Monnaie tourism and travel guide

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Visit Monnaie: highlights and tourist information

Monnaie 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 Monnaie in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 14 km and Tours at 15 km.

Monnaie, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 14 km (direction south-west)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 15 km (direction south-west)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 15 km (direction south-west)

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Amboise

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction north-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Chateau de Villandry

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

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 29 km (direction east-south-east)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 29 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Langeais

at 36 km (direction west-south-west)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 36 km (direction west-south-west)

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 37 km (direction south-west)

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...

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Map of places to visit near Monnaie

Markets in and near Monnaie

• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (13km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (13km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (14km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (16km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (17km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (19km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (19km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Monnaie, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (16km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (27km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (46km)
• Montresor (50km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (15km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (37km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (8km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (15km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (16km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (26km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (28km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (29km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (29km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (30km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (37km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (41km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (44km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (17km)
• Blois (41km)
• Chinon (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (15km)
• Vendome (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (15km)
• Cogners (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (15km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (51km)

Geography and distances

Monnaie is in the eastern-center of France at 15 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Monnaie is 189 kilometres from Paris).

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 Monnaie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Crotelles and Nouzilly.

This page in French: Visiter Monnaie