Le Bugue tourism and travel guide
Visit Le Bugue: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated to explore the region
Le Bugue 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 Le Bugue. For detailed visitor information see the Le Bugue travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Le Bugue in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Limeuil at 5 km and Paunat at 6 km.
Le Bugue, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Campagne
at 4 km (direction east-south-east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction south-west)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
See Limeuil guide
Paunat
at 6 km (direction west-south-west)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
See Paunat guide
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 6 km (direction west-south-west)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
See Chartreuse du Colombier guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 6 km (direction east-north-east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 7 km (direction east-north-east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
See Laugerie-Basse guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 7 km (direction east-north-east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
See The Abri Cro Magnon guide
Musee National de Prehistoire
at 7 km (direction east)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
See Musee National de Prehistoire guide
Les Eyzies
at 7 km (direction east)Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...
See Les Eyzies guide
Font-de-Gaume
Cave at 8 km (direction east)The caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the last caves in France where the...
See Font-de-Gaume guide
Tremolat
at 9 km (direction west-south-west)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
See Tremolat guide
Saint-Cyprien
at 11 km (direction east-south-east)Saint-Cyprien village has a very picturesque historic centre and lovely views across the Dordogne...
See Saint-Cyprien guide
Vezere Valley
at 11 km (direction east)The pretty valley of the Vézère is an important region for its well preserved...
See Vezere Valley guide
Siorac-en-Perigord
at 12 km (direction south-south-east)Siorac-en-Perigord is a peaceful village close to the main sights of the Dordogne....
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Markets in and near Le Bugue
Market days in Le Bugue: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (0km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (7km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (8km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (11km)
- Belves: market Saturday (17km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (18km)
- Vergt: market Friday (20km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (23km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (23km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Bugue, France
What to do at Le Bugue? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Bugue.
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Vezere Valley (24km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (5km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (16km)
- Belves (17km)
- Beynac (19km)
- La Roque-Gageac (23km)
- Domme (26km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (30km)
- Monflanquin (45km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (7km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (7km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (7km)
- Font-de-Gaume (8km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (38km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (5km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (6km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (9km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (16km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (17km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (21km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (23km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (26km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (30km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (33km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (38km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (38km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (39km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (8km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (12km)
- Jardin de Conty (16km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (20km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (21km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (24km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (26km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (32km)
- Jardin de la Daille (35km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (37km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (39km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (42km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (27km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (7km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (36km)
Geography and distances
Le Bugue is in the south-west of France at 34 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Le Bugue is 451 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Le Bugue
from Perigueux (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 451 km
from Calais: 674 km
from Nice: 522 km
from Bordeaux: 119 km
from Strasbourg: 660 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 Le Bugue from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Audrix, Campagne, Journiac, Limeuil, Manaurie, Paunat, Saint-Avit-de-Vialard, Saint-Chamassy, Saint-Cirq and Savignac-de-Miremont.
This page in French: Visiter Le Bugue