Cours-les-Barres tourism and travel guide

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Visit Cours-les-Barres: highlights and tourist information

Cours-les-Barres is situated in the Cher department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cours-les-Barres in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Nevers at 10 km and Apremont-sur-Allier at 15 km.

Cours-les-Barres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Nevers

at 10 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nievre department

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

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Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction south-south-east)

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 17 km (direction south-south-east), in the Nievre department

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

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Sancerre

at 37 km (direction north-north-west)

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

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Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 48 km (direction west)

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Bourges

at 48 km (direction west)

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

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Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 49 km (direction west)

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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Corbigny

at 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nievre department

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

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Clamecy

at 61 km (direction north-east), in the Nievre department

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

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Reserve excursions near Cours-les-Barres

Map of places to visit near Cours-les-Barres

Markets in and near Cours-les-Barres

• Fourchambault: market Sunday (5km)
• Nevers: market Saturday all day (11km)
• Sancoins: market Wednesday (24km)
• Baugy: market Friday (24km)
• Lurcy-Levis: market Monday (34km)
• La Machine: market Saturday (37km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (37km)
• Dun-sur-Auron: market Saturday (39km)
• Decize: market Friday (40km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (43km)

More information about Cours-les-Barres, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Cours-les-Barres, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Apremont-sur-Allier (15km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (30km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (38km)
• Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (38km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (44km)
• Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (53km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Forgeneuve (12km)
• Parc floral d'Apremont (14km)
• Arboretum de Balaine (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Foret de Troncais (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (10km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (7km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Amand-Montrond (52km)

Geography and distances

Cours-les-Barres is in the center of France at 48 kilometres from Bourges, the department capital (general information: Cours-les-Barres is 209 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Cours-les-Barres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fourchambault, Garchizy, Germigny-sur-Loire, Jouet-sur-l'Aubois, Le Chautay, Marzy, Pougues-les-Eaux and Torteron.

This page in French: Visiter Cours-les-Barres