Sainte-Cecile tourism and travel guide

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Visit Sainte-Cecile: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Cecile is situated in the Indre 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 Sainte-Cecile in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Valencay at 8 km and Chateau de Valencay at 9 km.

Sainte-Cecile, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Valencay

at 8 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Issoudun

at 35 km (direction south-east)

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

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 35 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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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 42 km (direction east), in the Cher department

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

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Chateauroux

at 42 km (direction south)

A little remote from the main tourist routes, Chateauroux is quite a sprawling town...

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Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 48 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 49 km (direction west-north-west), 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 Chambord

Castle at 49 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Blois

at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Brenne Regional Natural Park

Natural Parc at 59 km (direction south-west)

This quiet region of small lakes and fields is a perfect place for cycling...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre

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Markets in and near Sainte-Cecile

• Chabris: market Saturday (8km)
• Valencay: market Tuesday (9km)
• Gievres: market Tuesday (10km)
• Selles-sur-Cher: market Thursday all day (13km)
• Gracay: market Thursday (14km)
• Langon: market Friday (16km)
• Vatan: market Wednesday (17km)
• Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (18km)
• Chatres-sur-Cher: market Tuesday (20km)
• Romorantin-Lanthenay: market Wednesday all day & Saturday & Friday (20km)

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Tourist attractions near Sainte-Cecile, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (35km)

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (16km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (8km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (16km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (44km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Blois (52km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (17km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Veuil (13km)
• Issoudun (36km)
• Chateauroux (43km)
• Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (25km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Cecile is in the eastern-center of France at 42 kilometres from Chateauroux, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Cecile is 192 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Sainte-Cecile from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Buxeuil, Menetou-sur-Nahon, Parpecay, Poulaines, Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle, Semblecay and Varennes-sur-Fouzon.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Cecile