Sours tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chartres at 8 km from Sours

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Visit Sours: highlights and tourist information

Sours 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 Sours in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres at 8 km and Chartres Cathedral at 9 km.

Sours, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres

at 8 km (direction west)

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

See Chartres guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 42 km (direction south-west)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide

Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 57 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

See Chateau de Chamerolles guide

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

The Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles are a remarkable garden famous throughout the...

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

See The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles guide

Versailles Palace

Castle at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an enormous and...

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Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres

Garden at 65 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near Orleans...

See Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres guide

Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 69 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Bois de Boulogne is Paris' second biggest park and contains woods and gardens...

See Bois de Boulogne guide

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Map of places to visit near Sours

Markets in and near Sours

• Chartres: market Saturday (9km)
• Luce: market Sunday (11km)
• Auneau: market Friday (14km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (16km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (20km)
• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (27km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (27km)
• Bonneval: market Monday (30km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (32km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Sours, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (9km)
• Versailles Palace (59km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (31km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (42km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (9km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (39km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (42km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (29km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (31km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (43km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (44km)
• Parc de Courson (45km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (50km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (58km)
• Parc de Versailles (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (9km)
• Versailles (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (22km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (33km)
• Vaux de Cernay (39km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (31km)
• Etampes (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (18km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (60km)

Geography and distances

Sours is in the eastern-center of France at 10 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Sours is 74 kilometres from Paris).

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 Sours from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bercheres-les-Pierres, Francourville, Gellainville, Houville-la-Branche, Nogent-le-Phaye and Prunay-le-Gillon.

This page in French: Visiter Sours