Cantillac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Brantome at 3 km from Cantillac
Visit Cantillac: highlights and tourist information
Cantillac 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 Cantillac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Brantome at 3 km and Brantome Abbey at 3 km.
Cantillac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Brantome
at 3 km (direction south-south-east)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 3 km (direction south-south-east)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 9 km (direction east-north-east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Bourdeilles
at 9 km (direction south-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 9 km (direction south-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Nontron
at 15 km (direction south-west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 16 km (direction west-north-west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 20 km (direction north-north-west)Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...
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Le Bouquet
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Thiviers
at 22 km (direction east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
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Perigueux
at 23 km (direction south-south-east)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Varaignes
at 24 km (direction north-north-west)Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
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Reserve excursions near Cantillac
Map of places to visit near Cantillac
Markets in and near Cantillac
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (4km)
- Brantome: market Friday (4km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (15km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (16km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (20km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (22km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (22km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (24km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (26km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Cantillac, France
What to do at Cantillac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cantillac.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (16km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (39km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (55km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (9km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (15km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (46km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (27km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (3km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (9km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (21km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (21km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (22km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (24km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (29km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (43km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (43km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (50km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (55km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (42km)
- Logis de Forge (44km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (45km)
- Jardin de Liliane (48km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (56km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (33km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (39km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (43km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (49km)
Geography and distances
Cantillac is in the south-west of France at 24 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Cantillac is 406 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Cantillac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 406 km
from Calais: 624 km
from Nice: 558 km
from Bordeaux: 114 km
from Strasbourg: 645 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 Cantillac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brantome, Champagnac-de-Belair, Condat-sur-Trincou, La Chapelle-Montmoreau, La Gonterie-Boulouneix, Quinsac, Saint-Crepin-de-Richemont, Saint-Felix-de-Bourdeilles, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles and Saint-Pancrace.
This page in French: Visiter Cantillac