Lempzours tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Saint-Jean-de-Cole at 7 km from Lempzours
Visit Lempzours: highlights and tourist information
Lempzours 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 Lempzours in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Jean-de-Cole at 7 km and Le Bouquet at 7 km.
Lempzours, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 7 km (direction north-north-east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Le Bouquet
at 7 km (direction south-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges
at 7 km (direction south-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 9 km (direction north-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Thiviers
at 10 km (direction east-north-east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
See Thiviers guide
Brantome
at 13 km (direction west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
See Brantome guide
Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 13 km (direction west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
See Brantome Abbey guide
Excideuil
at 18 km (direction east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
See Excideuil guide
Bourdeilles
at 19 km (direction west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
See Bourdeilles guide
Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 19 km (direction west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
See Chateau de Bourdeilles guide
Perigueux
at 20 km (direction south-south-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
See Perigueux guide
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 21 km (direction south-south-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
See Perigueux cathedral guide
Tourtoirac
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
See Tourtoirac guide
Nontron
at 22 km (direction north-west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
See Nontron guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
Find Saint-Jean-de-Cole hotels & holiday rentals
Reserve excursions near Lempzours
Map of places to visit near Lempzours
Markets in and near Lempzours
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (11km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (13km)
- Brantome: market Friday (13km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (18km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (21km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (23km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (27km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (28km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (30km)
More information about Lempzours, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Lempzours, France
What to do at Lempzours? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lempzours.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (7km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (39km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (45km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (47km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (8km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (22km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (35km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (28km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (8km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (10km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (13km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (21km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (21km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (22km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (44km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (47km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (56km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (28km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (44km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (46km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (48km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (58km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (39km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (44km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perigueux (20km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (54km)
- Pierre-Buffiere (56km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (41km)
Geography and distances
Lempzours is in the south-west of France at 21 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Lempzours is 405 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Lempzours
from Perigueux (prefecture): 21 km
from Paris: 405 km
from Calais: 626 km
from Nice: 543 km
from Bordeaux: 124 km
from Strasbourg: 636 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 Lempzours from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Eyvirat, La Chapelle-Faucher, Ligueux, Negrondes, Saint-Front-d'Alemps, Saint-Pierre-de-Cole and Vaunac.
This page in French: Visiter Lempzours