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Visit Barlieu: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Barlieu is situated in the Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the center of France at 48 km from Bourges, the department capital. (General information: Barlieu is 153 km from Paris and 389 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aubigny-sur-Nere at 14 km from Barlieu
Popular places to visit near Barlieu: these include Aubigny-sur-Nere at 14 km and Briare at 19 km.
Aubigny-sur-Nere is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 14km and Briare is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Barlieu: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Barlieu, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Barlieu
See France This Way travel guides for Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Barlieu.
Note that all distances from Barlieu shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Barlieu holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Barlieu (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 France and Cher 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 Barlieu and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (33km) : Les Prés Fichaux (48km) :
- National Monuments: Palace Jacques Coeur (48km) : Bourges Cathedral (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (39km) : Abbaye de Saint Benoît sur Loire (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey) (43km) : Abbaye de Notre Dame (Charite-sur-Loire) (45km) : Abbatiale Notre Dame (La Charite-sur-Loire) (45km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigny-sur-Nere (14km) : Briare (19km) : Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (36km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sancerre (24km) : Mehun-sur-Yevre (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Barlieu & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Barlieu
Canton: Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Arrondissement: Bourges
Department: Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 18260
Distance to Barlieu
from Bourges: 48 km
from Paris: 153 km
from Calais: 389 km
from Nice: 554 km
from Bordeaux: 384 km
from Strasbourg: 400 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Barlieu): Cernoy-en-Berry, Concressault, Dampierre-en-Crot, Sury-Es-Bois and Vailly-sur-Sauldre.
Getting here
Cher is in the center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Barlieu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Barlieu