Les Esseintes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Les Esseintes: highlights and tourist information

Les Esseintes 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 Les Esseintes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Reole at 3 km and Sauveterre-de-Guyenne at 9 km.

Les Esseintes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Reole

at 3 km (direction east-south-east)

Largely ignored by visitors because of its proximity to Bordeaux we found La Reole...

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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

The layout of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne still follows its original medieval plan almost...

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Monsegur

at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

The bastide town of Monsegur, in the Dropt Valley, has a substantial part of...

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Pellegrue

at 19 km (direction north-east)

Pellegrue is a very small village but well worth exploring when you are visiting...

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Duras

at 21 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Duras is a quiet town that is above all known for the local wine...

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Marmande

at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

The town of Marmande is not usually visited by tourists but if you are...

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Jardins de Beauchamp

Garden at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

The Jardins de Beauchamp is an attractive garden on the edge of Marmande...

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Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure

Abbey at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Allemans-du-Dropt

at 28 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Although small, Allemans-du-Dropt has a few monuments of interest of which our favourite is...

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Montcaret

National Monument at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Dordogne department

At Montcaret you can visit the archaeological site of a Roman villa to see...

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Eynesse

at 30 km (direction north-east)

A nice place to stroll down to the banks of the Dordogne river -...

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Les Jardins de Sardy

Garden at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

The Jardins de Sardy to the wet of Bergerac are one of our favourite...

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Saint-Emilion

Heritage Site at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

Saint-Emilion is an exceptionally scenic town, and most unusual in being listed as a...

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Miramont-de-Guyenne

at 34 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Miramont is slightly removed from the tourist areas; visit on Monday when the market...

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Map of places to visit near Les Esseintes

Markets in and near Les Esseintes

• Langon: market Sunday & Friday (16km)
• Cadillac: market Saturday (20km)
• Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Duras: market Saturday & Monday (22km)
• Bazas: market Saturday (23km)
• Grignols: market Wednesday (25km)
• Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (26km)
• Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (27km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (29km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Les Esseintes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• Saint-Emilion (33km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)
• Bordeaux Port (48km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

National Monuments

• Cadillac Chateau (20km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (26km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (30km)
• Pey-Berland Tower (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Malle (19km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (21km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (21km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (30km)
• Jardins du Sardy (31km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (33km)
• Jardins du château de Vayres (37km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (38km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (51km)

Geography and distances

Les Esseintes is in the south-west of France at 48 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Les Esseintes is 507 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 Les Esseintes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bagas, Barie, Bassanne, Camiran, Casseuil, Floudes, Fontet, Gironde-sur-Dropt, La Reole, Landerrouet-sur-Segur, Loubens, Mesterrieux, Montagoudin, Morizes, Neuffons, Saint-Exupery, Saint-Felix-de-Foncaude, Saint-Laurent-du-Bois, Saint-Laurent-du-Plan, Saint-Martin-de-Lerm and Saint-Seve.

This page in French: Visiter Les Esseintes