Saint-Avit tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Ferte-Bernard at 22 km from Saint-Avit

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Visit Saint-Avit: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Avit is situated in the Loir-et-Cher 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-Avit in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Ferte-Bernard at 22 km and Nogent-le-Rotrou at 26 km.

Saint-Avit, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Ferte-Bernard

at 22 km (direction west-north-west), in the Sarthe department

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 26 km (direction north-north-west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 32 km (direction east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide

Vendome

at 35 km (direction south-south-east)

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

See Vendome guide

Le Perche

at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction south)

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

See Lavardin guide

Belleme

at 41 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Chartres

at 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

See Chartres Cathedral guide

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Avit

Map of places to visit near Saint-Avit

Markets in and near Saint-Avit

• La Bazoche-Gouet: market Saturday (7km)
• Souday: market Wednesday (7km)
• Mondoubleau: market Saturday & Monday all day (12km)
• Droue: market Tuesday (13km)
• Vibraye: market Friday (14km)
• La Ferte-Bernard: market Saturday & Monday (22km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (23km)
• Brou: market Wednesday (23km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (25km)
• Le Theil: market Wednesday (25km)

More information about Saint-Avit, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Saint-Avit, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (58km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (39km)

National Monuments

• Talcy Chateau (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nogent-le-Rotrou (26km)
• Chateaudun (32km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (34km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (39km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (41km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (42km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (31km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Avit is in the western-centre of France at 63 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Saint-Avit is 136 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Saint-Avit from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arville, Chapelle-Guillaume, La Bazoche-Gouet, Le Gault-Perche, Le Plessis-Dorin and Oigny.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Avit