Monts tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 12 km from Monts
Visit Monts: highlights and tourist information
Monts 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 Monts in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 12 km and Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours at 13 km.
Monts, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 12 km (direction west-north-west)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
See Chateau de Villandry guide
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 13 km (direction north-north-east)The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide
Tours
at 13 km (direction north-north-east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
See Tours guide
Azay-le-Rideau
at 13 km (direction west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
See Azay-le-Rideau guide
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 13 km (direction west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 14 km (direction north-north-east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide
Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction south-west)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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Langeais
at 19 km (direction west-north-west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
See Langeais guide
Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 19 km (direction west-north-west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
See Chateau de Langeais guide
Tavant
at 26 km (direction west-south-west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...
See Tavant guide
Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 27 km (direction west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...
See Chateau d'Ussé guide
Amboise
at 29 km (direction east-north-east)Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
See Amboise guide
Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 30 km (direction east-north-east)The 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 30 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...
See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide
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Markets in and near Monts
Market days in Monts: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (4km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (6km)
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (7km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (8km)
- Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
- Esvres: market Saturday (11km)
- Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (11km)
- Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (12km)
- La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
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Tourist attractions near Monts, France
What to do at Monts? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Monts.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (24km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (52km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (18km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (44km)
- Montresor (45km)
- Montsoreau (45km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (13km)
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (14km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (33km)
- Loudun (52km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (44km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (12km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (12km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (13km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (13km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (26km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (32km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (33km)
- Parc de Lathan (42km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (46km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (55km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (13km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (14km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (38km)
Geography and distances
Monts is in the eastern-center of France at 13 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Monts is 216 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Monts
Canton: Montbazon
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37260
Distance to Monts
from Tours (prefecture): 13 km
from Paris: 216 km
from Calais: 417 km
from Nice: 651 km
from Bordeaux: 287 km
from Strasbourg: 549 km
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 Monts from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artannes-sur-Indre, Montbazon, Pont-de-Ruan and Sorigny.
This page in French: Visiter Monts