Yvrac tourism and travel guide

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

Visit Yvrac: highlights and tourist information

Yvrac 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 Yvrac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Yvrac, 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)

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-south-west)

Chartrons is an attractive quarter of Bordeaux...

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Musée d'Aquitaine

Museum at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Bordeaux Cathedral

Church at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Bordeaux Waterfront

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Bordeaux

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Musée des Beaux Arts

Museum at 10 km (direction west-south-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 17 km (direction south-east)

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

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Libourne

at 18 km (direction east)

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

See Libourne guide

Saint-Emilion

Heritage Site at 24 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Emilion guide

Margaux

at 25 km (direction north-west)

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

See Margaux guide

Blaye

at 32 km (direction north-west)

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

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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Montcaret

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

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

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Map of places to visit near Yvrac

Markets in and near Yvrac

• Carbon-Blanc: market Thursday (4km)
• Bassens: market Sunday (5km)
• Ambares-et-Lagrave: market Friday & (6km)
• Cenon: market Wednesday (6km)
• Bordeaux: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday all day & Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (10km)
• Begles: market Wednesday (11km)
• Bruges: market Saturday (12km)
• Blanquefort: market Saturday (14km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (15km)
• Eysines: market Sunday (15km)

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Tourist attractions near Yvrac, France

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

Heritage sites

• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• Bordeaux Port (10km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• Saint-Emilion (24km)
• Cussac Fort Paté (Vauban fortifications) (32km)
• Fort Médoc (Vauban fortifications) (32km)
• Blaye citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (32km)

National Monuments

• Pey-Berland Tower (10km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (17km)
• Cave Pair-non-Pair (18km)
• Cadillac Chateau (29km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (33km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vayres (12km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (13km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (20km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (23km)
• Parc du château Lanessan (34km)
• Jardins du château de Malle (37km)
• Jardins du Sardy (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (14km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bec d'Ambès (21km)
• Domaine de Certes (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (20km)

Geography and distances

Yvrac is in the south-west of France at 10 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Yvrac is 491 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 Yvrac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ambares-et-Lagrave, Artigues-Pres-Bordeaux, Bassens, Carbon-Blanc, Cenon, Floirac, Lormont, Montussan, Pompignac, Saint-Loubes, Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac, Sainte-Eulalie, Salleboeuf and Tresses.

This page in French: Visiter Yvrac