Atur tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Perigueux cathedral at 5 km from Atur
Visit Atur: highlights and tourist information
Atur is situated in the Dordogne 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 Atur in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Perigueux cathedral at 5 km and Perigueux at 6 km.
Atur, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 5 km (direction north-north-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Perigueux
at 6 km (direction north-north-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Saint-Astier
at 17 km (direction west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
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Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 20 km (direction east-south-east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Sorges
at 21 km (direction north-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Le Bouquet
at 21 km (direction north-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Villamblard
at 21 km (direction west-south-west)North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...
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Neuvic sur l'Isle
at 23 km (direction west)Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic which is...
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Bourdeilles
at 24 km (direction north-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 24 km (direction north-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Plazac
at 25 km (direction east-south-east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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Brantome
at 26 km (direction north-north-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 26 km (direction north-north-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Issac
at 27 km (direction west-south-west)Issac is a pretty village with a 15th century tower and a Romanesque church....
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Reserve excursions near Atur
Map of places to visit near Atur
Markets in and near Atur
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (5km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (8km)
- Vergt: market Friday (13km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (18km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (22km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (24km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (25km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (26km)
- Brantome: market Friday (26km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (28km)
More information about Atur, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Atur, France
What to do at Atur? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Atur.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (5km)
- Vezere Valley (35km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (30km)
- Limeuil (30km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (32km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (40km)
- Belves (45km)
- Beynac (45km)
- La Roque-Gageac (49km)
- Domme (52km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (54km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (31km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (31km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (31km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (31km)
- Font-de-Gaume (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (44km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (55km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (5km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (10km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (11km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (26km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (30km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (30km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (31km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (33km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (33km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (34km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (40km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (45km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (45km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (46km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (27km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (32km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (34km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (35km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (40km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
- Jardin de Conty (44km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (48km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (48km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (51km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (31km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (39km)
Geography and distances
Atur is in the south-west of France at 6 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Atur is 431 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Atur
from Perigueux (prefecture): 6 km
from Paris: 431 km
from Calais: 651 km
from Nice: 541 km
from Bordeaux: 110 km
from Strasbourg: 655 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into the airports at either Bergerac (or Bordeaux). Alternatively to drive from the cross-channel ports takes around 9-11 hours. For driving distances to Atur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boulazac, Chalagnac, Coulounieix-Chamiers, Marsaneix, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac, Perigueux and Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire.
This page in French: Visiter Atur