Chatres tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Badefols d'Ans at 5 km from Chatres
Visit Chatres: highlights and tourist information
Chatres 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 Chatres in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Badefols d'Ans at 5 km and Chateau de Hautefort at 9 km.
Chatres, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Badefols d'Ans
at 5 km (direction )Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 9 km (direction north-west)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
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Terrasson
at 10 km (direction east-south-east)The quiet town of Terrasson in the north of the department is best known...
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Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire
Garden at 11 km (direction east-south-east)The Jardins de l'Imaginaire is a lovely contemporary garden in the Dordogne town of...
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Saint-Robert
at 11 km (direction north-east), in the Correze departmentCentred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...
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Montignac
at 13 km (direction south-south-west)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
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Saint-Amand-de-Coly
Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction south-south-east)The village of Saint-Amand-de-Coly is one of the prettiest in the Dordogne, and also...
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Tourtoirac
at 14 km (direction west-north-west)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Lascaux caves
Cave at 15 km (direction south-south-west)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
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Fanlac
at 15 km (direction south-west)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Château et Jardins de Losse
Castle at 18 km (direction south-south-west)Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...
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Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière
at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Correze departmentSaint-Bonnet-la-Rivière is a small village with an unusual round church in the Corrèze countryside...
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Les Jardins de Colette
Garden at 20 km (direction east), in the Correze departmentThe Jardins de Colette is a garden which represents the life of Colette in...
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Excideuil
at 20 km (direction north-west)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Reserve excursions near Chatres
Map of places to visit near Chatres
Markets in and near Chatres
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (7km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (10km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (11km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
- Objat: market Sunday (19km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (20km)
- Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (23km)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (26km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (28km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (31km)
More information about Chatres, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Chatres, France
What to do at Chatres? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chatres.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (54km)
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (15km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (54km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (14km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (21km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (29km)
- Turenne (34km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (38km)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (38km)
- Beynac (39km)
- La Roque-Gageac (40km)
- Limeuil (41km)
- Domme (43km)
- Curemonte (49km)
- Carennac (51km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (31km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (31km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (31km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (31km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (14km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (21km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (33km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (33km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (38km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (39km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (39km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (41km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (42km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (43km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (43km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (43km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (43km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (45km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (9km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (11km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (18km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (25km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (40km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (43km)
- Jardin de Conty (44km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (44km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (44km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gouffre de la Fage (27km)
- Grotte du Grand Roc (31km)
- Gouffre de Padirac (57km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (54km)
Geography and distances
Chatres is in the south-west of France at 38 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Chatres is 417 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Chatres
from Perigueux (prefecture): 38 km
from Paris: 417 km
from Calais: 643 km
from Nice: 509 km
from Bordeaux: 145 km
from Strasbourg: 625 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 Chatres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azerat, Badefols-d'Ans, Beauregard-de-Terrasson, La Bachellerie, La Chapelle-Saint-Jean, Nailhac, Peyrignac, Saint-Rabier and Villac.
This page in French: Visiter Chatres