Bourges travel guide
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Visit Bourges: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bourges is situated in the Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Cher department. (General information: Bourges is 197 km from Paris and 431 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Bourges
Popular places to visit near Bourges: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 15 km and Sancerre at 43 km.
Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Bourges Cathedral is a listed 'national monument' at 1km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Bourges: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Bourges has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bourges, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bourges
See France This Way travel guides for Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bourges.
Note that all distances from Bourges shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bourges holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bourges (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 Bourges and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (48km) :
- National Monuments: Bourges Cathedral (1km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (1km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (11km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (22km) : St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (23km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (35km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (35km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (38km) : Abbaye de Notre Dame (Charite-sur-Loire) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (34km) : Saint-Amand-Montrond (41km) : Aubigny-sur-Nere (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (15km) : Sancerre (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Bourges & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bourges
Canton: Bourges
Arrondissement: Bourges
Department: Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 18000
Distance to Bourges
from Bourges: 0 km
from Paris: 197 km
from Calais: 431 km
from Nice: 535 km
from Bordeaux: 340 km
from Strasbourg: 433 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Bourges): Bourges Cathedral, La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin and Saint-Doulchard.
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 Bourges from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bourges