Villaines-les-Rochers tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau at 5 km from Villaines-les-Rochers
Visit Villaines-les-Rochers: highlights and tourist information
Villaines-les-Rochers is situated in the Indre-et-Loire 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 Villaines-les-Rochers in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau at 5 km and Azay-le-Rideau at 5 km.
Villaines-les-Rochers, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 5 km (direction north-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 5 km (direction north-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction south)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 13 km (direction south)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
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Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 13 km (direction north-west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
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Langeais
at 13 km (direction north-west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
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Tavant
at 13 km (direction south-west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...
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Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 16 km (direction west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...
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Chateau du Rivau
Castle at 19 km (direction west-south-west)One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...
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Chinon
at 20 km (direction west)As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...
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Chateau de Chinon
Castle at 21 km (direction west-south-west)Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...
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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 24 km (direction north-east)The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
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Tours
at 24 km (direction north-east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 25 km (direction north-east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Markets in and near Villaines-les-Rochers
- Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (9km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
- Langeais: market Sunday (13km)
- Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (16km)
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (16km)
- Montbazon: market Tuesday (18km)
- Luynes: market Saturday (19km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (19km)
- Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (19km)
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Tourist attractions near Villaines-les-Rochers, France
What to do at Villaines-les-Rochers? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Villaines-les-Rochers.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (36km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (39km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (8km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (32km)
- Montsoreau (33km)
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (5km)
- Cloisters of la Psalette (24km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (34km)
- Oiron Chateau (53km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loudun (39km)
- Loches (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (33km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (32km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (34km)
- Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (56km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (5km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (13km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (20km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (22km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (24km)
- Parc de Lathan (38km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (38km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (24km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (24km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (50km)
Geography and distances
Villaines-les-Rochers is in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Villaines-les-Rochers is 228 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Villaines-les-Rochers
Canton: Azay-le-Rideau
Arrondissement: Chinon
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37190
Distance to Villaines-les-Rochers
from Tours (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 228 km
from Calais: 426 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 278 km
from Strasbourg: 561 km
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 Villaines-les-Rochers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azay-le-Rideau, Pont-de-Ruan and Sache.
This page in French: Visiter Villaines-les-Rochers