Blis-et-Born tourism and travel guide

Visit Blis-et-Born: highlights and tourist information

Blis-et-Born 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 Blis-et-Born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Bouquet at 14 km and Sorges at 14 km.

Blis-et-Born, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Bouquet

Le Bouquet

at 14 km (direction north-north-west)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...

See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges

Sorges

at 14 km (direction north-north-west)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...

See Sorges guide
Perigueux cathedral

Perigueux cathedral

Cathedral at 14 km (direction west)

The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...

See Perigueux cathedral guide
Perigueux

Perigueux

at 15 km (direction west)

One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...

See Perigueux guide
 
 
Grotte de Rouffignac

Grotte de Rouffignac

Cave at 16 km (direction south-south-east)

The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...

See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Tourtoirac

Tourtoirac

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...

See Tourtoirac guide
Plazac

Plazac

at 19 km (direction south-east)

The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...

See Plazac guide
Fanlac

Fanlac

at 20 km (direction east-south-east)

Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...

See Fanlac guide
 
 
Chateau de Hautefort

Chateau de Hautefort

Castle at 21 km (direction east-north-east)

At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...

See Chateau de Hautefort guide
Excideuil

Excideuil

at 21 km (direction north-east)

The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...

See Excideuil guide
Badefols d'Ans

Badefols d'Ans

at 23 km (direction east)

Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...

See Badefols d'Ans guide
Montignac

Montignac

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...

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Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere

Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction south-east)

In the heart of the UNESCO listed Vézère Valley, the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is...

See Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere guide
Château et Jardins de Losse

Château et Jardins de Losse

Castle at 24 km (direction south-east)

Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...

See Château et Jardins de Losse guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne

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Reserve excursions near Blis-et-Born

Map of places to visit near Blis-et-Born

 
 

Markets in and near Blis-et-Born

  • Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (8km)
  • Thenon: market Tuesday (13km)
  • Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (15km)
  • Excideuil: market Thursday (20km)
  • Vergt: market Friday (22km)
  • Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
  • Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (26km)
  • Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (27km)
  • Thiviers: market Saturday (27km)
  • Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Blis-et-Born, France

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

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (15km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (19km)
  • Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (20km)
  • Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (24km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (26km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (29km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (29km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (30km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (31km)
  • Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (34km)
  • Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (34km)
  • Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (41km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (45km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (46km)
  • Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (49km)
  • Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (55km)
  • Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

Sites of natural beauty

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

 
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Geography and distances

Blis-et-Born is in the south-west of France at 15 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Blis-et-Born is 423 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Blis-et-Born

Canton: Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac

Arrondissement: Périgueux

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24330

Distance to Blis-et-Born

from Perigueux (prefecture): 15 km

from Paris: 423 km

from Calais: 645 km

from Nice: 531 km

from Bordeaux: 123 km

from Strasbourg: 643 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 Blis-et-Born from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Antonne-et-Trigonant, Cubjac, Escoire, Eyliac, La Boissiere-d'Ans, Le Change, Limeyrat, Montagnac-d'Auberoche and Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche.

This page in French: Visiter Blis-et-Born

 
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