La Douze tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Grotte de Rouffignac at 9 km from La Douze
Visit La Douze: highlights and tourist information
La Douze 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 La Douze in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Grotte de Rouffignac at 9 km and Plazac at 14 km.
La Douze, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 9 km (direction east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Plazac
at 14 km (direction east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
See Plazac guide
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 16 km (direction south-east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
See Laugerie-Basse guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 16 km (direction south-east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide
Le Bugue
at 16 km (direction south-south-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
See Le Bugue guide
Paunat
at 17 km (direction south)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
See Paunat guide
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 17 km (direction south)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
See Chartreuse du Colombier guide
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 18 km (direction north-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
See Perigueux cathedral guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 18 km (direction south-east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
See The Abri Cro Magnon guide
La-Roque-Saint-Christophe
Cave at 18 km (direction east-south-east)The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...
See La-Roque-Saint-Christophe guide
Perigueux
at 18 km (direction north-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
See Perigueux guide
Fanlac
at 18 km (direction east)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
See Fanlac guide
Musee National de Prehistoire
at 19 km (direction south-east)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
See Musee National de Prehistoire guide
Les Eyzies
at 19 km (direction south-east)Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...
See Les Eyzies guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near La Douze
Map of places to visit near La Douze
Markets in and near La Douze
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (7km)
- Vergt: market Friday (12km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (16km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (18km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (19km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (19km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (24km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (26km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (27km)
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Tourist attractions near La Douze, France
What to do at La Douze? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Douze.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Vezere Valley (25km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (19km)
- Limeuil (19km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (30km)
- Beynac (33km)
- Belves (34km)
- La Roque-Gageac (36km)
- Domme (40km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (40km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (54km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (19km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (19km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (19km)
- Font-de-Gaume (19km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (41km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (49km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (17km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (18km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (19km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (21km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (21km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (22km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (23km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (30km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (33km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (34km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (36km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (38km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (40km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (40km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (41km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (46km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Losse (21km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (24km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (28km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (32km)
- Jardin de Conty (32km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (33km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (35km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (35km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (38km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (39km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (40km)
- Jardin de la Daille (50km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (57km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (19km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (38km)
Geography and distances
La Douze is in the south-west of France at 18 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: La Douze is 437 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to La Douze
from Perigueux (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 437 km
from Calais: 659 km
from Nice: 531 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 654 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 La Douze from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lacropte, Marsaneix, Milhac-d'Auberoche, Saint-Felix-de-Reillac-et-Mortemart and Saint-Geyrac.
This page in French: Visiter La Douze