
Dreux and Château d'Anet from Chartres
Chartres → Dreux → Anet
Trip Overview
A full-day trip from Chartres to Dreux, Anet covering 5 attractions in approximately 9h 3min. The plan includes public transit from Chartres, step-by-step routes between stops, and entrance fees from €27 per person. Compare public transit & car with costs for each leg.
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Head north from Chartres into the Eure-et-Loir countryside for a day split between two lesser-known gems of French heritage. In Dreux, five centuries of stained glass fill the Church of Saint Peter's 79-metre nave, a late-Gothic belfry houses a 3.5-ton bronze bell silent since 1918, and cobbled lanes wind past half-timbered facades to the Royal Chapel of Saint Louis — burial site of the House of Orléans, with windows designed by Ingres and Delacroix crafted using a colour formula now lost forever. The afternoon continues to the village of Anet, where a one-hour guided tour of Château d'Anet reveals Diane de Poitiers' private chambers, Flemish tapestries, and a spiral-coffered dome sheltering her marble tomb. Both the Royal Chapel and the château are open April through October only (château closed Tuesdays), so plan accordingly and book the Dreux belfry visit through the tourist office in advance.
Your Day Timeline — Dreux and Château d'Anet from Chartres
Your Day Timeline — Dreux: Old Town and Royal Chapel
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Dreux Church of Saint Peter
The Church of Saint Peter is a Flamboyant Gothic parish church in Dreux, 79 metres long, with construction spanning from the early 13th century to the early 17th century. The western facade, designed…
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Belfry of Dreux
The Belfry of Dreux is a 35-meter-tall tower built between 1512 and 1537 in the historic center of the city. Three architects worked on it over 25 years, producing a building that transitions from lat…
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Dreux Old Town
The old town of Dreux sits along the Blaise River in a compact medieval district of narrow cobbled streets, half-timbered houses from the 15th and 16th centuries, and carved stone doorways. Place Mété…
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Royal Chapel of Saint Louis
The Royal Chapel of Saint Louis in Dreux serves as the burial place of the House of Orléans, a branch of the French royal family. Built in 1816 by Louise-Marie-Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre, who lost…
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Your Day Timeline — Visit to Château d'Anet
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Château d'Anet
Château d'Anet is a 16th-century Renaissance château built between 1547 and 1552 by architect Philibert de l'Orme for Diane de Poitiers, the powerful mistress of King Henry II of France. The original…
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