Duras tourism and travel guide

Visit Duras: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Duras is a quiet town that is above all known for the local wine and the Chateau de Duras in the town
Duras is situated in the Lot-et-Garonne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Duras. For detailed visitor information see the Duras travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Duras in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Allemans-du-Dropt at 10 km and Pellegrue at 11 km.
Duras, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Monsegur
at 9 km (direction west-south-west), in the Gironde departmentThe bastide town of Monsegur, in the Dropt Valley, has a substantial...
See Monsegur guide

Allemans-du-Dropt
at 10 km (direction east-south-east)Although small, Allemans-du-Dropt has a few monuments of interest of which our...
See Allemans-du-Dropt guide

Pellegrue
at 11 km (direction west-north-west), in the Gironde departmentPellegrue is a very small village but well worth exploring when you...
See Pellegrue guide

Miramont-de-Guyenne
at 16 km (direction east-south-east)Miramont is slightly removed from the tourist areas; visit on Monday when...
See Miramont-de-Guyenne guide

Eynesse
at 17 km (direction north-north-west), in the Gironde departmentA nice place to stroll down to the banks of the Dordogne...
See Eynesse guide

Eymet
at 17 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentThe bastide town of Eymet,south of Bergerac, has some lovely medieval houses...
See Eymet guide

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
at 18 km (direction east), in the Gironde departmentSainte-Foy-la-Grande, on the Dordogne river west of Bergerac, has an attractive medieval...
See Sainte-Foy-la-Grande guide

Marmande
at 20 km (direction south)The town of Marmande is not usually visited by tourists but if...
See Marmande guide

Jardins de Beauchamp
Garden at 20 km (direction south)The Jardins de Beauchamp is an attractive garden on the edge of...
See Jardins de Beauchamp guide

La Reole
at 20 km (direction west-south-west), in the Gironde departmentLargely ignored by visitors because of its proximity to Bordeaux we found...
See La Reole guide

Les Jardins de Sardy
Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-west), in the Dordogne departmentThe Jardins de Sardy to the wet of Bergerac are one of...
See Les Jardins de Sardy guide

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
at 22 km (direction west), in the Gironde departmentThe layout of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne still follows its original medieval...
See Sauveterre-de-Guyenne guide

Lauzun
at 22 km (direction east)Lauzun has a small castle, but ist main interest is its position...
See Lauzun guide

Montcaret
National Monument at 22 km (direction north-north-west), in the Dordogne departmentAt Montcaret you can visit the archaeological site of a Roman villa...
See Montcaret guide
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Map of places to visit near Duras
Markets in and near Duras
Market days in Duras: seasonal market: Thursday; weekly market: Saturday & Monday;
- Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (0km)
- Duras: market Saturday & Monday (0km)
- Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Monday (16km)
- Eymet: market Thursday (17km)
- Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (27km)
- Bergerac: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (30km)
- Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (32km)
- Castillonnes: market Tuesday (32km)
- Tonneins: market Wednesday & Saturday (33km)
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Tourist attractions near Duras, France
What to do at Duras? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Duras.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Emilion (36km)
- La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Pujols (51km)
National Monuments
- Montcaret Archaeological site (22km)
- Cadillac Chateau (40km)
- Sauve-Majeure Abbey (41km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (36km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (39km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (17km)
- Jardins de Beauchamp (19km)
- Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (19km)
- Jardins du Sardy (21km)
- Jardins du château de Malle (40km)
- Ets Latour-Marliac (43km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (43km)
- Jardins du château de Vayres (46km)
- Jardin du Fond de l’or (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Fontirou (56km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (30km)
Geography and distances
Duras is in the south-west of France at 63 kilometres from Agen, the department capital (general information: Duras is 493 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Duras
Canton: Duras
Arrondissement: Marmande
Department: Lot-et-Garonne
Region: Aquitaine
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 47120
Distance to Duras
from Agen (prefecture): 63 km
from Paris: 493 km
from Calais: 708 km
from Nice: 575 km
from Bordeaux: 63 km
from Strasbourg: 722 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into the airports at Bordeaux or Bergerac. To drive from the UK allow around 10-11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Duras from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auriac-sur-Dropt, Baleyssagues, Cours-de-Monsegur, Dieulivol, Esclottes, Levignac-de-Guyenne, Saint-Astier, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dropt, Saint-Sernin, Sainte-Colombe-de-Duras, Savignac-de-Duras and Taillecavat.
This page in French: Visiter Duras