Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher 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 Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours at 12 km and Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 12 km.

Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

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Tours

at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 19 km (direction south-west)

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

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Langeais

at 25 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 26 km (direction south-west)

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

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Amboise

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 29 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 29 km (direction south-west)

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 29 km (direction east-south-east)

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 29 km (direction south-west)

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

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 38 km (direction south-west)

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher

• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (8km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (11km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (12km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (14km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (14km)
• Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (16km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (16km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (16km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (24km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (33km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (40km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (53km)
• Montsoreau (53km)
• Montresor (57km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (12km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (29km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (53km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (12km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (12km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (19km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (19km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (29km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (30km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (34km)
• Parc de Lathan (36km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (38km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (39km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (41km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (28km)
• Chinon (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (12km)
• Vendome (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (11km)
• Cogners (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (27km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher is in the eastern-center of France at 12 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher is 198 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 Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cerelles, Chanceaux-sur-Choisille, Charentilly, Mettray, Notre-Dame-d'Oe, Rouziers-de-Touraine, Saint-Roch and Semblancay.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher