Restigne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Restigne: highlights and tourist information

Restigne 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 Restigne in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Ussé at 6 km and Chinon at 10 km.

Restigne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 6 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chinon

at 10 km (direction south)

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

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Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 13 km (direction south)

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

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Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you can see...

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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church

Church at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

The collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin has numerous medieval statues incorporated in the facade and...

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Langeais

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Montsoreau

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Montsoreau, listed as a 'most beautiful villages in France', also has an interesting troglodyte...

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Fontevraud Abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Fontevraud Abbey has a great deal to see: it is one of the...

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 18 km (direction east)

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

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 18 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 21 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Tavant

at 21 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Markets in and near Restigne

• Bourgueil: market Tuesday & Saturday (5km)
• Avoine: market Friday (9km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (12km)
• Langeais: market Sunday (14km)
• Montsoreau: market Sunday (15km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Saumur: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (24km)
• Noyant: market Friday (27km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (27km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Restigne, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Candes-Saint-Martin (14km)
• Montsoreau (15km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (25km)

National Monuments

• Fontevraud Abbey (17km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (18km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (37km)
• Oiron Chateau (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (32km)
• Montreuil-Bellay (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (13km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (14km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (18km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (35km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (49km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (18km)
• Parc de Lathan (22km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (23km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (24km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (35km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (37km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (12km)
• Saumur (24km)
• Richelieu (31km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (37km)
• Thouars (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (35km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (41km)

Geography and distances

Restigne is in the eastern-center of France at 37 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Restigne is 235 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 Restigne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Benais, Bourgueil, Huismes, Ingrandes-de-Touraine, La Chapelle-sur-Loire, Rigny-Usse and Saint-Patrice.

This page in French: Visiter Restigne