Saint-Exupery tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Exupery: highlights and tourist information

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Saint-Exupery is situated in the Gironde department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 45 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Exupery is 506 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include La Reole at 6 km and Sauveterre-de-Guyenne at 8 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Saint-Exupery, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Exupery in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Gironde

Map of places to visit near Saint-Exupery

Markets in and near Saint-Exupery

• Langon: market Sunday & Friday (15km)
• Cadillac: market Saturday (17km)
• Bazas: market Saturday (23km)
• Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Duras: market Saturday & Monday (23km)
• Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (24km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (26km)
• Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (26km)
• Grignols: market Wednesday (27km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (37km)

More information about Saint-Exupery, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Saint-Exupery, France

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

Heritage sites

• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Saint-Emilion (30km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Bordeaux Port (45km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

National Monuments

• Cadillac Chateau (18km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (23km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (29km)
• Pey-Berland Tower (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Malle (17km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (24km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (24km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (27km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (30km)
• Jardins du Sardy (31km)
• Jardins du château de Vayres (35km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (40km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (42km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (62km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (40km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Saint-Exupery is in the south-west of France. 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 Saint-Exupery from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bagas, Camiran, Casseuil, Castelviel, Caudrot, Floudes, Gironde-sur-Dropt, La Reole, Les Esseintes, Loubens, Morizes, Saint-Felix-de-Foncaude, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois, Saint-Laurent-du-Bois, Saint-Laurent-du-Plan, Saint-Martial, Saint-Martin-de-Lerm, Saint-Martin-de-Sescas, Saint-Martin-du-Puy, Saint-Seve, Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers and Sainte-Foy-la-Longue.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Exupery