Mareuil tourism and travel guide
Visit Mareuil: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the Perigord and its castle can be visited in the summer.
Mareuil 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 Mareuil. For detailed visitor information see the Mareuil 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 Mareuil in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Villebois-Lavalette at 14 km and Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert at 16 km.
Mareuil, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Mareuil-en-Perigord
less than one km (direction north-north-east)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
See Mareuil-en-Perigord guide
Villebois-Lavalette
at 14 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentThe village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...
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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 16 km (direction north-east)Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...
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Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 17 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentThe Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...
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Varaignes
at 18 km (direction north-north-east)Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 18 km (direction south-east)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Bourdeilles
at 18 km (direction south-east)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Marthon
at 18 km (direction south-east), in the Charente departmentIn Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 18 km (direction east-south-east)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Brantome
at 18 km (direction east-south-east)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
See Brantome guide
Nontron
at 19 km (direction east-north-east)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
See Nontron guide
Charmant
at 22 km (direction west), in the Charente departmentCharmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...
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Torsac
at 22 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentTorsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 23 km (direction east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Mareuil
Map of places to visit near Mareuil
Markets in and near Mareuil
Market days in Mareuil: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (0km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (18km)
- Brantome: market Friday (18km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (20km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (22km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (27km)
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (31km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
- La Couronne: market Saturday (32km)
More information about Mareuil, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Mareuil, France
What to do at Mareuil? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Mareuil.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (30km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (30km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (24km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (19km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (32km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (18km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (24km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (24km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (28km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (31km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (32km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (32km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (33km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (36km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (37km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (42km)
Remarkable gardens
- Logis de Forge (28km)
- Jardin de Liliane (53km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (24km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (43km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (33km)
Geography and distances
Mareuil is in the south-west of France at 36 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Mareuil is 405 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Mareuil
from Perigueux (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 405 km
from Calais: 620 km
from Nice: 574 km
from Bordeaux: 106 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 Mareuil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaussac, Combiers, Gout-Rossignol, Les Graulges, Puyrenier, Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil and Vieux-Mareuil.
This page in French: Visiter Mareuil