Villandry tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Villandry at 1 km from Villandry
Visit Villandry: highlights and tourist information
Villandry is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.
Attractions in Villandry
The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world famous French style gardens here that will hold your attention the longest: Chateau de Villandry
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Villandry in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Villandry at 1 km and Langeais at 8 km.
Villandry, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Villandry
Castle less than one km (direction north-north-east)The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
See Chateau de Villandry guide
Langeais
at 8 km (direction west)Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
See Langeais guide
Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 8 km (direction west)Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
See Chateau de Langeais guide
Azay-le-Rideau
at 9 km (direction south-south-west)The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Castle at 9 km (direction south-south-west)Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...
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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 14 km (direction east-north-east)The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide
Tours
at 15 km (direction east-north-east)Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
See Tours guide
Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 15 km (direction east-north-east)The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 19 km (direction west-south-west)The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...
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Crissay-sur-Manse
Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south)Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...
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Tavant
at 25 km (direction south-south-west)Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...
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Chinon
at 26 km (direction west-south-west)As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...
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Chateau de Chinon
Castle at 28 km (direction west-south-west)Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...
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Chateau du Rivau
Castle at 29 km (direction south-west)One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...
See Chateau du Rivau guide
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Markets in and near Villandry
- Luynes: market Saturday (6km)
- Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (8km)
- Langeais: market Sunday (8km)
- Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Artannes-sur-Indre: market Friday (9km)
- Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (10km)
- Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (11km)
- Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
- La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
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Tourist attractions near Villandry, France
What to do at Villandry? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Villandry.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (31km)
- Aquarium de Loudun (48km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (21km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (36km)
- Montsoreau (37km)
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (9km)
- Cloisters of la Psalette (15km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (39km)
- Oiron Chateau (62km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loches (44km)
- Loudun (48km)
- La Fleche (60km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (35km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (36km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (39km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (1km)
- Les jardins de la Chatonnière (9km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (13km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (15km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (30km)
- Parc de Lathan (31km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (31km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (42km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (15km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (14km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (42km)
Geography and distances
Villandry is in the eastern-center of France at 15 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Villandry is 217 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Villandry
Canton: Ballan-Miré
Arrondissement: Tours
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 37510
Distance to Villandry
from Tours (prefecture): 15 km
from Paris: 217 km
from Calais: 414 km
from Nice: 663 km
from Bordeaux: 290 km
from Strasbourg: 556 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 Villandry from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berthenay, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Druye, Luynes, Saint-Etienne-de-Chigny, Savonnieres and Valleres.
This page in French: Visiter Villandry