Lavaur tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Villefranche-du-Perigord at 5 km from Lavaur
Visit Lavaur: highlights and tourist information
Lavaur 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 Lavaur in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Villefranche-du-Perigord at 5 km and Chateau de Bonaguil at 8 km.
Lavaur, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Villefranche-du-Perigord
at 5 km (direction east-north-east)Surrounded by the forests that produce the famous local chestnuts, Villefranche-du-Perigord is a small...
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Chateau de Bonaguil
Castle at 8 km (direction south), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe medieval Chateau de Bonaguil, in a lovely woodland setting, is one of our...
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Prats-du-Perigord
at 10 km (direction north-north-east)Prats-du-Perigord is a small village with an impressive fortified church in the south-east of...
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Biron
at 12 km (direction west)Biron is a picturesque village with an ancient church and an imposing castle, and...
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Chateau de Biron
Castle at 12 km (direction west)The Chateau de Biron is a perfect way to discover the history and countryside...
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Chateau de Gavaudun
Castle at 12 km (direction west-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentChateau de Gavaudun, a ruined medieval castle, sits high on a rock in the...
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Monpazier
Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction west-north-west)Monpazier is an exceptional 13th century bastide town, among the most beautiful villages in...
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Chateau de Fumel
Castle at 14 km (direction south-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe Chateau de Fumel is not open to the public but a walk through...
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Marminiac
at 15 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lot departmentMarminiac is a small village with a church, traditional market hall and a tower...
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Puy-l'Eveque
at 15 km (direction south-east), in the Lot departmentPuy-l'Eveque is one of the most picturesque, and most visited, of the villages along...
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Saint-Pompon
at 16 km (direction north-east)Saint-Pompon, France is a small village to the south of the Dordogne department with...
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Belves
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction north-east)Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in the Dordogne...
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Daglan
at 20 km (direction north-east)Daglan is a small village in the south of the Dordogne department on the...
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Montferrand-du-Perigord
at 20 km (direction north-west)The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...
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Reserve excursions near Lavaur
Map of places to visit near Lavaur
Markets in and near Lavaur
- Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (3km)
- Monpazier: market Thursday (13km)
- Puy-l'Eveque: market Tuesday (15km)
- Monsempron-Libos: market Thursday (16km)
- Cazals: market Sunday (16km)
- Belves: market Saturday (18km)
- Prayssac: market Friday (18km)
- Monflanquin: market Thursday (22km)
- Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (22km)
- Villereal: market Saturday (22km)
More information about Lavaur, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Lavaur, France
What to do at Lavaur? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lavaur.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Belves (18km)
- Monflanquin (22km)
- Domme (26km)
- La Roque-Gageac (27km)
- Beynac (27km)
- Limeuil (32km)
- Pujols (37km)
- Lauzerte (41km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (44km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (36km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (36km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (36km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (36km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (37km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (18km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (21km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (25km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (30km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (33km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (34km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (35km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (36km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (37km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (37km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (44km)
- Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (46km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (48km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de la Daille (20km)
- Jardin de Conty (22km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (23km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (23km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (26km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (26km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (27km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (38km)
- Jardin du Pèlerin (41km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (47km)
- Ets Latour-Marliac (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (36km)
- Grottes de Fontirou (43km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (50km)
Geography and distances
Lavaur is in the south-west of France at 68 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Lavaur is 482 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Lavaur
from Perigueux (prefecture): 68 km
from Paris: 482 km
from Calais: 707 km
from Nice: 508 km
from Bordeaux: 129 km
from Strasbourg: 677 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 Lavaur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blanquefort-sur-Briolance, Loubejac, Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm, Saint-Front-sur-Lemance, Sauveterre-la-Lemance and Villefranche-du-Perigord.
This page in French: Visiter Lavaur