Pontours tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Molieres at 6 km from Pontours
Visit Pontours: highlights and tourist information
Pontours 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 Pontours in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Molieres at 6 km and Tremolat at 7 km.
Pontours, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Molieres
at 6 km (direction east-south-east)Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...
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Tremolat
at 7 km (direction east-north-east)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
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Chateau de Lanquais
Castle at 7 km (direction west-south-west)The Chateau de Lanquais - sometimes called the Louvre of the Perigord - combines...
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Beaumont-du-Perigord
at 7 km (direction south)The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...
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Saint-Avit-Senieur
at 8 km (direction south-east)Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village...
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Cadouin abbey
Abbey at 9 km (direction east-south-east)Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...
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Cadouin
at 9 km (direction east-south-east)Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...
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Cadouin abbey cloisters
Abbey at 9 km (direction east-south-east)The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...
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Paunat
at 11 km (direction north-east)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
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Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 11 km (direction north-east)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
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Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east-north-east)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
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Montferrand-du-Perigord
at 13 km (direction south-east)The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...
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Urval
at 15 km (direction east)Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....
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Le Bugue
at 16 km (direction east-north-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
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Reserve excursions near Pontours
Map of places to visit near Pontours
Markets in and near Pontours
- Lalinde: market Thursday (3km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (12km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (16km)
- Issigeac: market Sunday (17km)
- Monpazier: market Thursday (20km)
- Belves: market Saturday (20km)
- Vergt: market Friday (21km)
- Bergerac: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (22km)
- Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (22km)
- Villereal: market Saturday (22km)
More information about Pontours, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Pontours, France
What to do at Pontours? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pontours.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (8km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (9km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
- Vezere Valley (40km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (11km)
- Belves (20km)
- Beynac (30km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (32km)
- La Roque-Gageac (33km)
- Monflanquin (34km)
- Domme (36km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (46km)
National Monuments
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (23km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (23km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (23km)
- Font-de-Gaume (24km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (7km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (11km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (12km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (15km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (32km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (35km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (36km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (39km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (42km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (42km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (12km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (15km)
- Jardin de Conty (23km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (32km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (32km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (33km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (34km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (36km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (36km)
- Jardin de la Daille (41km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (47km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (20km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (23km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (22km)
Geography and distances
Pontours is in the south-west of France at 39 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Pontours is 463 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Pontours
from Perigueux (prefecture): 39 km
from Paris: 463 km
from Calais: 684 km
from Nice: 533 km
from Bordeaux: 106 km
from Strasbourg: 676 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 Pontours from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Badefols-sur-Dordogne, Baneuil, Bayac, Bourniquel, Cales, Couze-et-Saint-Front, Lalinde, Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang, Molieres and Tremolat.
This page in French: Visiter Pontours