The one to see in Chambord: Château de Chambord
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 7. We list 3 places to visit in Chambord and 4 within 5 km of its centre. Walking distance covers 3 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Château de Blois, 15 km away, is the best-known day out.
Highlights of Chambord
Once you have seen Château de Chambord, try 2 museums, a garden and a château.
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.
The places, mapped
To the northwest lie most of the 4 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chambord; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
4 of the 7 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Chambord. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
The town has 3; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 4 more.
The 3 places in Chambord first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Of the 12 day trips, Château de Blois (15 km) is the best known.
AttractionChâteau de Blois15 km west, in BloisAttractionAttractionChâteau de Cheverny14 km south, in ChevernyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menars8.6 km west, in MenarsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villesavin8.3 km south, in Tour-en-SologneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois14 km west, in BloisGardenGardenChâteau de Talcy18 km north, in TalcyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Troussay16 km southwest, in Cheverny
AttractionChâteau de Beauregard14 km southwest, in CellettesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Chaumont-sur-Loire30 km southwest, in Chaumont-sur-Loire
AttractionChâteau de Fougères-sur-Bièvre23 km southwest, in Le Controis-en-Sologne
MuseumMaison de la Magie15 km west, in Blois
AttractionChâteau de Meung-sur-Loire26 km northeast, in Meung-sur-LoirePlaces within 40 km of Chambord with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Chambord
What is there to see in Chambord?
The first on our list in Chambord are Château de Chambord, Jardins de Chambord and Écuries du Maréchal de Saxe. We list 3 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chambord?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Écuries du Maréchal de Saxe, Maison de la Loire, Le Pressoir and Musée d'autrefois.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chambord?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Blois (15 km), Château de Cheverny (14 km), Château de Menars (8.6 km), Château de Villesavin (8.3 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 Chambord, 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 (5)
- Château de Blois: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Beauregard: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre: Patrick Clenet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de la Magie: You may select the license of your choice., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Meung-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, 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.