La Roque-Gageac tourism and travel guide
Visit La Roque-Gageac: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The picture-postcard village of La Roque-Gageac is along the banks of the Dordogne river and also has semi-tropical gardens and ancient cave dwellings to see.
La Roque-Gageac is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near La Roque-Gageac. For detailed visitor information see the La Roque-Gageac travel guide.
Attractions in La Roque-Gageac
The Jardin de la Ferme Fleurie is a colourful garden in the Dordogne valley near La Roque Gageac.: The Jardin de la Ferme Fleurie
Tourist classifications for La Roque-Gageac include "most beautiful village".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Roque-Gageac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Jardins de Marqueyssac at 1 km and Castelnaud-la-Chapelle at 2 km.
La Roque-Gageac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
The Jardin de la Ferme Fleurie
Garden less than one km (direction east)The Jardin de la Ferme Fleurie is a colourful garden in the Dordogne valley...
See The Jardin de la Ferme Fleurie guide
Jardins de Marqueyssac
Garden less than one km (direction west)The beautiful gardens of Marqueyssac are the most visited gardens in Aquitaine...
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Most Beautiful Village at 2 km (direction west-south-west)Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is a very pretty village best known for the Chateau de castelnaud, the...
See Castelnaud-la-Chapelle guide
Chateau de Castelnaud
Castle at 2 km (direction west-south-west)The extensive Chateau de Castelnaud and the associated Museum of Medieval Weapons are very...
See Chateau de Castelnaud guide
Chateau de Beynac
Castle at 3 km (direction west-north-west)High on a clifftop and beautifully restored, the Chateau de Beynac is our favourite...
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Beynac
Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction west-north-west)One of the most beautiful villages in France and also with stunning views and...
See Beynac guide
The Jardins de l'Albarede
Garden at 4 km (direction south)The Jardins de l'Albarede is an attractive garden surrounded by wooded hills in the...
See The Jardins de l'Albarede guide
Domme
Most Beautiful Village at 4 km (direction east-south-east)Domme is a beautiful hilltop village with an extensive cave system, and extensive views...
See Domme guide
Vitrac and Vitrac Port
at 4 km (direction east)Vitrac is a quiet village next to Vitrac Port which has a river beach...
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Saint Vincent de Cosse
at 5 km (direction west-north-west)Saint Vincent de Cosse is a charming village with some beautiful houses and rural...
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Chateau des Milandes
Castle at 5 km (direction west)The beautifully restored Chateau des Milandes, in Renaissance style, is best known for its...
See Chateau des Milandes guide
Chateau de Montfort
Castle at 6 km (direction east)Close to Sarlat, the Chateau de Montfort is an imposing setting above the river...
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Sarlat
at 8 km (direction north-north-east)Sarlat is the historic capital of the region, and perhaps the most remarkable and...
See Sarlat guide
La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe
Museum at 8 km (direction west)The musée de la rue du temps qui passe is an atmospheric step back...
See La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe guide
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Markets in and near La Roque-Gageac
- Domme: market Thursday (4km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (8km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (11km)
- Belves: market Saturday (15km)
- Gourdon (Lot): market Thursday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Gourdon (Lot): market Saturday (16km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (17km)
- Cazals: market Sunday (20km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (21km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (22km)
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Tourist attractions near La Roque-Gageac, France
What to do at La Roque-Gageac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Roque-Gageac.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (35km)
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Vezere Valley (25km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beynac (3km)
- Domme (4km)
- Belves (15km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (21km)
- Limeuil (24km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (27km)
- Turenne (41km)
- Carennac (45km)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (46km)
- Monflanquin (46km)
- Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (56km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (17km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (17km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (17km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (17km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (16km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Causses du Quercy (49km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (4km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (8km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (15km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (16km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (19km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (22km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (25km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (26km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (28km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (29km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (45km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (54km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (58km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (59km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (1km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (4km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (4km)
- Jardin de Conty (10km)
- Jardin de la Daille (15km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (18km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (20km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (21km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (23km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (35km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (17km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (41km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Donzenac (52km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (35km)
Geography and distances
La Roque-Gageac is in the south-west of France at 54 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: La Roque-Gageac is 457 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to La Roque-Gageac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 54 km
from Paris: 457 km
from Calais: 683 km
from Nice: 501 km
from Bordeaux: 138 km
from Strasbourg: 652 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 Roque-Gageac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beynac, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Cenac-et-Saint-Julien, Domme, Saint-Cybranet, Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse, Veyrines-de-Domme, Vezac and Vitrac.
This page in French: Visiter La Roque-Gageac