Paunat tourism and travel guide
Visit Paunat: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne.
Paunat 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 Paunat. For detailed visitor information see the Paunat travel guide.
Attractions in Paunat
The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden open to visitors.: Chartreuse du Colombier
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Paunat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Limeuil at 3 km and Tremolat at 4 km.
Paunat, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden less than one km (direction east-south-east)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
See Chartreuse du Colombier guide
Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction east-south-east)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
See Limeuil guide
Tremolat
at 4 km (direction south-west)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
See Tremolat guide
Le Bugue
at 6 km (direction east-north-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
See Le Bugue guide
Campagne
at 9 km (direction east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
Cadouin abbey
Abbey at 10 km (direction south)Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...
See Cadouin abbey guide
Cadouin abbey cloisters
Abbey at 10 km (direction south)The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...
See Cadouin abbey cloisters guide
Cadouin
at 11 km (direction south)Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...
See Cadouin guide
Molieres
at 11 km (direction south-south-west)Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...
See Molieres guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 12 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
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
Urval
at 12 km (direction south-east)Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....
See Urval guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 13 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
Musee National de Prehistoire
at 13 km (direction east)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
See Musee National de Prehistoire guide
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Reserve excursions near Paunat
Map of places to visit near Paunat
Markets in and near Paunat
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (6km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (8km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (13km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (13km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (15km)
- Vergt: market Friday (17km)
- Belves: market Saturday (19km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (24km)
- Monpazier: market Thursday (25km)
- Issigeac: market Sunday (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Paunat, France
What to do at Paunat? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Paunat.
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
- Vezere Valley (30km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (3km)
- Belves (19km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (21km)
- Beynac (24km)
- La Roque-Gageac (27km)
- Domme (30km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (35km)
- Monflanquin (42km)
National Monuments
- Abri de Cap Blanc (13km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (13km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (13km)
- Font-de-Gaume (14km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (0km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (4km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (8km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (18km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (18km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (22km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (28km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (30km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (33km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (35km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (37km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (37km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (42km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (56km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (8km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (12km)
- Jardin de Conty (19km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (25km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (26km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (28km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (30km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (34km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (37km)
- Jardin de la Daille (38km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (45km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (46km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (25km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (13km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (30km)
Geography and distances
Paunat is in the south-west of France at 33 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Paunat is 454 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Paunat
from Perigueux (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 454 km
from Calais: 676 km
from Nice: 527 km
from Bordeaux: 113 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 Paunat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alles-sur-Dordogne, Cales, Le Bugue, Limeuil, Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang, Pezuls, Saint-Avit-de-Vialard, Saint-Chamassy, Sainte-Alvere and Tremolat.
This page in French: Visiter Paunat