Madeleine-Villefrouin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Beaugency at 18 km from Madeleine-Villefrouin

Visit Madeleine-Villefrouin: highlights and tourist information

Madeleine-Villefrouin is situated in the Loir-et-Cher 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 Madeleine-Villefrouin in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Beaugency at 18 km and Chateau de Chambord at 20 km.

Madeleine-Villefrouin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Beaugency

at 18 km (direction east), in the Loiret department

A small town on the banks of the Loire River, Beaugency squeezes...

See Beaugency guide

Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 20 km (direction south-east)

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all...

See Chateau de Chambord guide

Chateau de Blois

Castle at 21 km (direction south-south-west)

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de...

See Chateau de Blois guide

Blois

at 21 km (direction south-south-west)

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and...

See Blois guide

Meung-sur-Loire

at 24 km (direction east), in the Loiret department

Meung sur Loire is a pretty medieval village near Orleans....

See Meung-sur-Loire guide

Les Jardins de Roquelin

Garden at 24 km (direction east), in the Loiret department

The Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire...

See Les Jardins de Roquelin guide

Vendome

at 25 km (direction west)

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many...

See Vendome guide

Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Cheverny guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

See Chateaudun guide

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 36 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west)

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above...

See Lavardin guide

Orleans

at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loiret department

The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it:...

See Orleans guide

Hotel Groslot

at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loiret department

The Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in...

See Hotel Groslot guide

Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loiret department

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of...

See Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans guide

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Map of places to visit near Madeleine-Villefrouin

Markets in and near Madeleine-Villefrouin

• Marchenoir: market Tuesday (6km)
• Oucques: market Wednesday (9km)
• Mer: market Monday (10km)
• Montlivault: market Tuesday (15km)
• Beaugency: market Saturday all day (17km)
• Saint-Claude-de-Diray: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Saint-Laurent-Nouan: market Friday (18km)
• Ouzouer-le-Marche: market Friday (18km)
• Huisseau-sur-Cosson: market Wednesday (20km)
• Blois: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Madeleine-Villefrouin, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (38km)

National Monuments

• Talcy Chateau (4km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaugency (18km)
• Chateaudun (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Talcy (4km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (20km)
• Les prés-Culand (24km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (26km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (35km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (36km)
• Parc Floral de la Source (41km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Blois (21km)
• Amboise (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (24km)
• Orleans (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (39km)
• Olivet (39km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (43km)
• Saint-Cyr-en-Val (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (41km)

Geography and distances

Madeleine-Villefrouin is in the western-centre of France at 20 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Madeleine-Villefrouin is 140 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Madeleine-Villefrouin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Concriers, Le Plessis-l'Echelle, Marchenoir, Maves, Roches, Talcy and Villexanton.

This page in French: Visiter Madeleine-Villefrouin

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