Villebourg tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 28 km from Villebourg

Visit Villebourg: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 28 km and Lavardin at 29 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Villebourg, 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 Villebourg in Centre-Loire Valley.

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 28 km (direction west), in the Sarthe department

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of...

See Chateau du Lude guide

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient...

See Lavardin guide

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Tours guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 34 km (direction south)

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

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Langeais

at 37 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 37 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 43 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Vendome

at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

See Vendome guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 43 km (direction south)

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

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Amboise

at 43 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Amboise guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 44 km (direction south)

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

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci...

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

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

Map of places to visit near Villebourg

Markets in and near Villebourg

• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (6km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (7km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (10km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (12km)
• Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (19km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (24km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (26km)
• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (27km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (28km)
• Fondettes: market Wednesday & Sunday (28km)

More information about Villebourg, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Villebourg, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (29km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (31km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (57km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (45km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (16km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (28km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (29km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (31km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (31km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (31km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (34km)
• Parc de Lathan (34km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (34km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (43km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (49km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (54km)
• Jardins du Mirail (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (43km)
• Le Mans (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (31km)
• Vendome (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (26km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (30km)
• Coulaines (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (37km)
• Spaycific'Zoo (42km)

Geography and distances

Villebourg is in the eastern-center of France at 31 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Villebourg is 190 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 Villebourg from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumont-sur-Deme, Bueil-en-Touraine, Dissay-sous-Courcillon, Neuvy-le-Roi, Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais, Saint-Paterne-Racan and Vouvray-sur-Loir.

This page in French: Visiter Villebourg