Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne

Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne is a church in Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne, Arrondissement of Chinon, Centre-Val de Loire. Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne is situated near the forest Île de Saint-Germain, as well as near the cemetery Cimetière de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church located in Indre-et-Loire, in France
Also known as: “Église Saint-Germain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Château de Montsoreau and Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art.

Château de Montsoreau

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The Château de Montsoreau is a Flamboyant Gothic castle in the Loire Valley, directly built in the Loire riverbed. It is located in the market town of Montsoreau, in the Maine-et-Loire département of France, close to Saumur, Chinon, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, and Candes-Saint-Martin. Château de Montsoreau is situated 4 km northwest of Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne.

Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

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The Château de Montsoreau-Museum Contemporary Art is a private museum open to the public in Montsoreau, France. It opened 8 April 2016. The permanent collection exhibited at Château de Montsoreau consists of Philippe Méaille's collection of works by the conceptual art collective Art & Language. Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 4 km northwest of Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne.

Fontevraud Abbey

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The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French Duchy of Anjou. Fontevraud Abbey is situated 4 km west of Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loire Valley and Fontevrault.

Loire Valley

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The Loire Valley, spanning 280 kilometres, is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.

Fontevrault

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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park.