Manaurie tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Laugerie-Basse at 1 km from Manaurie
Visit Manaurie: highlights and tourist information
Manaurie 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 Manaurie in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Laugerie-Basse at 1 km and The Grotte du Grand Roc at 1 km.
Manaurie, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 1 km (direction south-east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
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The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 1 km (direction south-south-east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
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The Abri Cro Magnon
at 3 km (direction south-east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
See The Abri Cro Magnon guide
Les Eyzies
at 3 km (direction south-east)Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...
See Les Eyzies guide
Musee National de Prehistoire
at 3 km (direction south-east)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
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Font-de-Gaume
Cave at 4 km (direction south-east)The caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the last caves in France where the...
See Font-de-Gaume guide
Campagne
at 6 km (direction south-south-west)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
La-Roque-Saint-Christophe
Cave at 7 km (direction east-north-east)The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...
See La-Roque-Saint-Christophe guide
Le Bugue
at 7 km (direction west-south-west)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
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Le Moustier
at 8 km (direction east-north-east)Le Moustier is a small village that is home to two prehistoric shelters of...
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Vezere Valley
at 9 km (direction south-east)The pretty valley of the Vézère is an important region for its well preserved...
See Vezere Valley guide
Chateau de Commarque
Castle at 9 km (direction east)The Chateau de Commarque is an imposing ruined castle that was 'found' in the...
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Plazac
at 9 km (direction north-north-east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere
Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction east-north-east)In the heart of the UNESCO listed Vézère Valley, the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is...
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Reserve excursions near Manaurie
Map of places to visit near Manaurie
Markets in and near Manaurie
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (3km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (7km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (11km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (14km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (19km)
- Belves: market Saturday (21km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (21km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (21km)
- Vergt: market Friday (23km)
More information about Manaurie, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Manaurie, France
What to do at Manaurie? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Manaurie.
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (18km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (9km)
- Limeuil (12km)
- Beynac (18km)
- Belves (21km)
- La Roque-Gageac (21km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (23km)
- Domme (25km)
National Monuments
- Abri de Cap Blanc (3km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (3km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (3km)
- Font-de-Gaume (4km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (9km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (9km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (12km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (16km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (19km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (20km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (23km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (24km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (27km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (33km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (34km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (38km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (38km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (39km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Losse (13km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (14km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (17km)
- Jardin de Conty (18km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (20km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (24km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (25km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (26km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (31km)
- Jardin de la Daille (35km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (36km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (43km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (32km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (3km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (45km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Donzenac (51km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (42km)
Geography and distances
Manaurie is in the south-west of France at 33 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Manaurie is 445 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Manaurie
from Perigueux (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 445 km
from Calais: 669 km
from Nice: 518 km
from Bordeaux: 124 km
from Strasbourg: 653 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 Manaurie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Campagne, Fleurac, Le Bugue, Les Eyzies, Mauzens-et-Miremont, Saint-Cirq, Savignac-de-Miremont, Tursac and Vezere Valley.
This page in French: Visiter Manaurie