Mainvilliers tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Yevre-le-Chatel at 16 km from Mainvilliers

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Visit Mainvilliers: highlights and tourist information

Mainvilliers is situated in the Loiret 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 Mainvilliers in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Yevre-le-Chatel at 16 km and Chateau de Chamerolles at 28 km.

Mainvilliers, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Yevre-le-Chatel

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction south-south-east)

The walk along the Rimarden river, the traditional charm and the ruined castle all...

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Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 33 km (direction east-north-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres

Garden at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near Orleans...

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Bellegarde

at 37 km (direction south-south-east)

Bellegarde is a small traditional town with an atractive moated castle in the centre...

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Moret-sur-Loing

at 40 km (direction east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

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Montargis

at 48 km (direction east-south-east)

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Orleans

at 52 km (direction south-west)

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

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Hotel Groslot

at 52 km (direction south-west)

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

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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 52 km (direction south-west)

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of the 17th...

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Map of places to visit near Mainvilliers

Markets in and near Mainvilliers

• Malesherbes: market Wednesday (10km)
• Pithiviers: market Saturday all day (14km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (17km)
• Puiseaux: market Monday (17km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (21km)
• La Chapelle-la-Reine: market Tuesday (22km)
• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (26km)
• Toury: market Sunday (28km)
• Nemours: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Mainvilliers, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (33km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (40km)
• Montargis (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (18km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (17km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (30km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (35km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Courances (21km)
• Parc de Chamarande (24km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (33km)
• Arboretum des grandes bruyères (35km)
• Parc de Courson (35km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (41km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (44km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (46km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Rambouillet (46km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (48km)
• Vaux de Cernay (50km)
• Château de Sauvage (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (17km)
• Rambouillet (51km)
• Orleans (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Quiers-sur-Bezonde (35km)
• Moutiers (37km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (38km)
• Melun (39km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (49km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (53km)

Geography and distances

Mainvilliers is in the western-centre of France at 52 kilometres from Orleans, the department capital (general information: Mainvilliers is 62 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris (Orly / Charles de Gaulle) or come via a ferry from the UK to a port such as Le Havre and Caen, 3-4 hours drive from here. For driving distances to Mainvilliers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Audeville, Blandy, Brouy, Cesarville-Dossainville, Champmotteux, Intville-la-Guetard, Nangeville, Orveau-Bellesauve, Rouvres-Saint-Jean and Sermaises.

This page in French: Visiter Mainvilliers