Bars tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Fanlac at 4 km from Bars
Visit Bars: highlights and tourist information
Bars 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 Bars in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Fanlac at 4 km and Plazac at 7 km.
Bars, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Fanlac
at 4 km (direction south-east)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Plazac
at 7 km (direction south-south-west)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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Montignac
at 9 km (direction east-south-east)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
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Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 9 km (direction west-south-west)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Château et Jardins de Losse
Castle at 9 km (direction south-east)Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...
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Lascaux caves
Cave at 10 km (direction east-south-east)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
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Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere
Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction south-south-east)In the heart of the UNESCO listed Vézère Valley, the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is...
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Le Moustier
at 12 km (direction south)Le Moustier is a small village that is home to two prehistoric shelters of...
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La-Roque-Saint-Christophe
Cave at 12 km (direction south)The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...
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Saint-Amand-de-Coly
Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction east)The village of Saint-Amand-de-Coly is one of the prettiest in the Dordogne, and also...
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Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 17 km (direction south-south-west)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
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The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 17 km (direction south-south-west)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
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Chateau de Commarque
Castle at 18 km (direction south-south-east)The Chateau de Commarque is an imposing ruined castle that was 'found' in the...
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Badefols d'Ans
at 18 km (direction north-east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Bars
Map of places to visit near Bars
Markets in and near Bars
- Thenon: market Tuesday (5km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (13km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (16km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (18km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (19km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (22km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (26km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (26km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (26km)
More information about Bars, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Bars, France
What to do at Bars? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bars.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (55km)
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (10km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (55km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (10km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (15km)
- Limeuil (27km)
- Beynac (30km)
- La Roque-Gageac (32km)
- Domme (35km)
- Belves (36km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (40km)
- Turenne (41km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (41km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (18km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (18km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (18km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (18km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (10km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (15km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (26km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (26km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (27km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (29km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (31km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (33km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (34km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (35km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (36km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (37km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (40km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (40km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (43km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (44km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Losse (9km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (19km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (19km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (25km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (31km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (32km)
- Jardin de Conty (33km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (33km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (35km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (35km)
- Jardin de la Daille (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (18km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (36km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (55km)
Geography and distances
Bars is in the south-west of France at 29 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Bars is 429 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Bars
from Perigueux (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 429 km
from Calais: 653 km
from Nice: 517 km
from Bordeaux: 132 km
from Strasbourg: 639 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 Bars from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auriac-du-Perigord, Azerat, Fanlac and Thenon.
This page in French: Visiter Bars