Tarare travel guide
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Visit Tarare: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Tarare is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 35 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Tarare is 365 km from Paris and 593 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Oingt at 13 km from Tarare
Popular places to visit near Tarare: these include Oingt at 13 km and Theize at 15 km. Oingt is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 13km and Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 21km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Tarare: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Tarare, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Tarare and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Tarare
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (21km) : Parc du château de Laye (29km) : Parc de Gerland (35km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (35km) : Le jardin de Zéphyr (38km) : Les Jardins du château de Drée (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (13km) : Semur-en-Brionnais (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (34km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (35km) : Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (36km) : Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (44km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (46km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ecully (30km) : Saint-Galmier (35km) : Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (48km) : Chaponnay (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (35km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Trevoux (27km) : Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (29km) : Charlieu (36km) :
Map of places to visit near Tarare & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tarare
Canton: Tarare
Arrondissement: Villefranche-sur-Saône
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69170
Distance to Tarare
from Lyon: 35 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 593 km
from Nice: 331 km
from Bordeaux: 408 km
from Strasbourg: 390 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Tarare (within 6 km): Affoux : Dareize : Joux : Les Sauvages : Pontcharra-sur-Turdine : Saint-Clement-sur-Valsonne : Saint-Forgeux : Saint-Loup : Saint-Marcel-l'Eclaire : Valsonne : Violay :
Tarare holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Tarare