See Château de Sainte-Barbe and one more in Ambès
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Ambès, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 6 beyond the 2 in Ambès. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. For a full day, there is Château Margaux, 11 km away.
Best known, in and near Ambès
Behind Château de Sainte-Barbe on the list are 3 châteaux and 2 museums.
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.
Places on the map
Château Plaisance marks the outer edge, 4.4 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ambès; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
6 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Dark: in Ambès. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
8 places in all: 2 in town and 6 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Ambès first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Most famous of the 12 is Château Margaux, 11 km from the centre.
ChâteauChâteau Margaux11 km west, in Margaux-Cantenac
AttractionCathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux19 km south, in Bordeaux
ChâteauChâteau Lafite Rothschild31 km northwest, in Pauillac
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux20 km south, in BordeauxAttractionAttractionPont de pierre19 km south, in Bordeaux
ChâteauChâteau Mouton Rothschild29 km northwest, in PauillacAttractionAttractionPont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas17 km south, in Bordeaux
MuseumBase sous-marine de Bordeaux16 km south, in Bordeaux
ChâteauChâteau du Bouilh5.9 km east, in Saint-André-de-Cubzac
AttractionPlace des Quinconces19 km south, in BordeauxAttractionAttractionPlace de la Bourse19 km south, in Bordeaux
ChâteauChâteau Rauzan-Ségla12 km west, in Margaux-CantenacPlaces within 40 km of Ambès with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Ambès
What is there to see in Ambès?
The first on our list in Ambès are Château de Sainte-Barbe and Château Beauregard. We list 2 places in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ambès?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Grotte de Pair-non-Pair and Musée de la voiture à cheval - Au temps des calèches.
Which places in Ambès are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ambès is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Sainte-Barbe.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ambès?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château Margaux (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (19 km), Château Lafite Rothschild (31 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux (20 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 Ambès, 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.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Château Margaux: BillBl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Lafite Rothschild: Ken Case, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux: Michel BUZE, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Mouton Rothschild: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Base sous-marine de Bordeaux: P. Charpiat, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Bouilh: Xabi Rome-Hérault, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place des Quinconces: Michel BUZE, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Rauzan-Ségla: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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.