Saint-Astier tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Astier: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting.

Saint-Astier 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 Saint-Astier in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villamblard at 14 km and Issac at 15 km.

Saint-Astier, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Neuvic sur l'Isle

at 7 km (direction south-west)

Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic which is...

See Neuvic sur l'Isle guide

Villamblard

at 14 km (direction south)

North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...

See Villamblard guide

Issac

at 15 km (direction south-south-west)

Issac is a pretty village with a 15th century tower and a Romanesque church....

See Issac guide

Perigueux cathedral

Cathedral at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...

See Perigueux cathedral guide

Perigueux

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...

See Perigueux guide

Mussidan

at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

Mussidan is a small town on the confluence of the rivers Isle and Crempse...

See Mussidan guide

Riberac

at 19 km (direction west-north-west)

Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large market held...

See Riberac guide

Chateau de Bourdeilles

Castle at 20 km (direction north-north-east)

The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...

See Chateau de Bourdeilles guide

Bourdeilles

at 20 km (direction north-north-east)

Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...

See Bourdeilles guide

Brantome

at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...

See Brantome guide

Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...

See Brantome Abbey guide

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

The attractive village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is also well known for its imposing troglodyte church...

See Aubeterre-sur-Dronne guide

The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean

Church at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

The Monolithic Subterranean Church of Saint-Jean in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a magnificent underground church hewn...

See The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean guide

Bergerac

at 32 km (direction south)

Bergerac is a substantial town on the banks of the river and with an...

See Bergerac guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Astier

Market days in Saint-Astier: weekly market: Thursday;

• Saint-Astier: market Thursday (0km)
• Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (12km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (15km)
• Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (16km)
• Mussidan: market Saturday (18km)
• Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (19km)
• Vergt: market Friday (20km)
• Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (26km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Brantome: market Friday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Astier, France

What to do at Saint-Astier? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Astier.

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (31km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (39km)
• Limeuil (40km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (47km)
• Belves (56km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (35km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (45km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (45km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (45km)
• Font-de-Gaume (46km)
• Montcaret Archaeological site (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (12km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (13km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (15km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (19km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (26km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (35km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (38km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (47km)
• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (51km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (52km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Montréal (15km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (45km)
• Jardins du Sardy (46km)
• Jardins de la Bourlie (50km)
• Jardin de Conty (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (16km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (33km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Astier is in the south-west of France at 16 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Astier is 435 kilometres from Paris).

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 Saint-Astier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annesse-et-Beaulieu, Leguillac-de-l'Auche, Montrem, Neuvic, Razac-sur-l'Isle, Saint-Aquilin, Saint-Germain-du-Salembre and Saint-Leon-sur-l'Isle.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Astier