Out from Pomerol: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne and more
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 16 of its 21. All of them lie outside Pomerol. Allow a day for Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux, 31 km off.
The first to see around Pomerol
Along with Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne, see 5 châteaux.
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne3.2 km southwest, in LibourneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sales1.9 km northwest, in LibourneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Pintey2.4 km west, in LibourneChâteauChâteauChâteau Grand Mayne4.6 km southeast, in Saint-ÉmilionChâteauChâteauChâteau Coutet4.7 km southeast, in Saint-ÉmilionChâteauChâteauChâteau Mazeyres1.8 km west, in LibourneBest 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 lie of the land
The map stretches to Château Coutet, 4.7 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pomerol; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (16) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Pomerol. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Pomerol
Its 21 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Pomerol itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Start with Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux, 31 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux31 km west, in Bordeaux
ChâteauChâteau Margaux38 km west, in Margaux-CantenacAttractionAttractionPont de pierre30 km west, in Bordeaux
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux31 km west, in BordeauxMuseumMuseumAbbaye de La Sauve-Majeure20 km southwest, in La SauveChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montaigne20 km east, in Saint-Michel-de-MontaigneAttractionAttractionPont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas28 km west, in Bordeaux
AttractionPlace des Quinconces30 km west, in Bordeaux
MuseumBase sous-marine de Bordeaux28 km west, in BordeauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Langoiran29 km southwest, in LangoiranAttractionAttractionPlace de la Bourse30 km west, in BordeauxMuseumMuseumGrotte de Pair-non-Pair26 km northwest, in Prignac-et-MarcampsPlaces within 40 km of Pomerol with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Pomerol: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Pomerol?
Nothing is mapped in Pomerol itself, but within 5 km there are Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne, Château de Sales, Château du Pintey and Château Grand Mayne.
Are there museums in or near Pomerol?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne and Chapelle du Carmel.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pomerol?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (31 km), Château Margaux (38 km), Pont de pierre (30 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux (31 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 Pomerol, 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 (6)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Libourne: Matthieu Nouzille, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Margaux: BillBl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux: Michel BUZE, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place des Quinconces: Michel BUZE, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Base sous-marine de Bordeaux: P. Charpiat, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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