Ports tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Crissay-sur-Manse at 16 km from Ports

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Visit Ports: highlights and tourist information

Ports 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 Ports in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Crissay-sur-Manse at 16 km and Tavant at 17 km.

Ports, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction north-north-west)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Tavant

at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...

See Tavant guide

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Chatellerault

at 22 km (direction south), in the Vienne department

The quiet regional town of Chatellerault has some notable 18th century townhouses...

See Chatellerault guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

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

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 28 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 29 km (direction west-north-west)

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...

See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chinon

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...

See Chinon guide

La Roche-Posay

at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Vienne department

The castle donjon and the medieval gateway are the main historical monuments in the...

See La Roche-Posay guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 33 km (direction north-west)

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...

See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Loches

at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...

See Loches guide

Chateau de Langeais

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

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

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Chateau de Villandry

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

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Langeais

at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Langeais guide

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Reserve excursions near Ports

Map of places to visit near Ports

Markets in and near Ports

• Descartes: market Sunday (12km)
• Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (12km)
• Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (17km)
• Ligueil: market Monday (20km)
• Le Grand-Pressigny: market Thursday (22km)
• Chatellerault: market Wednesday & Thursday all day & Saturday (22km)
• Manthelan: market Thursday (22km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (28km)
• Naintre: market Sunday (29km)

More information about Ports, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Ports, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (36km)
• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (49km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (16km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (42km)
• Angles-sur-l'Anglin (44km)
• Montsoreau (44km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (28km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (42km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (35km)
• Loudun (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (42km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château du Rivau (18km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (28km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (36km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (42km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (43km)
• Touffou (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (52km)
• Jardin du château de La Mothe (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Richelieu (17km)
• Chinon (29km)
• Amboise (55km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Futuroscope (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (44km)

Geography and distances

Ports is in the eastern-center of France at 43 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Ports is 244 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 Ports from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Drache, La Celle-Saint-Avant, Les Ormes, Maille, Marcilly-sur-Vienne, Marigny-Marmande, Nouatre, Port-de-Piles, Pussigny and Rilly-sur-Vienne.

This page in French: Visiter Ports