Canejan tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Musée des Beaux Arts at 10 km from Canejan

Visit Canejan: highlights and tourist information

Canejan is situated in the Gironde department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Canejan in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Musée des Beaux Arts at 10 km and Bordeaux at 10 km.

Canejan, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Musée des Beaux Arts

Museum at 10 km (direction north-east)

The Musée des Beaux Arts of Bordeaux has an interesting collection of...

See Musée des Beaux Arts guide

Bordeaux

at 10 km (direction north-east)

Bordeaux is an unmissable town, one of the most lively and interesting...

See Bordeaux guide

Musée d'Aquitaine

Museum at 10 km (direction north-east)

The musée d'Aquitaine has an interesting collection relating to Bordeaux since prehistoric...

See Musée d'Aquitaine guide

Bordeaux Cathedral

Church at 10 km (direction north-east)

Bordeaux cathedral is a gothic cathedral in the heart of Bordeaux's historic...

See Bordeaux Cathedral guide

Bordeaux Waterfront

at 10 km (direction north-east)

The waterfront in Bordeaux is among the highlights of a visit to...

See Bordeaux Waterfront guide

Bordeaux-Chartrons

at 11 km (direction north-east)

Chartrons is an attractive quarter of Bordeaux...

See Bordeaux-Chartrons guide

Les Bassins des Lumieres

at 14 km (direction north-east)

The Bassins des Lumierès is the largest digital art installation in the...

See Les Bassins des Lumieres guide

Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure

Abbey at 27 km (direction east)

The ruins of the Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure contain some very impressive...

See Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure guide

Port de Biganos

at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

The port at Biganos is surrounded by pretty cabins in painted colours...

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Margaux

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

The village and region here are known worldwide because of the prestigious...

See Margaux guide

Andernos-les-Bains

at 35 km (direction west)

Andernos-les-Bains is a pleasant seaside town on the Bassin d'Arcachon in SW...

See Andernos-les-Bains guide

Port de Larros

at 36 km (direction west-south-west)

The Port de Larros is a traditional oyster village on the Bassin...

See Port de Larros guide

Libourne

at 37 km (direction east-north-east)

Not generally considered as a travel destination, we found the center of...

See Libourne guide

Blaye

at 41 km (direction east-north-east)

The town of Blaye is well known because of the extensive citadel...

See Blaye guide

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Map of places to visit near Canejan

Markets in and near Canejan

• Cestas: market Sunday (4km)
• Gradignan: market Saturday (4km)
• Leognan: market Saturday (5km)
• Begles: market Wednesday (9km)
• Bordeaux: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday all day & Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (10km)
• Eysines: market Sunday (14km)
• Cenon: market Wednesday (14km)
• Bruges: market Saturday (14km)
• Blanquefort: market Saturday (17km)
• Carbon-Blanc: market Thursday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Canejan, France

What to do at Canejan? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Canejan.

Grand sites of France

• Dune du Pilat (48km)

Heritage sites

• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• Bordeaux Port (10km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
• Fort Médoc (Vauban fortifications) (39km)
• Cussac Fort Paté (Vauban fortifications) (40km)
• Blaye citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (41km)
• Saint-Emilion (42km)
• Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

National Monuments

• Pey-Berland Tower (10km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (27km)
• Cadillac Chateau (30km)
• Cave Pair-non-Pair (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Landes de Gascogne (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Grenade (17km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (19km)
• Jardins du château de Vayres (31km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (33km)
• Jardins du château de Malle (36km)
• Parc du château Lanessan (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (8km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Domaine de Certes (30km)
• Bec d'Ambès (31km)
• Bassin d'Arcachon (42km)
• Île aux Oiseaux (Gironde) (43km)
• Etang de Cazaux et Sanguinet (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Biscarrosse (58km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (6km)

Geography and distances

Canejan is in the south-west of France at 10 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Canejan is 509 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Canejan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cestas, Gradignan, Leognan, Pessac and Talence.

This page in French: Visiter Canejan