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Visit Bergerac: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Bergerac is a substantial town on the banks of the river and with an extensive medieval old town. One of our favourite towns!

Bergerac is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Tourist classifications for Bergerac include "ville fleurie 4*".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bergerac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Bridoire at 9 km and Chateau de Lanquais at 15 km.

Bergerac, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Monbazillac

at 6 km (direction south)

Monbazillac is home to the Chateau de Monbazillac, famous producer of sweet white wines...

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Chateau de Bridoire

Castle at 9 km (direction south-south-west)

Visit the Chateau de Bridoire, a medieval chateau with lots of games for all...

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Chateau de Lanquais

Castle at 15 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Lanquais - sometimes called the Louvre of the Perigord - combines...

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Issigeac

at 16 km (direction south-east)

The historic small town of Issigeac has many lovely old houses and the most...

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Issac

at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

Issac is a pretty village with a 15th century tower and a Romanesque church....

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Villamblard

at 20 km (direction north-north-east)

North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...

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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

at 21 km (direction west), in the Gironde department

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, on the Dordogne river west of Bergerac, has an attractive medieval centre with...

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Eymet

at 21 km (direction south-south-west)

The bastide town of Eymet,south of Bergerac, has some lovely medieval houses and an...

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Mussidan

at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

Mussidan is a small town on the confluence of the rivers Isle and Crempse...

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Castillonnes

at 23 km (direction south-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Castillonnes is a Lot-et-Garonne bastide, rather less touristic than most of the others...

See Castillonnes guide

Beaumont-du-Perigord

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...

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Lauzun

at 24 km (direction south), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Lauzun has a small castle, but its main interest is its position in the...

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Eynesse

at 26 km (direction west), in the Gironde department

A nice place to stroll down to the banks of the Dordogne river -...

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Molieres

at 27 km (direction east)

Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...

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Markets in and near Bergerac

Market days in Bergerac: weekly market: Wednesday all day & Saturday all day;

• Bergerac: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (0km)
• Issigeac: market Sunday (17km)
• Lalinde: market Thursday (19km)
• Eymet: market Thursday (21km)
• Mussidan: market Saturday (23km)
• Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Castillonnes: market Tuesday (23km)
• Vergt: market Friday (27km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (29km)
• Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Monday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Bergerac, France

What to do at Bergerac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bergerac.

Heritage sites

• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Limeuil (32km)
• Monflanquin (42km)
• Belves (42km)

National Monuments

• Montcaret Archaeological site (33km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (43km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (43km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (43km)
• Font-de-Gaume (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (27km)
• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (30km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (30km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (37km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (41km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (42km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (42km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (46km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Montréal (19km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (21km)
• Jardins du Sardy (30km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (34km)
• Jardins de la Bourlie (37km)
• Jardin de Conty (45km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (46km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (43km)

Geography and distances

Bergerac is in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Bergerac is 467 kilometres from Paris).

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 Bergerac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cours-de-Pile, Lembras, Prigonrieux, Saint-Laurent-Des-Vignes and Saint-Nexans.

This page in French: Visiter Bergerac