Lacropte tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Grotte de Rouffignac at 11 km from Lacropte
Visit Lacropte: highlights and tourist information
Lacropte 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 Lacropte in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Grotte de Rouffignac at 11 km and Chartreuse du Colombier at 15 km.
Lacropte, 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 11 km (direction east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 15 km (direction south-south-east)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
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Paunat
at 15 km (direction south-south-east)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
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Le Bugue
at 15 km (direction south-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
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Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 16 km (direction east-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 east-south-east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide
Plazac
at 16 km (direction east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
See Plazac guide
Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction south-south-east)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
See Limeuil guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 18 km (direction east-south-east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
See The Abri Cro Magnon guide
Tremolat
at 18 km (direction south)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
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Campagne
at 18 km (direction south-east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 18 km (direction north-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Musee National de Prehistoire
at 19 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 19 km (direction east-south-east)Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...
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Reserve excursions near Lacropte
Map of places to visit near Lacropte
Markets in and near Lacropte
- Vergt: market Friday (9km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (10km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (15km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (19km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (19km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (22km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (22km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (24km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (25km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
More information about Lacropte, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Lacropte, France
What to do at Lacropte? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lacropte.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
- Vezere Valley (27km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (17km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (20km)
- Belves (32km)
- Beynac (33km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (33km)
- La Roque-Gageac (36km)
- Domme (40km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (43km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (57km)
National Monuments
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (19km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (19km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (19km)
- Font-de-Gaume (19km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (15km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (18km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (18km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (20km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (23km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (24km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (32km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (33km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (33km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (35km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (39km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (40km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (43km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (45km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (22km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (23km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (27km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (30km)
- Jardin de Conty (31km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (35km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (35km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (38km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (38km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (39km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (40km)
- Jardin de la Daille (49km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (19km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (34km)
Geography and distances
Lacropte is in the south-west of France at 19 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Lacropte is 440 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Lacropte
from Perigueux (prefecture): 19 km
from Paris: 440 km
from Calais: 662 km
from Nice: 533 km
from Bordeaux: 113 km
from Strasbourg: 657 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 Lacropte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cendrieux, La Douze, Salon and Veyrines-de-Vergt.
This page in French: Visiter Lacropte