Mayac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Sorges at 6 km from Mayac
Visit Mayac: highlights and tourist information
Mayac 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 Mayac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Sorges at 6 km and Le Bouquet at 6 km.
Mayac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Sorges
at 6 km (direction west-north-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Le Bouquet
at 6 km (direction west-north-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Tourtoirac
at 9 km (direction east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
See Tourtoirac guide
Excideuil
at 11 km (direction east-north-east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
See Excideuil guide
Thiviers
at 15 km (direction east-north-east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
See Thiviers guide
Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 16 km (direction east)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
See Chateau de Hautefort guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction north-west)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Perigueux
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
See Perigueux guide
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 20 km (direction west-south-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Badefols d'Ans
at 21 km (direction east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 22 km (direction north-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Brantome
at 25 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 25 km (direction west-north-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Chateau de Jumilhac
Castle at 25 km (direction north-north-east)The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...
See Chateau de Jumilhac guide
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Reserve excursions near Mayac
Map of places to visit near Mayac
Markets in and near Mayac
- Excideuil: market Thursday (11km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (16km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (18km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (19km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (20km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (25km)
- Brantome: market Friday (25km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (28km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
More information about Mayac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Mayac, France
What to do at Mayac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Mayac.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (18km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (32km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (33km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (34km)
- Limeuil (44km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (21km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (39km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (39km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (39km)
- Font-de-Gaume (39km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (33km)
- Nontron (35km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (38km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (15km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (21km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (21km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (23km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (24km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (25km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (32km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (34km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (42km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (46km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (49km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (60km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (16km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (32km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (33km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (45km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (48km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (39km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (57km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Magnac-Bourg (54km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (44km)
Geography and distances
Mayac is in the south-west of France at 20 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Mayac is 412 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Mayac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 412 km
from Calais: 634 km
from Nice: 532 km
from Bordeaux: 129 km
from Strasbourg: 634 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 Mayac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coulaures, La Boissiere-d'Ans, Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans, Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil, Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle, Sarliac-sur-l'Isle, Savignac-les-Eglises and Sorges.
This page in French: Visiter Mayac