Ligueux tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Le Bouquet at 4 km from Ligueux
Visit Ligueux: highlights and tourist information
Ligueux 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 Ligueux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Bouquet at 4 km and Sorges at 4 km.
Ligueux, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Le Bouquet
at 4 km (direction east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges
at 4 km (direction east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 14 km (direction north-north-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Thiviers
at 14 km (direction north-east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
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Brantome
at 15 km (direction west-north-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 15 km (direction west-north-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Perigueux
at 15 km (direction south-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 16 km (direction south-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Bourdeilles
at 18 km (direction west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Excideuil
at 18 km (direction east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 18 km (direction west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Tourtoirac
at 19 km (direction east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 26 km (direction east)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
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Reserve excursions near Ligueux
Map of places to visit near Ligueux
Markets in and near Ligueux
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (15km)
- Brantome: market Friday (15km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (15km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (15km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (16km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (18km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (21km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (22km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (26km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (27km)
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Tourist attractions near Ligueux, France
What to do at Ligueux? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ligueux.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (13km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (39km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (40km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (43km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (13km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (44km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (44km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (44km)
- Font-de-Gaume (45km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (27km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (38km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (33km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (13km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (14km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (15km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (16km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (17km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (17km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (39km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (43km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (26km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (39km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (44km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (54km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (44km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (45km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perigueux (15km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Pierre-Buffiere (60km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (46km)
Geography and distances
Ligueux is in the south-west of France at 16 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Ligueux is 411 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Ligueux
from Perigueux (prefecture): 16 km
from Paris: 411 km
from Calais: 632 km
from Nice: 541 km
from Bordeaux: 122 km
from Strasbourg: 639 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 Ligueux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agonac, Eyvirat, Lempzours, Negrondes, Saint-Front-d'Alemps and Sorges.
This page in French: Visiter Ligueux