Moulins tourism and travel guide

Visit Moulins: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most imposing monument
Moulins is situated in the Allier department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Moulins. For detailed visitor information see the Moulins travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Moulins include "town of art and history".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Moulins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule at 29 km and Apremont-sur-Allier at 42 km.
Moulins, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Souvigny
at 11 km (direction west-south-west)The Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the...
See Souvigny guide

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule
at 29 km (direction south)The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll...
See Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule guide

Apremont-sur-Allier
Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction north-west), in the Cher departmentThe story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us...
See Apremont-sur-Allier guide

Lapalisse
at 42 km (direction south-east)The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its...
See Lapalisse guide

Charroux
Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction south-south-west)Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre'...
See Charroux guide

Herisson
at 48 km (direction west)The ruined castle and the historic centre along the banks of the...
See Herisson guide

Vichy
at 49 km (direction south-south-east)The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water...
See Vichy guide

Nevers
at 50 km (direction north-north-west), in the Nievre departmentThe ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating...
See Nevers guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Allier
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Map of places to visit near Moulins
Markets in and near Moulins
Market days in Moulins: weekly market: Tuesday & Friday;
- Moulins: market Tuesday & Friday (0km)
- Yzeure: market Wednesday (2km)
- Noyant-d'Allier: market Wednesday (18km)
- Bourbon-l'Archambault: market Saturday (21km)
- Dompierre-sur-Besbre: market Saturday (27km)
- Varennes-sur-Allier: market Tuesday (28km)
- Jaligny-sur-Besbre: market Wednesday (29km)
- Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
- Decize: market Friday (31km)
- Lurcy-Levis: market Monday (35km)
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Tourist attractions near Moulins, France
What to do at Moulins? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Moulins.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Apremont-sur-Allier (42km)
- Charroux (44km)
National Monuments
- Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (34km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Lapalisse (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Georges (Bourbon-l'Archambault) (21km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (24km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Arboretum de Balaine (16km)
- Parc floral d'Apremont (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt des Colettes (52km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Le PAL (27km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Montmarault (40km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (24km)
Geography and distances
Moulins is in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Allier department (general information: Moulins is 265 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Moulins
from Moulins (prefecture): 0 km
from Paris: 265 km
from Calais: 499 km
from Nice: 443 km
from Bordeaux: 359 km
from Strasbourg: 400 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Moulins from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avermes, Bressolles, Coulandon, Neuvy, Toulon-sur-Allier and Yzeure.
This page in French: Visiter Moulins
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