Saint-Branchs tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Branchs: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Branchs 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-Branchs in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tours at 19 km and Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours at 19 km.

Saint-Branchs, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tours

at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

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 19 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Loches

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...

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Chateau de Villandry

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

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

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Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 23 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 23 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 25 km (direction east-north-east)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Amboise

at 25 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 26 km (direction north-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 26 km (direction north-east)

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 26 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chateau de Langeais

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

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Branchs

Market days in Saint-Branchs: weekly market: Wednesday;

• Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (0km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (6km)
• Cormery: market Thursday (7km)
• Montbazon: market Tuesday (8km)
• Manthelan: market Thursday (11km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (14km)
• Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (16km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (16km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Branchs, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (21km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (23km)
• Montresor (34km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (19km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (23km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (50km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (19km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (20km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (23km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (23km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (25km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (26km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (37km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (42km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (27km)
• Chinon (40km)
• Richelieu (41km)
• Blois (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (21km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (37km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (44km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Branchs is in the eastern-center of France at 19 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Saint-Branchs is 216 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-Branchs from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cormery, Louans, Saint-Bauld, Sorigny, Tauxigny and Truyes.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Branchs