Saint-Loup tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Loup: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Loup 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-Loup in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Valencay at 24 km and Chateau de Valencay at 24 km.

Saint-Loup, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Valencay

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre department

The castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...

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Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre department

The renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...

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Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

The castle and the 11th century Collegiale Notre-Dame are among several sights of importance...

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Issoudun

at 36 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre department

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 46 km (direction north-west)

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all expectations with...

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Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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Bourges

at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

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Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cher department

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 52 km (direction west-north-west)

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Blois

at 52 km (direction west-north-west)

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 55 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Loup

• Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (2km)
• Langon: market Friday (2km)
• Chatres-sur-Cher: market Tuesday (5km)
• Romorantin-Lanthenay: market Wednesday all day & Saturday & Friday (13km)
• Gievres: market Tuesday (13km)
• Gracay: market Thursday (14km)
• Chabris: market Saturday (14km)
• Vierzon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (18km)
• Vatan: market Wednesday (22km)
• Selles-sur-Cher: market Thursday all day (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Loup, France

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

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (28km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (42km)
• Palace Jacques Coeur (47km)
• Bourges Cathedral (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (24km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (24km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (28km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (46km)
• Les Prés Fichaux (47km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bourges (47km)
• Blois (53km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (22km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Veuil (29km)
• Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (36km)
• Issoudun (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (37km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Loup is in the western-centre of France at 53 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Saint-Loup is 181 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-Loup from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chatres-sur-Cher, Langon, Maray, Mennetou-sur-Cher, Saint-Julien-sur-Cher and Villefranche-sur-Cher.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Loup