Semillac travel guide
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Visit Semillac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Semillac is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 95 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Semillac is 445 km from Paris and 644 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jonzac at 14 km from Semillac
Popular places to visit near Semillac: these include Jonzac at 14 km and Pauillac at 25 km.
Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Jonzac is a listed 'recommended detour' at 14km. 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 Semillac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Semillac
See France This Way travel guides for Charente-Maritime and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Semillac.
Note that all distances from Semillac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Semillac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Semillac (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 Poitou-Charentes and Charente-Maritime 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 Semillac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (9km) : Parc du château Lanessan (33km) : Jardin du Chaigne (39km) :
- National Monuments: Cave Pair-non-Pair (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Talmont (29km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (32km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (39km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (39km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (39km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (42km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (39km) : Royan (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (14km) :
Map of places to visit near Semillac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Semillac
Canton: Mirambeau
Arrondissement: Jonzac
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17150
Distance to Semillac
from La Rochelle: 95 km
from Paris: 445 km
from Calais: 644 km
from Nice: 651 km
from Bordeaux: 62 km
from Strasbourg: 725 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Semillac): Consac, Mirambeau, Nieul-le-Virouil, Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde, Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon, Saint-Dizant-du-Bois, Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau, Sainte-Ramee and Semoussac.
Getting here
Charente-Maritime is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Semillac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Semillac