Perigueux tourism and travel guide
Visit Perigueux: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral and an extensive medieval old town to explore
Perigueux 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 Perigueux. For detailed visitor information see the Perigueux travel guide.
Attractions in Perigueux
The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual - and impressive - building: Perigueux cathedral
Tourist classifications for Perigueux include "town of art and history", "secteur sauvegarde" and "ville fleurie 4*". It is unusual for a town to have 3 awards, which indicates how important Perigueux is as a tourist destination!
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Perigueux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Astier at 15 km and Sorges at 18 km.
Perigueux, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral less than one km (direction east)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
See Perigueux cathedral guide
Saint-Astier
at 15 km (direction west-south-west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
See Saint-Astier guide
Sorges
at 18 km (direction north-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Le Bouquet
at 18 km (direction north-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Bourdeilles
at 19 km (direction north-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
See Bourdeilles guide
Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 19 km (direction north-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
See Chateau de Bourdeilles guide
Brantome
at 21 km (direction north-north-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
See Brantome guide
Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 21 km (direction north-north-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
See Brantome Abbey guide
Neuvic sur l'Isle
at 22 km (direction west-south-west)Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic which is...
See Neuvic sur l'Isle guide
Villamblard
at 23 km (direction south-west)North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...
See Villamblard guide
Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 25 km (direction east-south-east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 27 km (direction east-south-east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction north-north-east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Issac
at 28 km (direction west-south-west)Issac is a pretty village with a 15th century tower and a Romanesque church....
See Issac guide
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Markets in and near Perigueux
Market days in Perigueux: weekly market: Wednesday all day & Saturday all day;
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (0km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (13km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (16km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (17km)
- Vergt: market Friday (17km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (19km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (21km)
- Brantome: market Friday (21km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (28km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (31km)
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Tourist attractions near Perigueux, France
What to do at Perigueux? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Perigueux.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)
- Vezere Valley (39km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (28km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (35km)
- Limeuil (36km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (44km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (44km)
- Beynac (51km)
- La Roque-Gageac (54km)
- Domme (58km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (26km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (36km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (36km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (36km)
- Font-de-Gaume (37km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (39km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (53km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (0km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (5km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (6km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (21km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (26km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (30km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (31km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (33km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (35km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (38km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (44km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (51km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (28km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (35km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (36km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (40km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (45km)
- Jardin de Conty (49km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (53km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (56km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (58km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (36km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (51km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (41km)
Geography and distances
Perigueux is in the south-west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Dordogne department (general information: Perigueux is 427 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Perigueux
from Perigueux (prefecture): 0 km
from Paris: 427 km
from Calais: 647 km
from Nice: 545 km
from Bordeaux: 109 km
from Strasbourg: 654 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 Perigueux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Atur, Boulazac, Champcevinel, Chancelade, Coulounieix-Chamiers, Marsac-sur-l'Isle and Trelissac.
This page in French: Visiter Perigueux