Montrouveau tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Lavardin at 12 km from Montrouveau
Visit Montrouveau: highlights and tourist information
Montrouveau is situated in the Loir-et-Cher 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 Montrouveau in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 12 km and Vendome at 27 km.
Montrouveau, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Lavardin
Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction east)With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...
See Lavardin guide
Vendome
at 27 km (direction east-north-east)Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...
See Vendome guide
Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 35 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Tours
at 36 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentTours 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 36 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe 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 39 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...
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Amboise
at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentAlthough it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...
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Chateau de Chaumont
Castle at 43 km (direction east-south-east)The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...
See Chateau de Chaumont guide
Chateau du Lude
Castle at 43 km (direction west), in the Sarthe departmentThe Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
See Chateau de Villandry guide
Blois
at 47 km (direction east-south-east)The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...
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Chateau de Blois
Castle at 47 km (direction east-south-east)One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...
See Chateau de Blois guide
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Markets in and near Montrouveau
- Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (11km)
- Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (13km)
- Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (16km)
- Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (19km)
- Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (19km)
- Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (22km)
- Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (23km)
- Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (23km)
- Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (23km)
- Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Montrouveau, France
What to do at Montrouveau? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Montrouveau.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (39km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lavardin (12km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (36km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (48km)
- Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Poncé (8km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (16km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (31km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (36km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (36km)
- Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (39km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (43km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (43km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (45km)
- Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (47km)
- Parc de Lathan (50km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cogners (18km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (35km)
- Coulaines (52km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (29km)
- Spaycific'Zoo (49km)
Geography and distances
Montrouveau is in the western-centre of France at 47 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Montrouveau is 175 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Montrouveau
Canton: Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Arrondissement: Vendôme
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 41800
Distance to Montrouveau
from Blois (prefecture): 47 km
from Paris: 175 km
from Calais: 369 km
from Nice: 676 km
from Bordeaux: 335 km
from Strasbourg: 530 km
Getting here
Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Montrouveau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artins, Couture-sur-Loir, Les Essarts, Les Hayes, Les Hermites, Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Ternay and Villedieu-le-Chateau.
This page in French: Visiter Montrouveau