Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines 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-Laurent-en-Gatines in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 19 km and Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 22 km.

Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 19 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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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

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

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

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Tours

at 22 km (direction south-south-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 23 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 25 km (direction south-east)

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

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Amboise

at 25 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

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

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

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Vendome

at 32 km (direction north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 33 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 34 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 37 km (direction south-east)

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

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Langeais

at 40 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 40 km (direction south-west)

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines

Markets in and near Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines

• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (10km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (14km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (18km)
• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (22km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (22km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (22km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (22km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (24km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (19km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (22km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (43km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (17km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (19km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (22km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (22km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (23km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (33km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (34km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (37km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (42km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (43km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (24km)
• Blois (42km)
• Le Mans (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (22km)
• Vendome (33km)
• Chinon (60km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (22km)
• Cogners (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (18km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (58km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines is in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines is 183 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-Laurent-en-Gatines from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Crotelles, La Ferriere, Marray and Nouzilly.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Laurent-en-Gatines