Ambes travel guide
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Visit Ambes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ambes is situated in the Gironde department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 26 km from Bordeaux, the department capital. (General information: Ambes is 480 km from Paris and 684 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Margaux at 12 km from Ambes
Popular places to visit near Ambes: these include Margaux at 12 km and Blaye at 16 km.
Cave Pair-non-Pair is a listed 'national monument' at 4km and Jardin du Fond de l’or is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ambes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Ambes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ambes
See France This Way travel guides for Gironde and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ambes.
Note that all distances from Ambes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ambes holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ambes (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Aquitaine and Gironde gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ambes and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du Fond de l’or (16km) : Parc du château Lanessan (19km) : Jardins du château de Vayres (22km) : Jardins du château de Mongenan (36km) : Parc du château de Grenade (38km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (49km) :
- National Monuments: Cave Pair-non-Pair (4km) : Pey-Berland Tower (20km) : Sauve-Majeure Abbey (32km) : Cadillac Chateau (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve) (32km) : Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (37km) :
- Heritage Sites: Bordeaux Port (20km) : Saint-Emilion (33km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bordeaux (20km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Ambes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ambès
Canton: Lormont
Arrondissement: Bordeaux
Department: Gironde
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 33810
Distance to Ambes
from Bordeaux: 26 km
from Paris: 480 km
from Calais: 684 km
from Nice: 637 km
from Bordeaux: 20 km
from Strasbourg: 745 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Ambes): Bayon-sur-Gironde, Bourg, Lansac, Ludon-Medoc, Prignac-et-Marcamps, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Laurent-d'Arce, Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg and Tauriac.
Getting here
Gironde is in the south-west of France. Most visitors will fly into Bordeaux airport (or Bergerac) while drivers should allow 7-8 hours driving time from the ports at Le Havre or Cherbourg. For driving distances to Ambes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ambes