Saint-Émilion’s places to visit, starting with Château Beauséjour
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 18 of the 26 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 7 beyond the 19 in Saint-Émilion. In town, 4 sites are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 4 of the places on the list. The best-known trip out is to Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux, 32 km away.
Leading places in Saint-Émilion
3 châteaux, an attraction and a ruin follow Château Beauséjour.
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 map view
The map stretches to Château Fombrauge, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Émilion; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (18) and other sights (6).
Dark: in Saint-Émilion. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Saint-Émilion
After the 19 in town come 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 19 places in Saint-Émilion first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Émilion → · Parks and trails in Saint-Émilion →
Well-known places further afield
Out of town, Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (32 km) leads 12 names to know.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux32 km west, in BordeauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montaigne16 km east, in Saint-Michel-de-MontaigneMuseumMuseumAbbaye de La Sauve-Majeure18 km southwest, in La SauveAttractionAttractionPont de pierre31 km west, in Bordeaux
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux33 km west, in BordeauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Langoiran27 km southwest, in LangoiranAttractionAttractionPont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas30 km west, in Bordeaux
AttractionPlace des Quinconces32 km west, in Bordeaux
MuseumBase sous-marine de Bordeaux30 km west, in BordeauxAttractionAttractionPlace de la Bourse32 km west, in Bordeaux
ChâteauChâteau de La Brède38 km southwest, in La BrèdeMuseumMuseumGrotte de Pair-non-Pair30 km northwest, in Prignac-et-MarcampsPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Émilion with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Saint-Émilion: questions
What is there to see in Saint-Émilion?
The first on our list in Saint-Émilion are Château Beauséjour, Palais des Archevêques de Saint-Émilion, Château Coutet and Château Grand Mayne. We list 19 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Émilion?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Le Passage de la Cadène and Musée souterrain de la poterie.
Which places in Saint-Émilion are listed historic monuments?
4 places on this page in Saint-Émilion are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Palais des Archevêques de Saint-Émilion, Château Coutet, Château Grand Mayne and Château Pindefleurs.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Émilion?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (32 km), Château de Montaigne (16 km), Abbaye de La Sauve-Majeure (18 km), Pont de pierre (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 Saint-Émilion, 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 (5)
- Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Château de La Brède: Carole J..., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.