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Visit Sauveterre-de-Guyenne: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The layout of the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne still follows its original medieval plan almost exactly

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne 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 Sauveterre-de-Guyenne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pellegrue at 14 km and Monsegur at 14 km.

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Reole

at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

Largely ignored by visitors because of its proximity to Bordeaux we found La Reole...

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Pellegrue

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Pellegrue is a very small village but well worth exploring when you are visiting...

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Monsegur

at 14 km (direction east-south-east)

The bastide town of Monsegur, in the Dropt Valley, has a substantial part of...

See Monsegur guide

Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure

Abbey at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Duras

at 22 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Duras is a quiet town that is above all known for the local wine...

See Duras guide

Montcaret

National Monument at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

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

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Saint-Emilion

Heritage Site at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Eynesse

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

A nice place to stroll down to the banks of the Dordogne river -...

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Les Jardins de Sardy

Garden at 24 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

The Jardins de Sardy to the wet of Bergerac are one of our favourite...

See Les Jardins de Sardy guide

Libourne

at 28 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

at 29 km (direction east-north-east)

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, on the Dordogne river west of Bergerac, has an attractive medieval centre with...

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Marmande

at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

The town of Marmande is not usually visited by tourists but if you are...

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Jardins de Beauchamp

Garden at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

The Jardins de Beauchamp is an attractive garden on the edge of Marmande...

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Allemans-du-Dropt

at 31 km (direction east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Although small, Allemans-du-Dropt has a few monuments of interest of which our favourite is...

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Markets in and near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

• Branne: market Thursday & Saturday (17km)
• Castillon-la-Bataille: market Monday (18km)
• Cadillac: market Saturday (19km)
• Langon: market Sunday & Friday (21km)
• Duras: market Thursday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Duras: market Saturday & Monday (22km)
• Creon: market Wednesday (22km)
• Bazas: market Saturday (31km)
• Grignols: market Wednesday (34km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, France

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

Heritage sites

• La Sauve Majeure abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• La Sauve église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Saint-Emilion (23km)
• Bazas cathédrale St Jean Baptist (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Bordeaux cathédrale Saint-André (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Bordeaux Port (42km)
• Bordeaux basilique Saint-Seurin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

National Monuments

• Cadillac Chateau (19km)
• Sauve-Majeure Abbey (20km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (22km)
• Pey-Berland Tower (42km)
• Cave Pair-non-Pair (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Malle (22km)
• Jardins du Sardy (24km)
• Jardins du château de Mongenan (27km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (28km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (28km)
• Jardins du château de Vayres (29km)
• Parc du château de Grenade (31km)
• Jardin du Fond de l’or (35km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (39km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bordeaux (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bec d'Ambès (56km)

Geography and distances

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is 499 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 Sauveterre-de-Guyenne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castelviel, Cleyrac, Daubeze, Frontenac, Landerrouet-sur-Segur, Mauriac, Mesterrieux, Saint-Brice, Saint-Felix-de-Foncaude, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-de-Lerm, Saint-Martin-du-Puy and Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers.

This page in French: Visiter Sauveterre-de-Guyenne