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Visit Baron: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Baron is situated in the Gironde department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 20 km from Bordeaux, the department capital. (General information: Baron is 492 km from Paris and 700 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Libourne at 12 km from Baron
Popular places to visit near Baron: these include Libourne at 12 km and Saint-Emilion at 15 km.
Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Sauve-Majeure Abbey is a listed 'national monument' at 6km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Baron, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Baron
See France This Way travel guides for Gironde and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Baron.
Note that all distances from Baron shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Baron holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Baron (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 Baron and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Vayres (9km) : Jardin du Fond de l’or (15km) : Jardins du château de Mongenan (17km) : Parc du château de Grenade (21km) : Jardins du château de Malle (29km) : Jardins du Sardy (34km) : Parc du château Lanessan (46km) :
- National Monuments: Sauve-Majeure Abbey (6km) : Cadillac Chateau (20km) : Pey-Berland Tower (21km) : Cave Pair-non-Pair (28km) : Montcaret Archaeological site (30km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve) (6km) : Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (27km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Emilion (15km) : Bordeaux Port (21km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bordeaux (21km) :
Map of places to visit near Baron & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Baron
Canton: Branne
Arrondissement: Libourne
Department: Gironde
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 33750
Distance to Baron
from Bordeaux: 20 km
from Paris: 492 km
from Calais: 700 km
from Nice: 616 km
from Bordeaux: 21 km
from Strasbourg: 743 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 18 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Baron): Beychac-et-Caillau, Blesignac, Cadarsac, Camarsac, Camiac-et-Saint-Denis, Creon, Croignon, Cursan, Daignac, Dardenac, Espiet, Genissac, La Sauve, Le Pout, Nerigean, Saint-Germain-du-Puch, Saint-Quentin-de-Baron and Tizac-de-Curton.
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 Baron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Baron