Boulazac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Perigueux cathedral at 3 km from Boulazac
Visit Boulazac: highlights and tourist information
Boulazac 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 Boulazac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Perigueux cathedral at 3 km and Perigueux at 4 km.
Boulazac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 3 km (direction west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Perigueux
at 4 km (direction west-north-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Le Bouquet
at 17 km (direction north-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 17 km (direction north-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Saint-Astier
at 19 km (direction west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
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Bourdeilles
at 21 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 21 km (direction north-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 22 km (direction east-south-east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Brantome
at 22 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 22 km (direction north-north-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Neuvic sur l'Isle
at 25 km (direction west-south-west)Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic which is...
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Villamblard
at 25 km (direction south-west)North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...
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Tourtoirac
at 25 km (direction east-north-east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Plazac
at 27 km (direction east-south-east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Boulazac
Map of places to visit near Boulazac
Markets in and near Boulazac
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (4km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (10km)
- Vergt: market Friday (17km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (19km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (20km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (22km)
- Brantome: market Friday (22km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (23km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (24km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (28km)
More information about Boulazac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Boulazac, France
What to do at Boulazac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Boulazac.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (3km)
- Vezere Valley (35km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (27km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (32km)
- Limeuil (34km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (40km)
- Beynac (48km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (51km)
- La Roque-Gageac (51km)
- Domme (55km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (26km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (34km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (34km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (34km)
- Font-de-Gaume (34km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (40km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (51km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (4km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (8km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (9km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (22km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (27km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (29km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (32km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (32km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (34km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (36km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (40km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (48km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (49km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (55km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (31km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (31km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (33km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (39km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (43km)
- Jardin de Conty (47km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (50km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (51km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (54km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (34km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (43km)
Geography and distances
Boulazac is in the south-west of France at 4 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Boulazac is 426 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Boulazac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 4 km
from Paris: 426 km
from Calais: 646 km
from Nice: 542 km
from Bordeaux: 112 km
from Strasbourg: 651 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 Boulazac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Antonne-et-Trigonant, Atur, Champcevinel, Coulounieix-Chamiers, Perigueux, Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire, Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac and Trelissac.
This page in French: Visiter Boulazac