Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas tourism and travel guide

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Visit Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas: highlights and tourist information

Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres at 16 km and Chartres Cathedral at 19 km.

Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres

at 16 km (direction north-north-west)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

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Chateaudun

National Monument at 29 km (direction south-west)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 44 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

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Orleans

at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it: a famous...

See Orleans guide

Hotel Groslot

at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in Orleans....

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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of the 17th...

See Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans guide

Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans

Garden at 56 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The Parc Floral de la Source is an extensive park to the south of...

See Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans guide

Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres

Garden at 58 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loiret department

The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near Orleans...

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

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Map of places to visit near Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas

Markets in and near Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas

• Voves: market Tuesday (5km)
• Bonneval: market Monday (18km)
• Luce: market Sunday (18km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (18km)
• Auneau: market Friday (25km)
• Toury: market Sunday (29km)
• Chateaudun: market Thursday all day & Saturday (30km)
• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (30km)
• Brou: market Wednesday (31km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (19km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateaudun (29km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (19km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (47km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (47km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (23km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (44km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (55km)
• Parc de Courson (55km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (61km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (18km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (36km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (46km)
• Vaux de Cernay (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (44km)
• Etampes (48km)
• Orleans (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (16km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (48km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (48km)

Geography and distances

Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas is in the eastern-center of France at 20 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas is 86 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bonce, Le Gault-Saint-Denis, Montainville, Pezy, Rouvray-Saint-Florentin, Theuville, Villeau and Voves.

This page in French: Visiter Villeneuve-Saint-Nicolas