Cestas tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Musée des Beaux Arts at 13 km from Cestas
Visit Cestas: highlights and tourist information
Cestas 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 Cestas in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Musée des Beaux Arts at 13 km and Bordeaux at 14 km.
Cestas, 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 13 km (direction north-east)The Musée des Beaux Arts of Bordeaux has an interesting collection of fine art...
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Bordeaux
at 14 km (direction north-east)Bordeaux is an unmissable town, one of the most lively and interesting in France...
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Musée d'Aquitaine
Museum at 14 km (direction north-east)The musée d'Aquitaine has an interesting collection relating to Bordeaux since prehistoric times....
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Bordeaux Cathedral
Church at 14 km (direction north-east)Bordeaux cathedral is a gothic cathedral in the heart of Bordeaux's historic old town....
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Bordeaux Waterfront
at 14 km (direction north-east)The waterfront in Bordeaux is among the highlights of a visit to this lovely...
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Bordeaux-Chartrons
at 15 km (direction north-east)Chartrons is an attractive quarter of Bordeaux...
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Les Bassins des Lumieres
at 17 km (direction north-east)The Bassins des Lumierès is the largest digital art installation in the world and...
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Port de Biganos
at 25 km (direction west-south-west)The port at Biganos is surrounded by pretty cabins in painted colours...
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Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure
Abbey at 30 km (direction east)The ruins of the Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure contain some very impressive examples of...
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Andernos-les-Bains
at 32 km (direction west)Andernos-les-Bains is a pleasant seaside town on the Bassin d'Arcachon in SW France....
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Port de Larros
at 33 km (direction west-south-west)The Port de Larros is a traditional oyster village on the Bassin d'Arcachon...
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Margaux
at 33 km (direction west-south-west)The village and region here are known worldwide because of the prestigious wines from...
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Arcachon Ville d'Automne
at 38 km (direction west)The Ville d'Automne is the eastern part of Arcachon, around the port area and...
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Parc Mauresque
Garden at 39 km (direction west)The Parc Mauresque is a large parc and garden in the heart of the...
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Markets in and near Cestas
Market days in Cestas: weekly market: Sunday;
- Cestas: market Sunday (0km)
- Leognan: market Saturday (7km)
- Gradignan: market Saturday (7km)
- Begles: market Wednesday (13km)
- Bordeaux: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday all day & Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (14km)
- Eysines: market Sunday (16km)
- Bruges: market Saturday (17km)
- Cenon: market Wednesday (18km)
- Blanquefort: market Saturday (20km)
- Carbon-Blanc: market Thursday (22km)
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Tourist attractions near Cestas, France
What to do at Cestas? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cestas.
Grand sites of France
- Dune du Pilat (45km)
Heritage sites
- Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
- Bordeaux Port (14km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
- La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
- La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
- Fort Médoc (Vauban fortifications) (41km)
- Cussac Fort Paté (Vauban fortifications) (42km)
- Blaye citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (43km)
- Saint-Emilion (45km)
- Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
National Monuments
- Pey-Berland Tower (14km)
- Sauve-Majeure Abbey (30km)
- Cadillac Chateau (31km)
- Cave Pair-non-Pair (36km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Landes de Gascogne (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Grenade (18km)
- Jardins du château de Mongenan (21km)
- Jardins du château de Vayres (34km)
- Jardin du Fond de l’or (36km)
- Jardins du château de Malle (37km)
- Parc du château Lanessan (42km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bordeaux (11km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Domaine de Certes (27km)
- Bec d'Ambès (34km)
- Bassin d'Arcachon (39km)
- Île aux Oiseaux (Gironde) (40km)
- Etang de Cazaux et Sanguinet (47km)
- Etang de Biscarrosse et Parentis (58km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Biscarrosse (54km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (7km)
Geography and distances
Cestas is in the south-west of France at 14 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Cestas is 512 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Cestas
from Bordeaux (prefecture): 14 km
from Paris: 512 km
from Calais: 716 km
from Nice: 644 km
from Bordeaux: 14 km
from Strasbourg: 772 km
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 Cestas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Canejan.
This page in French: Visiter Cestas