Hautefort tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Hautefort at 1 km from Hautefort
Visit Hautefort: highlights and tourist information
Hautefort is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Attractions in Hautefort
At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive and carefuly maintaind garden: Chateau de Hautefort
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Hautefort in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Hautefort at 1 km and Badefols d'Ans at 5 km.
Hautefort, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Hautefort
Castle less than one km (direction west)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
See Chateau de Hautefort guide
Badefols d'Ans
at 5 km (direction east-south-east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Tourtoirac
at 7 km (direction west)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Saint-Robert
at 11 km (direction east), in the Correze departmentCentred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...
See Saint-Robert guide
Excideuil
at 12 km (direction north-west)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
See Excideuil guide
Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière
at 18 km (direction east), in the Correze departmentSaint-Bonnet-la-Rivière is a small village with an unusual round church in the Corrèze countryside...
See Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière guide
Terrasson
at 18 km (direction 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 19 km (direction south-east)The Jardins de l'Imaginaire is a lovely contemporary garden in the Dordogne town of...
See Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire guide
Montignac
at 21 km (direction south)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
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Fanlac
at 22 km (direction south-south-west)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Segur-le-Chateau
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction north-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
Sorges
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Le Bouquet
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Lascaux caves
Cave at 23 km (direction south)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
See Lascaux caves guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Hautefort
Map of places to visit near Hautefort
Markets in and near Hautefort
- Excideuil: market Thursday (12km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (15km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (16km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (18km)
- Objat: market Sunday (20km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
- Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (25km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (25km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (25km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (28km)
More information about Hautefort, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Hautefort, France
What to do at Hautefort? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Hautefort.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Segur-le-Chateau (22km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (23km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (28km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (30km)
- Turenne (41km)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (45km)
- Limeuil (46km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (36km)
- Font-de-Gaume (37km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (37km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (37km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (37km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (29km)
- Nontron (49km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (48km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (23km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (25km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (28km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (35km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (36km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (39km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (39km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (41km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (41km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (45km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (46km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (0km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (19km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (26km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (34km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gouffre de la Fage (34km)
- Grotte du Grand Roc (37km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (43km)
Geography and distances
Hautefort is in the south-west of France at 35 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Hautefort is 410 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Hautefort
from Perigueux (prefecture): 35 km
from Paris: 410 km
from Calais: 635 km
from Nice: 515 km
from Bordeaux: 144 km
from Strasbourg: 622 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 Hautefort from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Badefols-d'Ans, Boisseuilh, Cherveix-Cubas, Granges-d'Ans, Nailhac, Sainte-Trie, Salagnac, Teillots and Temple-Laguyon.
This page in French: Visiter Hautefort