Meslay-le-Vidame tourism and travel guide

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Visit Meslay-le-Vidame: highlights and tourist information

Meslay-le-Vidame is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Meslay-le-Vidame in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres at 16 km and Chartres Cathedral at 19 km.

Meslay-le-Vidame, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres

at 16 km (direction )

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 19 km (direction )

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 25 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chateaudun guide

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 47 km (direction west)

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

Le Perche

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

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide

Meung-sur-Loire

at 53 km (direction south-south-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 53 km (direction south-south-east), in the Loiret department

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

See Les Jardins de Roquelin guide

Orleans

at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

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

See Orleans guide

Hotel Groslot

at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

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

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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

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

See Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans guide

Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans

Garden at 60 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The Parc Floral de la Source is an extensive park to the south of...

See Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans guide

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Map of places to visit near Meslay-le-Vidame

Markets in and near Meslay-le-Vidame

• Bonneval: market Monday (12km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (12km)
• Luce: market Sunday (17km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (18km)
• Brou: market Wednesday (23km)
• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (25km)
• Chateaudun: market Thursday all day & Saturday (25km)
• Auneau: market Friday (31km)
• Cloyes-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (35km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (36km)

More information about Meslay-le-Vidame, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Meslay-le-Vidame, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (19km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (25km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (19km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (16km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (49km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (61km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (18km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (40km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (51km)
• Vaux de Cernay (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (49km)
• Orleans (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (24km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (51km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (52km)

Geography and distances

Meslay-le-Vidame is in the eastern-center of France at 20 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Meslay-le-Vidame is 92 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Meslay-le-Vidame from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bonce, Fresnay-le-Comte, La Bourdiniere-Saint-Loup, Le Gault-Saint-Denis, Luplante and Vitray-en-Beauce.

This page in French: Visiter Meslay-le-Vidame