Jumilhac-le-Grand tourism and travel guide

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Visit Jumilhac-le-Grand: highlights and tourist information

Jumilhac-le-Grand is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Attractions in Jumilhac-le-Grand

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park: Chateau de Jumilhac

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Jumilhac-le-Grand in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Jumilhac at 0 km and Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche at 11 km.

Jumilhac-le-Grand, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle less than one km (direction north-west)

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...

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Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 11 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...

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Thiviers

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...

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Excideuil

at 17 km (direction south)

The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...

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Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...

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Chalus

at 19 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

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Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze department

The part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...

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Tourtoirac

at 25 km (direction south)

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...

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Sorges

at 25 km (direction south-west)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...

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Le Bouquet

at 25 km (direction south-west)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...

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Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...

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Chateau de Hautefort

Castle at 27 km (direction south-south-east)

At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...

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Arnac-Pompadour

at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze department

The village of Arnac-Pompadour is centre for a Haras National, and also has an...

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Lubersac

at 27 km (direction east), in the Correze department

Lubersac is a small town in Corrèze with a church and a 15th century...

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Reserve excursions near Jumilhac-le-Grand

Map of places to visit near Jumilhac-le-Grand

Markets in and near Jumilhac-le-Grand

• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (13km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (13km)
• Excideuil: market Thursday (17km)
• Chalus: market Friday (19km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (33km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (35km)
• Brantome: market Friday (35km)
• Objat: market Sunday (37km)
• Thenon: market Tuesday (39km)
• Limoges: market every day (41km)

More information about Jumilhac-le-Grand, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Jumilhac-le-Grand, France

What to do at Jumilhac-le-Grand? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Jumilhac-le-Grand.

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (40km)

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (19km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (20km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (11km)
• Nontron (31km)
• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (14km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (25km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (34km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (35km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (44km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (44km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (45km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Hautefort (27km)
• Jardin de Liliane (32km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (29km)
• Gouffre de la Fage (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (41km)
• Perigueux (43km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Magnac-Bourg (32km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (32km)
• Uzerche (40km)
• Donzenac (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (19km)

Geography and distances

Jumilhac-le-Grand is in the south-west of France at 43 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Jumilhac-le-Grand is 386 kilometres from Paris).

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 Jumilhac-le-Grand from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Saint-Paul-la-Roche, Saint-Priest-les-Fougeres and Sarlande.

This page in French: Visiter Jumilhac-le-Grand