Lavalade tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Monpazier at 3 km from Lavalade

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Visit Lavalade: highlights and tourist information

Lavalade 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 Lavalade in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Monpazier at 3 km and Montferrand-du-Perigord at 6 km.

Lavalade, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Monpazier

Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction east-south-east)

Monpazier is an exceptional 13th century bastide town, among the most beautiful villages in...

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Montferrand-du-Perigord

at 6 km (direction east-south-east)

The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...

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Chateau de Biron

Castle at 7 km (direction south)

The Chateau de Biron is a perfect way to discover the history and countryside...

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Biron

at 7 km (direction south)

Biron is a picturesque village with an ancient church and an imposing castle, and...

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Saint-Avit-Senieur

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village...

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Beaumont-du-Perigord

at 11 km (direction north-west)

The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...

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Villereal

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction west-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Villereal is one of our favourite medieval bastide towns, with an impressive wooden market...

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Cadouin

at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...

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Cadouin abbey cloisters

Abbey at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...

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Cadouin abbey

Abbey at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...

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Molieres

at 13 km (direction north-north-west)

Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...

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Belves

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in the Dordogne...

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Urval

at 15 km (direction north-east)

Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....

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Chateau de Gavaudun

Castle at 15 km (direction south), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Chateau de Gavaudun, a ruined medieval castle, sits high on a rock in the...

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Map of places to visit near Lavalade

Markets in and near Lavalade

• Monpazier: market Thursday (3km)
• Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Villereal: market Saturday (12km)
• Belves: market Saturday (14km)
• Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (17km)
• Lalinde: market Thursday (19km)
• Monflanquin: market Thursday (19km)
• Issigeac: market Sunday (21km)
• Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Lavalade, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
• Vezere Valley (46km)
• Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Belves (14km)
• Monflanquin (20km)
• Limeuil (21km)
• Beynac (27km)
• La Roque-Gageac (29km)
• Domme (30km)
• Pujols (37km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (39km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (51km)

National Monuments

• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (29km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (29km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (29km)
• Font-de-Gaume (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gourdon (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (6km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (20km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (22km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (23km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (29km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (39km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (39km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (43km)
• Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (45km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Bourlie (15km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (17km)
• Jardin de Conty (19km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (26km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (28km)
• Jardin de la Daille (30km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (30km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (37km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (43km)
• Ets Latour-Marliac (44km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (48km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (3km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (29km)
• Grottes de Fontirou (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (35km)

Geography and distances

Lavalade is in the south-west of France at 56 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Lavalade is 476 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 Lavalade from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Capdrot, Gaugeac, Labouquerie, Lolme, Marsales, Monpazier, Parranquet, Rampieux, Saint-Cassien, Saint-Marcory, Saint-Martin-de-Villereal, Saint-Romain-de-Monpazier, Sainte-Croix, Soulaures and Tourliac.

This page in French: Visiter Lavalade