Valleres tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 4 km from Valleres

Visit Valleres: highlights and tourist information

Valleres is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 4 km and Langeais at 5 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Valleres, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Valleres in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 4 km (direction north-east)

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but...

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Langeais

at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre,...

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished...

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 6 km (direction south)

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but...

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 6 km (direction south)

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is...

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is...

See Chateau d'Ussé guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction south)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Tours

at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tours guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tavant

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the...

See Tavant guide

Chinon

at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval...

See Chinon guide

Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 24 km (direction west-south-west)

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most...

See Chateau de Chinon guide

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 26 km (direction south-west)

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the...

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction west-south-west)

In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France',...

See Candes-Saint-Martin guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre-et-Loire

Map of places to visit near Valleres

Markets in and near Valleres

• Langeais: market Sunday (5km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (10km)
• Luynes: market Saturday (10km)
• Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (14km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (15km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)

More information about Valleres, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Valleres, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (34km)
• Aquarium de Loudun (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (18km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (32km)
• Montsoreau (33km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (6km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (19km)
• Fontevraud Abbey (35km)
• Oiron Chateau (58km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (45km)
• Loches (45km)
• La Fleche (59km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (32km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château de Villandry (4km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (6km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (17km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (19km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (27km)
• Parc de Lathan (30km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (34km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chinon (23km)
• Richelieu (35km)
• Amboise (40km)
• Saumur (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (17km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (45km)

Geography and distances

Valleres is in the eastern-center of France at 19 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Valleres is 221 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ports such as Caen and Le Havre (about 3-4 hours drive from here) or fly into Paris and drive south from there. For driving distances to Valleres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azay-le-Rideau, Berthenay, Cheille, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Druye, La Chapelle-Aux-Naux, Langeais, Lignieres-de-Touraine, Savonnieres and Villandry.

This page in French: Visiter Valleres