Vendome tourism and travel guide

Visit Vendome: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from its active past despite extensive wartime damage
Vendome is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department and Centre-Loire Valley region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Vendome. For detailed visitor information see the Vendome travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Vendome include "town of art and history" and "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vendome in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Blois at 31 km and Chateau de Blois at 31 km.
Vendome, 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 15 km (direction west-south-west)With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above...
See Lavardin guide

Blois
at 31 km (direction south-east)The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and...
See Blois guide

Chateau de Blois
Castle at 31 km (direction south-east)One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de...
See Chateau de Blois guide

Chateaudun
National Monument at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir departmentBoth the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun...
See Chateaudun guide

Chateau de Chaumont
Castle at 37 km (direction south-south-east)The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont,...
See Chateau de Chaumont guide

Chateau de Chambord
Castle at 39 km (direction east-south-east)The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all...
See Chateau de Chambord guide

Beaugency
at 42 km (direction east), in the Loiret departmentA small town on the banks of the Loire River, Beaugency squeezes...
See Beaugency guide

Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely...
See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard
Castle at 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance...
See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you...
See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Chateau de Cheverny
Castle at 44 km (direction south-east)Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles,...
See Chateau de Cheverny guide

Amboise
at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentAlthough it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will...
See Amboise guide

Meung-sur-Loire
at 47 km (direction east), in the Loiret departmentMeung sur Loire is a pretty medieval village near Orleans....
See Meung-sur-Loire guide

Les Jardins de Roquelin
Garden at 47 km (direction east), in the Loiret departmentThe Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire...
See Les Jardins de Roquelin guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loir-et-Cher
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Map of places to visit near Vendome
Markets in and near Vendome
- Saint-Ouen: market Wednesday (1km)
- Pezou: market Thursday (9km)
- Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (17km)
- Oucques: market Wednesday (17km)
- Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (21km)
- Herbault: market Monday (23km)
- Mondoubleau: market Saturday & Monday all day (24km)
- Marchenoir: market Tuesday (24km)
- Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (24km)
- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (25km)
More information about Vendome, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Vendome, France
What to do at Vendome? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vendome.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lavardin (15km)
National Monuments
- Talcy Chateau (28km)
- Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (44km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chateaudun (36km)
- Beaugency (42km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (14km)
- Jardin du château de Talcy (28km)
- Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (30km)
- Jardins du château de Poncé (31km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (37km)
- Parc du château de Beauregard (38km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (42km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cogners (32km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (54km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (32km)
Geography and distances
Vendome is in the western-centre of France at 30 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Vendome is 150 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Vendome
Canton: Vendôme
Arrondissement: Vendôme
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 41100
Distance to Vendome
from Blois (prefecture): 30 km
from Paris: 150 km
from Calais: 354 km
from Nice: 662 km
from Bordeaux: 353 km
from Strasbourg: 502 km
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 Vendome from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Areines, Aze, Coulommiers-la-Tour, Lisle, Marcilly-en-Beauce, Meslay, Naveil, Roce, Saint-Firmin-Des-Pres, Saint-Ouen, Sainte-Anne and Villerable.
This page in French: Visiter Vendome