Saint-Epain tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Crissay-sur-Manse at 4 km from Saint-Epain

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Visit Saint-Epain: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Epain 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-Epain in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Crissay-sur-Manse at 4 km and Tavant at 11 km.

Saint-Epain, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 4 km (direction west)

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

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Tavant

at 11 km (direction west)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...

See Tavant guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 14 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 14 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 22 km (direction north-west)

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

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Langeais

at 22 km (direction north-west)

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

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 23 km (direction west)

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...

See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chinon

at 23 km (direction west)

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...

See Chinon guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Tours

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Epain

Map of places to visit near Saint-Epain

Markets in and near Saint-Epain

• Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (8km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (14km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Manthelan: market Thursday (19km)
• Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (20km)
• Montbazon: market Tuesday (21km)
• Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (22km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (22km)
• Langeais: market Sunday (22km)

More information about Saint-Epain, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Saint-Epain, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (38km)
• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (4km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (36km)
• Montsoreau (37km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (14km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (30km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (35km)
• Loudun (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (36km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (37km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (14km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (17km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (22km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (29km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (30km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (43km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (45km)
• Parc de Lathan (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Richelieu (22km)
• Chinon (22km)
• Amboise (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (30km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (30km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (54km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Epain is in the eastern-center of France at 30 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Saint-Epain is 233 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-Epain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Crissay-sur-Manse, Crouzilles, Neuil, Noyant-de-Touraine, Parcay-sur-Vienne and Trogues.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Epain