Firbeix tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chalus at 6 km from Firbeix
Visit Firbeix: highlights and tourist information
Firbeix 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 Firbeix in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chalus at 6 km and Chateau de Jumilhac at 14 km.
Firbeix, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chalus
at 6 km (direction ), in the Haute-Vienne departmentChâlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...
See Chalus guide
Chateau de Jumilhac
Castle at 14 km (direction south-east)The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...
See Chateau de Jumilhac guide
Le Jardin de Liliane
Garden at 19 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentLe Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...
See Le Jardin de Liliane guide
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentSaint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...
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Thiviers
at 20 km (direction south-south-west)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction south-west)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Aixe-sur-Vienne
at 25 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...
See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide
Nontron
at 25 km (direction west-south-west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
See Nontron guide
Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 26 km (direction south-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Rochechouart
at 28 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentOn the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...
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Excideuil
at 30 km (direction south-south-east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Pierre-Buffiere
at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...
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Segur-le-Chateau
Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze departmentThe part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...
See Segur-le-Chateau guide
Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 32 km (direction west)Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Firbeix
Map of places to visit near Firbeix
Markets in and near Firbeix
- Chalus: market Friday (6km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (20km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (23km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (30km)
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (33km)
- Limoges: market every day (34km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (36km)
- Brantome: market Friday (36km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (44km)
More information about Firbeix, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Firbeix, France
What to do at Firbeix? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Firbeix.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (34km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (22km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (32km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (26km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (20km)
- Nontron (25km)
- Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (48km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (14km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (21km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (26km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (29km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (33km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (36km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (50km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (19km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (15km)
- Site Corot (34km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (40km)
Towns of Art and history
- Limoges (35km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Pierre-Buffiere (32km)
- Magnac-Bourg (36km)
- Donzenac (60km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (15km)
Geography and distances
Firbeix is in the south-west of France at 50 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Firbeix is 377 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Firbeix
from Perigueux (prefecture): 50 km
from Paris: 377 km
from Calais: 599 km
from Nice: 541 km
from Bordeaux: 148 km
from Strasbourg: 611 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 Firbeix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bussiere-Galant, Dournazac, Mialet and Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie.
This page in French: Visiter Firbeix