Monsegur tourism and travel guide

Visit Monsegur: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The bastide town of Monsegur, in the Dropt Valley, has a substantial part of its original fortifications intact
Monsegur is situated in the Gironde department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Monsegur. For detailed visitor information see the Monsegur 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 Monsegur in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Pellegrue at 11 km and La Reole at 11 km.
Monsegur, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Duras
at 9 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentDuras is a quiet town that is above all known for the...
See Duras guide

Pellegrue
at 11 km (direction east-north-east)Pellegrue is a very small village but well worth exploring when you...
See Pellegrue guide

La Reole
at 11 km (direction west-south-west)Largely ignored by visitors because of its proximity to Bordeaux we found...
See La Reole guide

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
at 14 km (direction west-north-west)The layout of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne still follows its original medieval...
See Sauveterre-de-Guyenne guide

Allemans-du-Dropt
at 17 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentAlthough small, Allemans-du-Dropt has a few monuments of interest of which our...
See Allemans-du-Dropt guide

Marmande
at 18 km (direction south-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe town of Marmande is not usually visited by tourists but if...
See Marmande guide

Jardins de Beauchamp
Garden at 18 km (direction south-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe Jardins de Beauchamp is an attractive garden on the edge of...
See Jardins de Beauchamp guide

Eynesse
at 20 km (direction north-north-east)A nice place to stroll down to the banks of the Dordogne...
See Eynesse guide

Miramont-de-Guyenne
at 23 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentMiramont is slightly removed from the tourist areas; visit on Monday when...
See Miramont-de-Guyenne guide

Les Jardins de Sardy
Garden at 23 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentThe Jardins de Sardy to the wet of Bergerac are one of...
See Les Jardins de Sardy guide

Montcaret
National Monument at 23 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentAt Montcaret you can visit the archaeological site of a Roman villa...
See Montcaret guide

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
at 24 km (direction north-east)Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, on the Dordogne river west of Bergerac, has an attractive medieval...
See Sainte-Foy-la-Grande guide

Eymet
at 25 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentThe bastide town of Eymet,south of Bergerac, has some lovely medieval houses...
See Eymet guide

Lauzun
at 30 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentLauzun has a small castle, but ist main interest is its position...
See Lauzun guide
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Map of places to visit near Monsegur
Markets in and near Monsegur
- Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (9km)
- Duras: market Saturday & Monday (9km)
- Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (23km)
- Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Monday (23km)
- Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (25km)
- Eymet: market Thursday (25km)
- Langon: market Sunday & Friday (29km)
- Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (29km)
- Grignols: market Wednesday (31km)
- Cadillac: market Saturday (31km)
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Tourist attractions near Monsegur, France
What to do at Monsegur? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Monsegur.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Emilion (33km)
- Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
- La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
- La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
National Monuments
- Montcaret Archaeological site (23km)
- Cadillac Chateau (32km)
- Sauve-Majeure Abbey (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (33km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (39km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Beauchamp (17km)
- Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (17km)
- Jardins du Sardy (23km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (25km)
- Jardins du château de Malle (31km)
- Jardins du château de Mongenan (41km)
- Jardins du château de Vayres (42km)
- Parc du château de Grenade (44km)
- Ets Latour-Marliac (46km)
- Jardin du Fond de l’or (48km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (50km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (39km)
Geography and distances
Monsegur is in the south-west of France at 56 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Monsegur is 499 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Monsegur
from Bordeaux (prefecture): 56 km
from Paris: 499 km
from Calais: 713 km
from Nice: 583 km
from Bordeaux: 56 km
from Strasbourg: 730 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 Monsegur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baleyssagues, Cours-de-Monsegur, Coutures, Dieulivol, Le Puy, Neuffons, Rimons, Roquebrune, Saint-Ferme, Saint-Geraud, Saint-Vivien-de-Monsegur, Sainte-Colombe-de-Duras, Sainte-Gemme and Taillecavat.
This page in French: Visiter Monsegur