Villebarou tourism and travel guide

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Visit Villebarou: highlights and tourist information

Villebarou is situated in the Loir-et-Cher 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 Villebarou in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Blois at 4 km and Blois at 4 km.

Villebarou, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Blois

Castle at 4 km (direction south-south-east)

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Blois

at 4 km (direction south)

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 15 km (direction east)

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all expectations with...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 17 km (direction south-east)

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 19 km (direction south-west)

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Vendome

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Beaugency

at 29 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loiret department

A small town on the banks of the Loire River, Beaugency squeezes a remarkable...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Amboise

at 35 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Meung-sur-Loire

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loiret department

Meung sur Loire is a pretty medieval village near Orleans....

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Les Jardins de Roquelin

Garden at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loiret department

The Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire Valley....

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loir-et-Cher

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Markets in and near Villebarou

• Blois: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (4km)
• Saint-Claude-de-Diray: market Tuesday & Friday (7km)
• Saint-Gervais-la-Foret: market Friday (7km)
• Chailles: market Saturday (9km)
• Montlivault: market Tuesday (9km)
• Huisseau-sur-Cosson: market Wednesday (10km)
• Chambon-sur-Cisse: market Saturday (11km)
• Cellettes: market Thursday (12km)
• Herbault: market Monday (14km)
• Les Montils: market Saturday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Villebarou, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (40km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (35km)

National Monuments

• Talcy Chateau (19km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaugency (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (3km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (11km)
• Jardin du château de Talcy (19km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (19km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (31km)
• Les prés-Culand (36km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (38km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (39km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Blois (4km)
• Amboise (34km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (28km)
• Orleans (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Olivet (51km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (52km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (27km)
• ZooParc de Beauval (42km)

Geography and distances

Villebarou is in the western-centre of France at 3 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Villebarou is 157 kilometres from Paris).

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 Villebarou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blois, Fosse, La Chaussee-Saint-Victor, Marolles, Saint-Bohaire, Saint-Denis-sur-Loire, Villerbon and Vineuil.

This page in French: Visiter Villebarou