Rivarennes tourism and travel guide

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Rivarennes is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Loire Valley region (now part of the Centre-Loire Valley region), in the eastern-center of France at 29 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Rivarennes is 231 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Ussé at 5 km and Chateau de Langeais at 8 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Rivarennes, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Rivarennes in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Rivarennes

Markets in and near Rivarennes

• Langeais: market Sunday (8km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (13km)
• Bourgueil: market Tuesday & Saturday (14km)
• Avoine: market Friday (15km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (18km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (20km)
• Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (21km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• Montsoreau: market Sunday (23km)

More information about Rivarennes, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Rivarennes, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (35km)
• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (16km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (22km)
• Montsoreau (23km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (8km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (25km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (29km)
• Oiron Chateau (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (35km)
• Montreuil-Bellay (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (22km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (22km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (25km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (45km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (45km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (53km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (9km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (15km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (20km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (27km)
• Parc de Lathan (27km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (29km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (13km)
• Richelieu (28km)
• Saumur (33km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (29km)
• Thouars (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (28km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Rivarennes is in the eastern-center of France. 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 Rivarennes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brehemont, Cheille, La Chapelle-Aux-Naux, Lignieres-de-Touraine, Rigny-Usse, Saint-Michel-sur-Loire and Saint-Patrice.

This page in French: Visiter Rivarennes