Pauillac tourism and travel guide
Visit Pauillac: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The small town of Pauillac is best known for the surrounding wine chateaux such as Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chateau Latour and Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac 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 Pauillac. For detailed visitor information see the Pauillac 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 Pauillac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Blaye at 10 km and Margaux at 18 km.
Pauillac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Vertheuil
at 9 km (direction west-north-west)In this tiny village you can see Vertheuil Abbey and also the ruins of...
See Vertheuil guide
Blaye
at 10 km (direction south-east)The town of Blaye is well known because of the extensive citadel and fortifications...
See Blaye guide
Margaux
at 18 km (direction south-south-east)The village and region here are known worldwide because of the prestigious wines from...
See Margaux guide
Lesparre-Medoc
at 19 km (direction west-north-west)A small town in Medoc, at Lesparre-Medoc you can see the remains of a...
See Lesparre-Medoc guide
Hourtin
Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west)As well as its long beach, Hourtin also has the largest lake in France...
See Hourtin guide
Carcans
Seaside resort at 26 km (direction west-south-west)Although small, Carcans-Plage is one of our favourite beach resorts in the Medoc...
See Carcans guide
Montalivet
Seaside resort at 30 km (direction west-north-west)The resort of Montaliver has a 12 kilometre beach, and has been popular since...
See Montalivet guide
Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc
at 34 km (direction north-west)While Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc would not be considered a tourist destination, you might like to stop...
See Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc guide
Lacanau
at 35 km (direction west-south-west)The resort of Lcanau Ocean is the most important coastal resort on the Medoc...
See Lacanau guide
Jonzac
at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Charente-Maritime departmentBest known as a spa town Jonzac also has a small castle and other...
See Jonzac guide
Les Bassins des Lumieres
at 39 km (direction south-south-east)The Bassins des Lumierès is the largest digital art installation in the world and...
See Les Bassins des Lumieres guide
Talmont
Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Charente-Maritime departmentTalmont-sur-Gironde is one of the prettiest villages in Charente-Maritime, well known for the imposing...
See Talmont guide
Church Sainte-Radegonde of Talmont
Church at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Charente-Maritime departmentThe Church Sainte-Radegonde is a roman style church of the 12th century on the...
See Church Sainte-Radegonde of Talmont guide
Bordeaux-Chartrons
at 41 km (direction south-south-east)Chartrons is an attractive quarter of Bordeaux...
See Bordeaux-Chartrons guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Gironde
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Markets in and near Pauillac
- Blaye: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
- Castelnau-de-Medoc: market Sunday (19km)
- Hourtin: market Saturday & Tuesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (24km)
- Carcans: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (26km)
- Montendre: market Thursday (29km)
- Cavignac: market Thursday (30km)
- Blanquefort: market Saturday (33km)
- Eysines: market Sunday (35km)
- Lacanau: market Wednesday (35km)
- Bruges: market Saturday (36km)
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Tourist attractions near Pauillac, France
What to do at Pauillac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pauillac.
Heritage sites
- Blaye citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (10km)
- Fort Médoc (Vauban fortifications) (10km)
- Cussac Fort Paté (Vauban fortifications) (10km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Bordeaux Port (42km)
- Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
- Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
- Pons ancien hopital des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
- Soulac-su-Mer basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-fin-des-Terres (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Talmont (40km)
National Monuments
- Cave Pair-non-Pair (26km)
- Pey-Berland Tower (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Jonzac (37km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château Lanessan (9km)
- Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (27km)
- Jardin du Fond de l’or (42km)
- Jardins du château de Vayres (48km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Bec d'Ambès (20km)
- Forêt de la Lande (32km)
- Pointe de Grave (44km)
- Forêt de Pons (46km)
- Forêt de Suzac (47km)
Towns of Art and history
- Bordeaux (42km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac (44km)
Geography and distances
Pauillac is in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Pauillac is 470 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Pauillac
from Bordeaux (prefecture): 42 km
from Paris: 470 km
from Calais: 668 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 42 km
from Strasbourg: 747 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 Pauillac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Saint-Julien-Beychevelle and Saint-Laurent-Medoc.
This page in French: Visiter Pauillac