Semens tourism and travel guide
Visit Semens: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSemens is situated in the Gironde department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 37 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Semens is 511 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Sauveterre-de-Guyenne at 15 km and La Reole at 16 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Semens, 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 Semens 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 Semens
Markets in and near Semens
- Cadillac: market Saturday (7km)
- Langon: market Sunday & Friday (7km)
- Creon: market Wednesday (20km)
- Bazas: market Saturday (20km)
- Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (25km)
- Grignols: market Wednesday (29km)
- Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (31km)
- Leognan: market Saturday (32km)
- Begles: market Wednesday (33km)
- Gradignan: market Saturday (34km)
More information about Semens, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Semens, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Semens.
Heritage sites
- La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
- Saint-Emilion (32km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
- Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
- Bordeaux Port (37km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
National Monuments
- Cadillac Chateau (7km)
- Sauve-Majeure Abbey (18km)
- Montcaret Archaeological site (36km)
- Pey-Berland Tower (36km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Landes de Gascogne (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (32km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Malle (7km)
- Jardins du château de Mongenan (18km)
- Parc du château de Grenade (20km)
- Jardins du château de Vayres (32km)
- Jardins de Beauchamp (34km)
- Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (34km)
- Jardins du Sardy (39km)
- Jardin du Fond de l’or (39km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bordeaux (31km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (42km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Semens
from Bordeaux (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 511 km
from Calais: 722 km
from Nice: 607 km
from Bordeaux: 36 km
from Strasbourg: 753 km
Getting here
Semens 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 Semens from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Donzac, Gabarnac, Gornac, Laroque, Le Pian-sur-Garonne, Loupiac, Monprimblanc, Mourens, Omet, Preignac, Saint-Andre-du-Bois, Saint-Loubert, Saint-Macaire, Saint-Maixant, Saint-Martial, Saint-Martin-de-Sescas, Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont and Verdelais.
This page in French: Visiter Semens
