Saint-Martin-le-Beau tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Martin-le-Beau: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Martin-le-Beau 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-Martin-le-Beau in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Amboise at 8 km and Chateau d'Amboise at 9 km.

Saint-Martin-le-Beau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Amboise

at 8 km (direction north-east)

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

See Amboise guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 9 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 9 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 13 km (direction east)

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

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Tours

at 17 km (direction 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 17 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 25 km (direction east-north-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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Loches

at 28 km (direction south-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 30 km (direction west)

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

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction south-east)

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

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 35 km (direction west-south-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 35 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Martin-le-Beau

Markets in and near Saint-Martin-le-Beau

• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (7km)
• Blere: market Tuesday (7km)
• Amboise: market Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Cormery: market Thursday (11km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (12km)
• Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (14km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
• Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (15km)
• Montbazon: market Tuesday (16km)
• Saint-Branchs: market Wednesday (17km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Martin-le-Beau, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (4km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (32km)
• Crissay-sur-Manse (39km)
• Lavardin (43km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (17km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (34km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (11km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (13km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (17km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (19km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (25km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (30km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (35km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (41km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (41km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (41km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (9km)
• Blois (41km)
• Richelieu (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (17km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (19km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (20km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (36km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Martin-le-Beau is in the eastern-center of France at 17 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Saint-Martin-le-Beau is 198 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-Martin-le-Beau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Athee-sur-Cher, Azay-sur-Cher, Dierre and Lussault-sur-Loire.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Martin-le-Beau