Gaugeac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Monpazier at 2 km from Gaugeac
Visit Gaugeac: highlights and tourist information
Gaugeac 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 Gaugeac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Monpazier at 2 km and Chateau de Biron at 4 km.
Gaugeac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Monpazier
Most Beautiful Village at 2 km (direction north-east)Monpazier is an exceptional 13th century bastide town, among the most beautiful villages in...
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Chateau de Biron
Castle at 4 km (direction south)The Chateau de Biron is a perfect way to discover the history and countryside...
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Biron
at 4 km (direction south)Biron is a picturesque village with an ancient church and an imposing castle, and...
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Montferrand-du-Perigord
at 9 km (direction south)The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...
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Villereal
Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction west-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentVillereal is one of our favourite medieval bastide towns, with an impressive wooden market...
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Chateau de Gavaudun
Castle at 12 km (direction south), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentChateau de Gavaudun, a ruined medieval castle, sits high on a rock in the...
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Saint-Avit-Senieur
at 13 km (direction north-north-west)Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village...
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Beaumont-du-Perigord
at 14 km (direction north-west)The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...
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Prats-du-Perigord
at 16 km (direction east)Prats-du-Perigord is a small village with an impressive fortified church in the south-east of...
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Belves
Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction north-east)Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in the Dordogne...
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Cadouin
at 16 km (direction north-east)Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...
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Cadouin abbey cloisters
Abbey at 16 km (direction north-east)The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...
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Cadouin abbey
Abbey at 16 km (direction north-east)Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...
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Villefranche-du-Perigord
at 16 km (direction east)Surrounded by the forests that produce the famous local chestnuts, Villefranche-du-Perigord is a small...
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Reserve excursions near Gaugeac
Map of places to visit near Gaugeac
Markets in and near Gaugeac
- Monpazier: market Thursday (2km)
- Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Villereal: market Saturday (11km)
- Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (14km)
- Belves: market Saturday (16km)
- Monflanquin: market Thursday (17km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (20km)
- Monsempron-Libos: market Thursday (21km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (22km)
- Issigeac: market Sunday (22km)
More information about Gaugeac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Gaugeac, France
What to do at Gaugeac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Gaugeac.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
- Vezere Valley (49km)
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Belves (16km)
- Monflanquin (17km)
- Limeuil (24km)
- Beynac (29km)
- La Roque-Gageac (30km)
- Domme (31km)
- Pujols (34km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (42km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (53km)
National Monuments
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (32km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (32km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (32km)
- Font-de-Gaume (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (9km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (16km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (24km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (25km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (27km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (30km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (37km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (37km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (42km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (42km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (44km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de la Bourlie (17km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (20km)
- Jardin de Conty (21km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (27km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (29km)
- Jardin de la Daille (29km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (31km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (38km)
- Ets Latour-Marliac (42km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (45km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (49km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (51km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (32km)
- Grottes de Fontirou (42km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (37km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (37km)
Geography and distances
Gaugeac is in the south-west of France at 59 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Gaugeac is 479 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Gaugeac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 59 km
from Paris: 479 km
from Calais: 702 km
from Nice: 521 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 682 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 Gaugeac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biron, Capdrot, Lavalade, Lolme, Marsales, Monpazier, Parranquet, Saint-Cassien, Saint-Martin-de-Villereal, Saint-Romain-de-Monpazier, Soulaures, Tourliac and Vergt-de-Biron.
This page in French: Visiter Gaugeac