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Visit Blois: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Blois is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Centre region) in the western-centre of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Loir-et-Cher department. (General information: Blois is 160 km from Paris and 375 km from the port at Calais).

For a detailed travel guide see Blois

Popular places to visit near Blois: these include Chateau de Blois at 1 km and Blois at 1 km. Blois is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km and Parc du château de Beauregard is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Blois: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Blois has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);

Selected places to visit and attractions near Blois, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Chateau de Blois 1km

Blois 1km

Chateau de Cheverny 14km

Chateau de Chambord 14km

Beaugency 31km

Chateau d'Amboise 33km

Chateau de Chenonceau 35km

Lavardin 37km

Montresor 49km

Things to see in Blois and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Blois

'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de Beauregard (7km) : Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (17km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (22km) : Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (33km) : Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (35km) : Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (38km) : Les prés-Culand (38km) :
National Monuments: Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (16km) : Talcy Chateau (22km) :
Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (37km) : Montresor (49km) :
Towns of Art and History: Blois (1km) : Vendome (31km) : Amboise (32km) :
Recommended Detour Town: Beaugency (31km) :