Fontevraud Abbey travel guide
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Visit Fontevraud Abbey: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fontevraud Abbey is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays de la Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 55 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Fontevraud Abbey is 253 km from Paris and 439 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Fontevraud Abbey (page also includes a photo gallery for Fontevraud Abbey)
Popular places to visit near Fontevraud Abbey: these include Candes-Saint-Martin at 4 km and Montsoreau at 4 km. Candes-Saint-Martin is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 4km and Montsoreau is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 4km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Fontevraud Abbey, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Fontevraud Abbey and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Fontevraud Abbey
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (24km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (33km) : Parc de Lathan (34km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (39km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (27km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (32km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (4km) : Montsoreau (4km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (33km) :
- Religious monuments: Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (4km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (27km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (27km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (36km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (30km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (14km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (16km) : Loudun (19km) :
Map of places to visit near Fontevraud Abbey & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontevraud Abbey
Canton: na
Arrondissement: na
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: na
Distance to Fontevraud Abbey
from Angers: 55 km
from Paris: 253 km
from Calais: 439 km
from Nice: 683 km
from Bordeaux: 265 km
from Strasbourg: 595 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Fontevraud Abbey (within 6 km): Candes-Saint-Martin : Chouze-sur-Loire : Couziers : Lerne : Montsoreau : Parnay : Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne : Saix : Savigny-en-Veron : Souzay-Champigny : Turquant :
Fontevraud Abbey holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Pays de la Loire
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Holiday rentals: Maine-et-Loire gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Fontevraud Abbey