Must-SeeLoire Valley
Centre-Val de Loire
About 100 miles away
Hundreds of Renaissance chateaux, with Chambord and Chenonceau, among vineyards.
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Oradour-sur-Glane
The ruined village where an SS unit killed 643 people on June 10, 1944, kept as it was left, with a remembrance center beside the new town.
- Best Time to Go
- Apr–Oct
Our full guide to Oradour-sur-Glane is being written. It's on the Southwest France list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a DetourThe Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
About 67 miles away
Prehistoric paintings at Lascaux, medieval villages, and a slow river with castles.
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Worth a DetourBordeaux
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
About 109 miles away
An elegant port city of honey-colored quays, at the heart of the world's most famous wine region.
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