Rilly-sur-Vienne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Crissay-sur-Manse at 10 km from Rilly-sur-Vienne

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Visit Rilly-sur-Vienne: highlights and tourist information

Rilly-sur-Vienne 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 Rilly-sur-Vienne in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Crissay-sur-Manse at 10 km and Tavant at 11 km.

Rilly-sur-Vienne, 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 10 km (direction )

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

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Tavant

at 11 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 14 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

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

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

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Chinon

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Chinon guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 26 km (direction north-west)

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

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Chatellerault

at 27 km (direction south-south-east), in the Vienne department

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

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Langeais

at 31 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 32 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church

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

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

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Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire

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Map of places to visit near Rilly-sur-Vienne

Markets in and near Rilly-sur-Vienne

• Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (11km)
• Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (14km)
• Descartes: market Sunday (18km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (23km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
• Manthelan: market Thursday (24km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (25km)
• Ligueil: market Monday (25km)
• Chatellerault: market Wednesday & Thursday all day & Saturday (27km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Rilly-sur-Vienne, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (32km)
• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (10km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (36km)
• Montsoreau (37km)
• Angles-sur-l'Anglin (50km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (23km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (36km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (40km)
• Oiron Chateau (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (31km)
• Loches (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (36km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (36km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château du Rivau (12km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (23km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (32km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (39km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (40km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (53km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (53km)
• Jardin du château de La Mothe (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Richelieu (14km)
• Chinon (23km)
• Saumur (49km)
• Amboise (55km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Futuroscope (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (40km)

Geography and distances

Rilly-sur-Vienne is in the eastern-center of France at 40 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Rilly-sur-Vienne is 243 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 Rilly-sur-Vienne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chezelles, Luze, Marcilly-sur-Vienne, Nouatre, Noyant-de-Touraine, Parcay-sur-Vienne, Ports, Pouzay, Theneuil and Verneuil-le-Chateau.

This page in French: Visiter Rilly-sur-Vienne