Manthelan tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Loches at 16 km from Manthelan
Visit Manthelan: highlights and tourist information
Manthelan 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 Manthelan in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Loches at 16 km and Crissay-sur-Manse at 23 km.
Manthelan, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Loches
at 16 km (direction east)Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...
See Loches guide
Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
See Crissay-sur-Manse guide
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 28 km (direction west-north-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide
Azay-le-Rideau
at 28 km (direction west-north-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
See Azay-le-Rideau guide
Tours
at 30 km (direction north-north-west)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
See Tours guide
Chateau de Chenonceau
Castle at 30 km (direction north-east)The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
See Chateau de Chenonceau guide
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 30 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 30 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
Tavant
at 31 km (direction west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...
See Tavant guide
Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 31 km (direction north-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
See Chateau de Villandry guide
Montresor
Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction east)On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...
See Montresor guide
Amboise
at 33 km (direction north-east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
See Amboise guide
Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 34 km (direction north-east)The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...
See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide
Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 34 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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Markets in and near Manthelan
Market days in Manthelan: weekly market: Thursday;
- Manthelan: market Thursday (0km)
- Ligueil: market Monday (11km)
- Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (11km)
- Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (13km)
- Loches: market Wednesday all day & Saturday (15km)
- Cormery: market Thursday (15km)
- Esvres: market Saturday (17km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (18km)
- Descartes: market Sunday (19km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
More information about Manthelan, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Manthelan, France
What to do at Manthelan? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Manthelan.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (30km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (23km)
- Montresor (31km)
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (28km)
- Cloisters of la Psalette (30km)
- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (54km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (16km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (28km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (30km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (30km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (30km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (31km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (35km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (36km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (48km)
- Parc du château de Beauregard (63km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (30km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (31km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- ZooParc de Beauval (44km)
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (46km)
Geography and distances
Manthelan is in the eastern-center of France at 30 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Manthelan is 224 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Manthelan
Canton: Ligueil
Arrondissement: Loches
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37240
Distance to Manthelan
from Tours (prefecture): 30 km
from Paris: 224 km
from Calais: 431 km
from Nice: 633 km
from Bordeaux: 276 km
from Strasbourg: 543 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 Manthelan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bossee, Le Louroux, Louans, Saint-Bauld and Vou.
This page in French: Visiter Manthelan