Meral tourism and travel guide

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Visit Meral: highlights and tourist information

Meral is situated in the Mayenne 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 Meral in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Laval at 20 km and Vitre at 25 km.

Meral, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Laval

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

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Vitre

at 25 km (direction north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

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Chateaugiron

at 40 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

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Saulges

at 43 km (direction east)

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

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Fougeres

at 47 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

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Mayenne (town)

at 48 km (direction north-east)

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

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Evron

at 48 km (direction east-north-east)

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in particular the...

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Jublains

at 49 km (direction east-north-east)

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient city that...

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Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 49 km (direction north-north-east)

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

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Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction east-north-east)

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne still retain...

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Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

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Map of places to visit near Meral

Markets in and near Meral

• Craon: market Monday (13km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (17km)
• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (19km)
• Renaze: market Friday (19km)
• Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (20km)
• Vitre: market Monday (25km)
• Chateau-Gontier: market Thursday & (25km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (28km)
• Andouille: market Thursday (28km)
• Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Meral, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (25km)
• Chateau-Gontier (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (13km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (31km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (40km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt du Pertre (14km)
• Étang de la Valière (20km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (21km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (23km)
• Étang de la Cantache (29km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (34km)
• Forêt de Chevré (38km)
• Source - Couesnon (39km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (49km)
• Forêt de Rennes (51km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (20km)
• Saulges (43km)
• Fougeres (47km)
• Mayenne (48km)
• Evron (48km)
• Jublains (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (30km)
• Coudray (31km)
• La Cropte (36km)
• Chenille-Change (37km)

Geography and distances

Meral is in the center of France at 20 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Meral is 265 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Meral from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaulieu-sur-Oudon, Cosse-le-Vivien, Montjean and Saint-Poix.

This page in French: Visiter Meral