Quinsac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Puyguilhem at 3 km from Quinsac
Visit Quinsac: highlights and tourist information
Quinsac 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 Quinsac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Puyguilhem at 3 km and Brantome at 8 km.
Quinsac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 3 km (direction east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Brantome
at 8 km (direction south-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 8 km (direction south-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Nontron
at 12 km (direction north-north-west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
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Bourdeilles
at 15 km (direction south-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 15 km (direction south-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Thiviers
at 17 km (direction east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
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Sorges
at 19 km (direction south-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Le Bouquet
at 19 km (direction south-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 19 km (direction north-west)Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...
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Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 20 km (direction west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
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Varaignes
at 23 km (direction north-west)Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
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Perigueux
at 26 km (direction south)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Map of places to visit near Quinsac
Markets in and near Quinsac
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (8km)
- Brantome: market Friday (8km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (17km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (17km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (20km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (21km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (22km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (26km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (27km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (29km)
More information about Quinsac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Quinsac, France
What to do at Quinsac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Quinsac.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (62km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (11km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (45km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (59km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (4km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (12km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (21km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (4km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (8km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (17km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (25km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (25km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (27km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (46km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (50km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (54km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (57km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (59km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (39km)
- Jardin de Liliane (43km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (32km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (34km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (43km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (43km)
Geography and distances
Quinsac is in the south-west of France at 27 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Quinsac is 401 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Quinsac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 27 km
from Paris: 401 km
from Calais: 620 km
from Nice: 554 km
from Bordeaux: 120 km
from Strasbourg: 639 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 Quinsac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cantillac, Champagnac-de-Belair, Condat-sur-Trincou, La Chapelle-Montmoreau, Milhac-de-Nontron, Saint-Front-la-Riviere, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Saint-Pancrace and Villars.
This page in French: Visiter Quinsac