A château just outside Bessas: Château de Barjac
A day out from Bessas leads to Pont d'Arc, 10 km away. Look within 5 km of its centre for the 2 places to visit; none is in Bessas. The mix takes in a château and a zoo.
Leading the list near Bessas
Following Château de Barjac is a zoo.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Château de Barjac, is 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bessas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
The list holds a château and a zoo.
Dark: in Bessas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
2 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Bessas itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Start with Pont d'Arc, 10 km off, the best known of 12.
Places within 40 km of Bessas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Bessas
Are there attractions near Bessas?
Nothing is mapped in Bessas itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Barjac and Parc animalier des Gorges de l'Ardèche.
Are there museums in or near Bessas?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bessas or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bessas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Pont d'Arc (10 km), Aven d'Orgnac (9 km), Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers (35 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Bessas, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.