Ternay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lavardin at 8 km from Ternay

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Visit Ternay: highlights and tourist information

Ternay 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 Ternay in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 8 km and Vendome at 23 km.

Ternay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction east)

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

See Lavardin guide

Vendome

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

See Vendome guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 38 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 38 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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 38 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Amboise

at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Amboise guide

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 41 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Blois

at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 47 km (direction west), in the Sarthe department

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

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Chateau de Villandry

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

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

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Map of places to visit near Ternay

Markets in and near Ternay

• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (7km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (11km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (17km)
• Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (18km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (20km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (22km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Wednesday (25km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (26km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (27km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (27km)

More information about Ternay, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Ternay, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (8km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (38km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (56km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (49km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (10km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (12km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (32km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (38km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (39km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (41km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (42km)
• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (44km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (38km)
• Blois (44km)
• Le Mans (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (23km)
• Tours (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (18km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (38km)
• Coulaines (54km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (28km)

Geography and distances

Ternay is in the western-centre of France at 44 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Ternay is 171 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 Ternay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artins, Les Essarts, Les Hayes, Montrouveau, Saint-Jacques-Des-Guerets, Saint-Martin-Des-Bois, Souge and Troo.

This page in French: Visiter Ternay