Journiac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Le Bugue at 6 km from Journiac
Visit Journiac: highlights and tourist information
Journiac 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 Journiac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Bugue at 6 km and Paunat at 7 km.
Journiac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Le Bugue
at 6 km (direction south-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
See Le Bugue guide
Paunat
at 7 km (direction south-south-west)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
See Paunat guide
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 7 km (direction south-south-west)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
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Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction south)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
See Limeuil guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 9 km (direction east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide
Campagne
at 9 km (direction south-east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 9 km (direction east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
See Laugerie-Basse guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 10 km (direction east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
See The Abri Cro Magnon guide
Tremolat
at 11 km (direction south-south-west)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
See Tremolat guide
Musee National de Prehistoire
at 11 km (direction east-south-east)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
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Les Eyzies
at 11 km (direction east-south-east)Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...
See Les Eyzies guide
Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 11 km (direction north-east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Font-de-Gaume
Cave at 12 km (direction east-south-east)The caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the last caves in France where the...
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La-Roque-Saint-Christophe
Cave at 14 km (direction east)The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
Find Le Bugue hotels & holiday rentals
Reserve excursions near Journiac
Map of places to visit near Journiac
Markets in and near Journiac
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (6km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (11km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (13km)
- Vergt: market Friday (15km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (17km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (18km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (19km)
- Belves: market Saturday (23km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (24km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
More information about Journiac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Journiac, France
What to do at Journiac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Journiac.
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
- Vezere Valley (25km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (9km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (17km)
- Belves (23km)
- Beynac (25km)
- La Roque-Gageac (28km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (31km)
- Domme (32km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (11km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (11km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (11km)
- Font-de-Gaume (12km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (7km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (11km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (11km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (17km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (23km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (25km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (27km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (28km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (31km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (31km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (32km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (33km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (42km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (48km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (13km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (18km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (20km)
- Jardin de Conty (22km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (27km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (30km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (32km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (34km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (35km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (37km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (39km)
- Jardin de la Daille (41km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (32km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (11km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (34km)
Geography and distances
Journiac is in the south-west of France at 28 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Journiac is 447 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Journiac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 28 km
from Paris: 447 km
from Calais: 669 km
from Nice: 527 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 659 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 Journiac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cendrieux, Le Bugue, Mauzens-et-Miremont, Saint-Avit-de-Vialard, Sainte-Alvere and Savignac-de-Miremont.
This page in French: Visiter Journiac