Best Things To Do in Chartres, France

This quaint city in France is known for its many cathedrals, palaces and museums which each have their own significance and history. A small town with a rather extravagant beauty attached to it. There are beautiful churches and cathedrals with stunning sculptures and gorgeous carving that add to the existing beauty of the place. There are art museums and galleries, which have great works from the previous eras and have equal placing for modern artists as well. A culturally rich town with a plethora of options to explore its studded side and things to do in Charters.

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Must see places in Chartres ranked on popularity. Here is the complete list of best attractions in Chartres and point of interests to visit.

1. Chartres Cathedral
   # 1 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 1043 times in trip plans
   

   Address: 16 Cloitre Notre Dame, 28000 Chartres, France

   Timings: 08:30 am - 07:30 pm Details

   They say this is one of the greatest achievements in the history of architecture. This exquisitely resolved building has housed the tunic (Sancta Camisia) of the Blessed Virgin Mary since the ninth ce...Read more

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2. La Maison Picassiette
   # 2 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 326 times in trip plans
   

   Address: Maison Picassiette, 22 rue du Repos, 28000 Chartres

   Timings: 10:00 am - 05:00 pm Details

   This is a mosaic house. There are many stories in the world where some people just devote their lives to an entire project for no discernible reason. In this case Raymonde Isidore left behind a monume...Read more

3. Centre International Du Vitrail
   # 3 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 442 times in trip plans
   

   Address: 5 Rue du Cardinal Pie, 28000 Chartres, France

   Timings: 09:30 am - 06:00 pm Details

   This center explores the culture of stained glass - including history, technique and even lessons. Most of the visits are combined with the tour of the cathedral – which is appropriate consideri...Read more

4. Eglise St-pierre
   # 4 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 739 times in trip plans
   

   Address: Rue St-Pierre, Chartres, France

   Timings: 08:30 am - 06:00 pm Details

   This historic church of Eglise St-Pierre became a parish church in 1803. The first church here was based in the seventh century; destroyed a number of times and successive assaults and fires, the curr...Read more

5. Eglise St-aignan
   # 5 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 632 times in trip plans
   

   Address: 12 Place of Stage au Vin, 28000 Chartres, France

   Timings: 08:30 am - 06:00 pm Details

   Initially used as a parish church during the feudal age, the building you’ll see today has also served as a military hospital and then even as a hay barn. In 1822 it was finally reopened as a pl...Read more

6. Le Compa Conservatoire De L'agriculture
   # 6 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 257 times in trip plans
   

   Address: Pont de Mainvilliers 28000 Chartres

   Timings: 09:00 am - 06:00 pm Details

   Agriculture, environment, and food, are the centerpoints of this museums exhibitions. The museum was conceptualized to showcase and preserve of the tools and relics of a changing agricultural society....Read more

7. Les Fresques De Bel Air
   # 7 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 148 times in trip plans
   

   Address: Quartiere Bel Air, Chartres, France

   Timings: 10:00 am - 05:00 pm Details

   CiteCreation members are modern frescoes artists. Their aim is to fill the walls of cultural and business spaces with color and magic. Here, in the Bel-Air quarter, they have created some truly a monu...Read more

8. L 'esprit Du Parfum
   # 8 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 164 times in trip plans
   

   Address: Cathedral Square, 28000 Chartres

   Timings: 10:00 am - 05:00 pm Details

   This isn’t a shop… it’s a museum. There aren’t many museums in the world that dedicate themselves exclusively the perfume bottles and the history of perfume, which makes this ...Read more

9. The Academy Of Beer
   # 9 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 62 times in trip plans
   

   Address: 8 Rue du Cheval Blanc, 28000 Chartres, France

   Timings: 05:00 pm - 11:59 pm Details

   Though only established in the 1980s, the Academy of beer bar is housed in a building from the 18th century. It is one of the most tourist friendly bars in the city. They say it’s open even when...Read more

10. Musee Des Beaux-arts
    # 10 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 110 times in trip plans
    

    Address: 29 Cloister Notre Dame, 28000 Chartres, France

    Timings: 10:00 am - 05:00 pm Details

    This fine arts Museum is located in the former Bishop palace; the building itself has been classified as a historical monument since 1906. The museum contains a rich collection of paintings, arms and ...Read more

11. Collegiale St-andre
    # 11 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 179 times in trip plans
    

    Address: 2 Rue Saint-Andre, 28000 Chartres, France

    Classified as a historical monument in 1840, the current building was completed in the second half of the 12th-century. It’s actually built on the site of an ancient amphitheatre. Various times ...Read more

12. Bahia Cafe
    # 12 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 100 times in trip plans
    

    Address: 2 Place Pasteur, 28000 Chartres, France

    Timings: 04:00 pm - 11:59 pm Details

    This is one of the cities most popular sports bars. Rugby is usually the favourite but almost every other major sporting event can be celebrated here. The terrace is very nice during the summer....Read more

13. Eglise St Jean-baptiste
    # 13 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres | Added 36 times in trip plans
    

    Tags: Church, Religious Site

    Address: 4237 Henri Julien Ave., Montreal, QC H2W 1E5, Canada

    St Jean Baptiste Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Montreal with an accommodation of 2800 people. The pediment of the church is adorned with carved motifs. Five figurines of Christ and the four Eva...Read more

14. Centre Des Monuments Nationaux
    # 14 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres
    

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    Tags: Museum

    Address: 18 Cloître Notre Dame, 28000 Chartres, France

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15. Parc Andre Gagnon
    # 15 of 43 Things To Do in Chartres
    

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    Tags: Park

    Address: 28000 Chartres, France

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    What a nice medium sized park ! A little decentered, it easily passes unnoticed despite its size and nice location (very close to the train station). It provides huge spaces of colorfull arrangements,...

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