Carves tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Belves at 5 km from Carves
Visit Carves: highlights and tourist information
Carves 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 Carves in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Belves at 5 km and La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe at 5 km.
Carves, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Belves
Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction west-south-west)Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in the Dordogne...
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La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe
Museum at 5 km (direction west-south-west)The musée de la rue du temps qui passe is an atmospheric step back...
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Chateau des Milandes
Castle at 6 km (direction north-east)The beautifully restored Chateau des Milandes, in Renaissance style, is best known for its...
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Siorac-en-Perigord
at 7 km (direction west-north-west)Siorac-en-Perigord is a peaceful village close to the main sights of the Dordogne....
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Chateau de Castelnaud
Castle at 7 km (direction east-north-east)The extensive Chateau de Castelnaud and the associated Museum of Medieval Weapons are very...
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Most Beautiful Village at 7 km (direction east-north-east)Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is a very pretty village best known for the Chateau de castelnaud, the...
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Saint Vincent de Cosse
at 8 km (direction north-east)Saint Vincent de Cosse is a charming village with some beautiful houses and rural...
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The Jardins de l'Albarede
Garden at 8 km (direction east)The Jardins de l'Albarede is an attractive garden surrounded by wooded hills in the...
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Beynac
Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction north-east)One of the most beautiful villages in France and also with stunning views and...
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Chateau de Beynac
Castle at 9 km (direction north-east)High on a clifftop and beautifully restored, the Chateau de Beynac is our favourite...
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Jardins de Marqueyssac
Garden at 9 km (direction east-north-east)The beautiful gardens of Marqueyssac are the most visited gardens in Aquitaine...
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Saint-Pompon
at 9 km (direction south-east)Saint-Pompon, France is a small village to the south of the Dordogne department with...
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Saint-Cyprien
at 9 km (direction north-north-west)Saint-Cyprien village has a very picturesque historic centre and lovely views across the Dordogne...
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Urval
at 10 km (direction west-north-west)Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Carves
Map of places to visit near Carves
Markets in and near Carves
- Belves: market Saturday (5km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (9km)
- Domme: market Thursday (12km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (14km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (17km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (17km)
- Monpazier: market Thursday (18km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (18km)
- Cazals: market Sunday (20km)
- Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (22km)
More information about Carves, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Carves, France
What to do at Carves? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Carves.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (44km)
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
- Vezere Valley (30km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Belves (5km)
- Beynac (8km)
- La Roque-Gageac (10km)
- Domme (12km)
- Limeuil (18km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (25km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (34km)
- Monflanquin (37km)
- Turenne (50km)
- Pujols (54km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (17km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (17km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (17km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (17km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (25km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (5km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (11km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (14km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (17km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (19km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (21km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (21km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (25km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (25km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (34km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (35km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (52km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Conty (2km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (8km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (9km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (10km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (12km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (14km)
- Jardin de la Daille (17km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (27km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (29km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (42km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (17km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (50km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (17km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (43km)
Geography and distances
Carves is in the south-west of France at 52 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Carves is 463 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Carves
from Perigueux (prefecture): 52 km
from Paris: 463 km
from Calais: 688 km
from Nice: 509 km
from Bordeaux: 130 km
from Strasbourg: 662 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 Carves from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allas-les-Mines, Belves, Berbiguieres, Cladech, Grives, Larzac, Marnac, Monplaisant, Sagelat, Saint-Amand-de-Belves, Saint-Germain-de-Belves, Saint-Laurent-la-Vallee, Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse, Sainte-Foy-de-Belves and Veyrines-de-Domme.
This page in French: Visiter Carves