Thoire-sur-Dinan tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 25 km from Thoire-sur-Dinan

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Visit Thoire-sur-Dinan: highlights and tourist information

Thoire-sur-Dinan is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Thoire-sur-Dinan in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 25 km and Lavardin at 33 km.

Thoire-sur-Dinan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau du Lude guide

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Lavardin guide

Le Mans

at 34 km (direction north-west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

See Le Mans guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 44 km (direction south-south-east), 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

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 44 km (direction south-south-east), 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 44 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

See Tours guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 46 km (direction south), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Vendome

at 46 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Vendome guide

Langeais

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

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

See Langeais guide

Bauge

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

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

See Bauge guide

Chateau de Langeais

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

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 49 km (direction west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 51 km (direction north-north-east)

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 55 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Thoire-sur-Dinan

Map of places to visit near Thoire-sur-Dinan

Markets in and near Thoire-sur-Dinan

• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (7km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (13km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (16km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (17km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (20km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (24km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (24km)
• Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (25km)
• Le Lude: market Thursday (25km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (27km)

More information about Thoire-sur-Dinan, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Thoire-sur-Dinan, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (33km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (32km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (16km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (18km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (25km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (37km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (37km)
• Parc de Lathan (38km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (44km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (44km)
• Jardins du Mirail (45km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (46km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (31km)
• Amboise (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (20km)
• Coulaines (35km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (30km)
• Réserve de Beaumarchais (48km)

Geography and distances

Thoire-sur-Dinan is in the north-west of France at 35 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Thoire-sur-Dinan is 186 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Thoire-sur-Dinan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumont-Pied-de-Boeuf, Chahaignes, Flee, Jupilles, Luceau, Marcon and Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer.

This page in French: Visiter Thoire-sur-Dinan