Mauves-sur-Loire tourism and travel guide

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Visit Mauves-sur-Loire: highlights and tourist information

Mauves-sur-Loire is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Mauves-sur-Loire in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Nantes at 15 km and The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes at 15 km.

Mauves-sur-Loire, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Nantes

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

One of the largest towns in France, Nantes has many monuments, museums and places...

See Nantes guide

The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 15 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loire Atlantique department

The Jardin Extraordinaire de Nantes has been created in an old quarry and features...

See The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes guide

Clisson

at 25 km (direction south-south-east)

Clisson has a medieval castle, and an interesting architectural style having ben largely re-built...

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Chateau de Tiffauges

Castle at 38 km (direction south-east), in the Vendee department

The Chateau de Tiffauges is a 12th century castle in Vendee, known for its...

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Cholet

at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Cholet is a pleasant town in the Maine et Loire department....

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Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 53 km (direction west-south-west)

The small town of Les Moutiers-en-Retz is best known for the nearby beach which...

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Langon

at 58 km (direction north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...

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Reserve excursions near Mauves-sur-Loire

Map of places to visit near Mauves-sur-Loire

Markets in and near Mauves-sur-Loire

• Carquefou: market Thursday (7km)
• Reze: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
• Nort-sur-Erdre: market Friday (18km)
• Ancenis: market Thursday (18km)
• Nantes: market Sunday (19km)
• Indre: market Sunday (24km)
• Clisson: market Friday (25km)
• La Montagne: market Wednesday (25km)
• Coueron: market Thursday (27km)
• Bouaye: market Thursday (28km)

More information about Mauves-sur-Loire, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Mauves-sur-Loire, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (14km)
• Jardins du Pin (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (19km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Île Héron (France) (12km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (13km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (31km)
• Marais de Machecoul (47km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Puy de Fou (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Carquefou (7km)
• Cholet (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (34km)

Geography and distances

Mauves-sur-Loire is in the north-west of France at 15 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Mauves-sur-Loire is 328 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Mauves-sur-Loire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, La Varenne, Le Cellier, Saint-Julien-de-Concelles and Thouare-sur-Loire.

This page in French: Visiter Mauves-sur-Loire