Saulnieres tourism and travel guide

Visit Saulnieres: highlights and tourist information

Saulnieres is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Saulnieres in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 29 km and Chartres at 31 km.

Saulnieres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 29 km (direction south-east)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

See Chartres Cathedral guide
Chartres

Chartres

at 31 km (direction south-east)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide
Chateau de Rambouillet

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 40 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide
Evreux

Evreux

at 41 km (direction north-north-west), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and the bishop's...

See Evreux guide
 
 
Le Perche

Le Perche

at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 50 km (direction south-west)

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
Giverny Gardens

Giverny Gardens

Garden at 50 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France, as painted...

See Giverny Gardens guide
Vernon

Vernon

at 50 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

Vernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on the banks of the River...

See Vernon guide
 
 
La Roche-Guyon

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore a pretty...

See La Roche-Guyon guide
Chateau de Beaumesnil

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 57 km (direction west-north-west), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park and gardens...

See Chateau de Beaumesnil guide

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Reserve excursions near Saulnieres

Map of places to visit near Saulnieres

 
 

Markets in and near Saulnieres

  • Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (11km)
  • Nonancourt: market Wednesday (14km)
  • Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (19km)
  • Senonches: market Friday (20km)
  • Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (24km)
  • Maintenon: market Thursday (24km)
  • Ezy-sur-Eure: market Thursday & Sunday (25km)
  • Verneuil-sur-Avre: market Saturday (27km)
  • Damville: market Tuesday (27km)
  • Saint-Andre-de-l'Eure: market Friday (27km)

More information about Saulnieres, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Saulnieres, France

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

Heritage sites

National Monuments

  • Rambouillet Chateau (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

Remarkable gardens

  • Le pré Catelan (40km)
  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (40km)
  • Les jardins du château de Miserey (40km)
  • Parc du château de Groussay (42km)
  • Parc du château de Thoiry (45km)
  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Château de Sauvage (36km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Rambouillet (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Moutiers (55km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Thoiry (45km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saulnieres is in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Saulnieres is 82 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saulnieres

Canton: Dreux-Ouest

Arrondissement: Dreux

Department: Eure-et-Loir

Region: Loire Valley

New region: Centre-Loire Valley

Postcode: 28500

Distance to Saulnieres

from Chartres (prefecture): 28 km

from Paris: 82 km

from Calais: 258 km

from Nice: 719 km

from Bordeaux: 448 km

from Strasbourg: 476 km

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Saulnieres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aunay-sous-Crecy, Boullay-les-Deux-Eglises, Chataincourt, Crecy-Couve, Fontaine-les-Ribouts, Garancieres-en-Drouais, Garnay, Saint-Ange-et-Torcay, Saint-Jean-de-Rebervilliers and Treon.

This page in French: Visiter Saulnieres

 
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