Marsales tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Monpazier at 2 km from Marsales
Visit Marsales: highlights and tourist information
Marsales 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 Marsales in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Monpazier at 2 km and Montferrand-du-Perigord at 7 km.
Marsales, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Monpazier
Most Beautiful Village at 2 km (direction south-south-east)Monpazier is an exceptional 13th century bastide town, among the most beautiful villages in...
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Montferrand-du-Perigord
at 7 km (direction north-north-west)The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...
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Chateau de Biron
Castle at 7 km (direction south-south-west)The Chateau de Biron is a perfect way to discover the history and countryside...
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Biron
at 7 km (direction south-south-west)Biron is a picturesque village with an ancient church and an imposing castle, and...
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Saint-Avit-Senieur
at 11 km (direction north-west)Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village...
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Beaumont-du-Perigord
at 13 km (direction west-north-west)The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...
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Belves
Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction north-east)Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in the Dordogne...
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Cadouin
at 13 km (direction north-east)Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...
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Cadouin abbey cloisters
Abbey at 13 km (direction north-east)The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...
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Cadouin abbey
Abbey at 13 km (direction north-east)Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...
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Villereal
Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction west-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentVillereal is one of our favourite medieval bastide towns, with an impressive wooden market...
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Molieres
at 14 km (direction north-north-west)Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...
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Urval
at 14 km (direction north-north-east)Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....
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Prats-du-Perigord
at 14 km (direction east)Prats-du-Perigord is a small village with an impressive fortified church in the south-east of...
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Reserve excursions near Marsales
Map of places to visit near Marsales
Markets in and near Marsales
- Monpazier: market Thursday (2km)
- Belves: market Saturday (13km)
- Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (13km)
- Villereal: market Saturday (13km)
- Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (15km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (17km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (20km)
- Monflanquin: market Thursday (20km)
- Issigeac: market Sunday (23km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (23km)
More information about Marsales, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Marsales, France
What to do at Marsales? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Marsales.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
- Vezere Valley (45km)
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Belves (13km)
- Monflanquin (21km)
- Limeuil (21km)
- Beynac (26km)
- La Roque-Gageac (27km)
- Domme (28km)
- Pujols (38km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (38km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (50km)
National Monuments
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (29km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (29km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (29km)
- Font-de-Gaume (29km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (7km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (13km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (21km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (21km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (23km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (28km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (38km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (40km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (42km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (43km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (45km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de la Bourlie (14km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (17km)
- Jardin de Conty (18km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (25km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (26km)
- Jardin de la Daille (28km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (28km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (39km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (42km)
- Ets Latour-Marliac (45km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (46km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (50km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (52km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (29km)
- Grottes de Fontirou (45km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (36km)
Geography and distances
Marsales is in the south-west of France at 56 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Marsales is 476 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Marsales
from Perigueux (prefecture): 56 km
from Paris: 476 km
from Calais: 699 km
from Nice: 520 km
from Bordeaux: 117 km
from Strasbourg: 679 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 Marsales from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Capdrot, Gaugeac, Lavalade, Lolme, Monpazier, Parranquet, Saint-Cassien, Saint-Marcory, Saint-Martin-de-Villereal, Saint-Romain-de-Monpazier, Sainte-Croix and Soulaures.
This page in French: Visiter Marsales