (15km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (44km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (45km)
- Loudun (55km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (41km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (6km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (8km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (10km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (15km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (25km)
- Parc de Lathan (32km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (37km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (39km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (42km)
- Jardins du château de Poncé (43km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (10km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (9km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (36km)
Geography and distances
Luynes is in the eastern-center of France at 10 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Luynes is 211 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Luynes
Canton: Luynes
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37230
Distance to Luynes
from Tours (prefecture): 10 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 407 km
from Nice: 664 km
from Bordeaux: 296 km
from Strasbourg: 552 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 Luynes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballan-Mire, Berthenay, Fondettes, Saint-Etienne-de-Chigny, Saint-Genouph, Savonnieres and Villandry.
This page in French: Visiter Luynes