Tresses tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Les Bassins des Lumieres at 8 km from Tresses

Visit Tresses: highlights and tourist information

Tresses 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 Tresses in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Les Bassins des Lumieres at 8 km and Bordeaux-Chartrons at 9 km.

Tresses, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Les Bassins des Lumieres

at 8 km (direction west-north-west)

The Bassins des Lumierès is the largest digital art installation in the...

See Les Bassins des Lumieres guide

Bordeaux-Chartrons

at 9 km (direction west)

Chartrons is an attractive quarter of Bordeaux...

See Bordeaux-Chartrons guide

Musée d'Aquitaine

Museum at 9 km (direction west)

The musée d'Aquitaine has an interesting collection relating to Bordeaux since prehistoric...

See Musée d'Aquitaine guide

Bordeaux Cathedral

Church at 9 km (direction west)

Bordeaux cathedral is a gothic cathedral in the heart of Bordeaux's historic...

See Bordeaux Cathedral guide

Bordeaux Waterfront

at 9 km (direction west)

The waterfront in Bordeaux is among the highlights of a visit to...

See Bordeaux Waterfront guide

Bordeaux

at 9 km (direction west)

Bordeaux is an unmissable town, one of the most lively and interesting...

See Bordeaux guide

Musée des Beaux Arts

Museum at 9 km (direction west)

The Musée des Beaux Arts of Bordeaux has an interesting collection of...

See Musée des Beaux Arts guide

Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure

Abbey at 15 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure guide

Libourne

at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

Not generally considered as a travel destination, we found the center of...

See Libourne guide

Saint-Emilion

Heritage Site at 25 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Emilion guide

Margaux

at 27 km (direction north-west)

The village and region here are known worldwide because of the prestigious...

See Margaux guide

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Sauveterre-de-Guyenne guide

Blaye

at 35 km (direction north-west)

The town of Blaye is well known because of the extensive citadel...

See Blaye guide

Montcaret

National Monument at 42 km (direction east), in the Dordogne department

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

See Montcaret guide

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Map of places to visit near Tresses

Markets in and near Tresses

• Cenon: market Wednesday (5km)
• Carbon-Blanc: market Thursday (6km)
• Bassens: market Sunday (7km)
• Begles: market Wednesday (8km)
• Ambares-et-Lagrave: market Friday & (9km)
• Bordeaux: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday all day & Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (9km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (12km)
• Bruges: market Saturday (12km)
• Gradignan: market Saturday (14km)
• Eysines: market Sunday (15km)

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Tourist attractions near Tresses, France

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

Heritage sites

• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (8km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (9km)
• Bordeaux Port (9km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
• Saint-Emilion (25km)
• Cussac Fort Paté (Vauban fortifications) (35km)
• Fort Médoc (Vauban fortifications) (35km)
• Blaye citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (35km)

National Monuments

• Pey-Berland Tower (9km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (15km)
• Cave Pair-non-Pair (22km)
• Cadillac Chateau (26km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vayres (13km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (16km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (17km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (20km)
• Jardins du château de Malle (34km)
• Parc du château Lanessan (36km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (11km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bec d'Ambès (24km)
• Domaine de Certes (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (19km)

Geography and distances

Tresses is in the south-west of France at 9 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Tresses is 494 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 Tresses from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artigues-Pres-Bordeaux, Bassens, Bonnetan, Bouliac, Carbon-Blanc, Carignan-de-Bordeaux, Cenon, Fargues-Saint-Hilaire, Floirac, Lignan-de-Bordeaux, Lormont, Loupes, Montussan, Pompignac, Salleboeuf and Yvrac.

This page in French: Visiter Tresses