Rivarennes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau d'Ussé at 5 km from Rivarennes
Visit Rivarennes: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitRivarennes 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 Rivarennes in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Ussé at 5 km and Chateau de Langeais at 8 km.
Rivarennes, 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 5 km (direction west-south-west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance...
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Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 8 km (direction north-east)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and...
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Langeais
at 8 km (direction north-east)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known...
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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 9 km (direction east)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 9 km (direction east)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also...
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Chinon
at 12 km (direction west-south-west)As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre...
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Chateau de Chinon
Castle at 14 km (direction south-west)Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 15 km (direction east-north-east)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is...
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Tavant
at 16 km (direction south-south-east)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction south-east)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...
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Chateau du Rivau
Castle at 18 km (direction south-south-west)One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau...
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Candes-Saint-Martin
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west-south-west)In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you...
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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church
Church at 22 km (direction west-south-west)The collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin has numerous medieval statues incorporated in the...
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Montsoreau
Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west), in the Maine-et-Loire departmentMontsoreau, listed as a 'most beautiful villages in France', also has an...
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Hotels in Rivarennes
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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)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (28km)
Geography and distances
Rivarennes is in the eastern-center of France at 29 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Rivarennes is 231 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Rivarennes
Canton: Azay-le-Rideau
Arrondissement: Chinon
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37190
Distance to Rivarennes
from Tours (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 231 km
from Calais: 424 km
from Nice: 669 km
from Bordeaux: 279 km
from Strasbourg: 570 km
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 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
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