What to see from Vallères: Château de Villandry first
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 6 of the 10 places on the list. None of them is inside Vallères itself. For a longer trip, Château de Montsoreau lies 32 km away.
Leading the list near Vallères
After Château de Villandry, look out for 2 attractions, 2 châteaux and a garden.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Map of the places
Jardins de la Chatonnière marks the outer edge, 5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vallères; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (6); next, other sights (3).
Dark: in Vallères. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
Each of the 10 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Vallères itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Worth the drive, Château de Montsoreau (32 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau5.7 km south, in Azay-le-Rideau
AttractionChâteau de Langeais5 km west, in LangeaisAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé15 km southwest, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon24 km southwest, in Chinon
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours19 km northeast, in ToursMuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché9.2 km southeast, in SachéAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud35 km southwest, in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
ChâteauChâteau de Candé15 km east, in MontsAttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes11 km northeast, in Luynes
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours19 km northeast, in ToursChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours16 km northeast, in La RichePlaces within 40 km of Vallères with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Vallères
Are there attractions near Vallères?
Nothing is mapped in Vallères itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Villandry, Pile de Cinq-Mars, Château de Cinq-Mars and Château de la Farinière.
Are there museums in or near Vallères?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Vallères or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vallères?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (32 km), Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (5.7 km), Château de Langeais (5 km), Château d'Ussé (15 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Vallères, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.