Plazac tourism and travel guide
Visit Plazac: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed to discover many local highlights
Plazac 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 Plazac. For detailed visitor information see the Plazac 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 Plazac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include La-Roque-Saint-Christophe at 5 km and Le Moustier at 6 km.
Plazac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere
Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction east-south-east)In the heart of the UNESCO listed Vézère Valley, the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is...
See Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere guide
La-Roque-Saint-Christophe
Cave at 5 km (direction south-south-east)The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...
See La-Roque-Saint-Christophe guide
Le Moustier
at 6 km (direction south-east)Le Moustier is a small village that is home to two prehistoric shelters of...
See Le Moustier guide
Fanlac
at 6 km (direction east-north-east)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
See Fanlac guide
Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 6 km (direction west-north-west)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Château et Jardins de Losse
Castle at 7 km (direction east)Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...
See Château et Jardins de Losse guide
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 10 km (direction south-south-west)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
See Laugerie-Basse guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 10 km (direction south-south-west)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide
Montignac
at 10 km (direction east-north-east)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
See Montignac guide
Lascaux caves
Cave at 10 km (direction east)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
See Lascaux caves guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 11 km (direction south-south-west)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 11 km (direction south-south-west)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
See Musee National de Prehistoire guide
Les Eyzies
at 11 km (direction south-south-west)Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...
See Les Eyzies guide
Font-de-Gaume
Cave at 11 km (direction south)The caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the last caves in France where the...
See Font-de-Gaume guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
Find Plazac hotels & holiday rentals
Reserve excursions near Plazac
Map of places to visit near Plazac
Markets in and near Plazac
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (11km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (12km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (15km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (17km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (18km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (18km)
- Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (21km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (23km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (23km)
More information about Plazac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Plazac, France
What to do at Plazac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Plazac.
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (11km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (5km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (17km)
- Limeuil (20km)
- Beynac (23km)
- La Roque-Gageac (26km)
- Belves (29km)
- Domme (29km)
- Turenne (43km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (46km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (49km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (11km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (11km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (11km)
- Font-de-Gaume (11km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (48km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (36km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (5km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (17km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (19km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (20km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (21km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (24km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (29km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (29km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (30km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (35km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (36km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (36km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (37km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (38km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (48km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (48km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Losse (7km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (23km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (23km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (23km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (25km)
- Jardin de Conty (25km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (26km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (27km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (29km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (29km)
- Jardin de la Daille (40km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (11km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (39km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (48km)
Geography and distances
Plazac is in the south-west of France at 30 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Plazac is 436 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Plazac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 30 km
from Paris: 436 km
from Calais: 661 km
from Nice: 517 km
from Bordeaux: 129 km
from Strasbourg: 645 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 Plazac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fanlac, Fleurac, Peyzac-le-Moustier, Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere and Sergeac.
This page in French: Visiter Plazac