Limeuil tourism and travel guide
Visit Limeuil: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has a popular river beach where the Vezere and Dordogne rivers join
Limeuil 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 Limeuil. For detailed visitor information see the Limeuil travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Limeuil include "most beautiful village".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Limeuil in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Paunat at 3 km and Tremolat at 5 km.
Limeuil, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 3 km (direction north-west)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
See Chartreuse du Colombier guide
Paunat
at 3 km (direction north-west)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
See Paunat guide
Tremolat
at 5 km (direction west)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
See Tremolat guide
Le Bugue
at 5 km (direction north-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
See Le Bugue guide
Campagne
at 7 km (direction east-north-east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
Cadouin abbey
Abbey at 8 km (direction south-south-west)Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...
See Cadouin abbey guide
Cadouin abbey cloisters
Abbey at 8 km (direction south-south-west)The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...
See Cadouin abbey cloisters guide
Cadouin
at 8 km (direction south-south-west)Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...
See Cadouin guide
Urval
at 9 km (direction south-east)Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....
See Urval guide
Molieres
at 9 km (direction south-west)Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...
See Molieres guide
Siorac-en-Perigord
at 10 km (direction east-south-east)Siorac-en-Perigord is a peaceful village close to the main sights of the Dordogne....
See Siorac-en-Perigord guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 11 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
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 11 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
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 12 km (direction east-north-east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
See Laugerie-Basse guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Limeuil
Map of places to visit near Limeuil
Markets in and near Limeuil
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (4km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (5km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (12km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (13km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (14km)
- Belves: market Saturday (15km)
- Vergt: market Friday (21km)
- Monpazier: market Thursday (23km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (26km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (27km)
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Tourist attractions near Limeuil, France
What to do at Limeuil? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Limeuil.
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (8km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
- Vezere Valley (29km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Belves (15km)
- Beynac (21km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (21km)
- La Roque-Gageac (24km)
- Domme (27km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (35km)
- Monflanquin (40km)
National Monuments
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (12km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (12km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (12km)
- Font-de-Gaume (12km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (3km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (5km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (5km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (15km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (16km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (21km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (26km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (27km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (35km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (36km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (40km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (40km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (41km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (59km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (4km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (9km)
- Jardin de Conty (15km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (23km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (25km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (25km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (27km)
- Jardin de la Daille (34km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (36km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (37km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (42km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (45km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (23km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (12km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (32km)
Geography and distances
Limeuil is in the south-west of France at 36 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Limeuil is 455 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Limeuil
from Perigueux (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 455 km
from Calais: 678 km
from Nice: 524 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 665 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 Limeuil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alles-sur-Dordogne, Audrix, Cales, Le Bugue, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Paunat, Saint-Chamassy and Tremolat.
This page in French: Visiter Limeuil