Saint-Cassien tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Monpazier at 4 km from Saint-Cassien

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Visit Saint-Cassien: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Cassien 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-Cassien in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Monpazier at 4 km and Chateau de Biron at 6 km.

Saint-Cassien, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Monpazier

Most Beautiful Village at 4 km (direction east)

Monpazier is an exceptional 13th century bastide town, among the most beautiful villages in...

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Chateau de Biron

Castle at 6 km (direction south-south-east)

The Chateau de Biron is a perfect way to discover the history and countryside...

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Biron

at 6 km (direction south-south-east)

Biron is a picturesque village with an ancient church and an imposing castle, and...

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Montferrand-du-Perigord

at 7 km (direction north-north-east)

The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...

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Villereal

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction west-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Villereal is one of our favourite medieval bastide towns, with an impressive wooden market...

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Saint-Avit-Senieur

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village...

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Beaumont-du-Perigord

at 11 km (direction north-west)

The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...

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Molieres

at 14 km (direction north-west)

Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...

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Cadouin

at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...

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Cadouin abbey cloisters

Abbey at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...

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Cadouin abbey

Abbey at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...

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Chateau de Gavaudun

Castle at 14 km (direction south-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Chateau de Gavaudun, a ruined medieval castle, sits high on a rock in the...

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Belves

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in the Dordogne...

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Urval

at 16 km (direction north-east)

Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church....

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Cassien

Map of places to visit near Saint-Cassien

Markets in and near Saint-Cassien

Monpazier: market Thursday (4km)
Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (10km)
Villereal: market Saturday (10km)
Belves: market Saturday (16km)
Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (17km)
Monflanquin: market Thursday (18km)
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (19km)
Lalinde: market Thursday (19km)
Issigeac: market Sunday (19km)
Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (21km)

More information about Saint-Cassien, Aquitaine

Aquitaine region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Dordogne travel guide

Dordogne places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Saint-Cassien, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Gourdon (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (6km)
Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (16km)
Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (21km)
Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (23km)
Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (24km)
Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (31km)
Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (37km)
Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (38km)
Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (41km)
Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (42km)
Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (44km)
Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (45km)
Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardins de la Bourlie (16km)
Jardin de Planbuisson (19km)
Jardin de Conty (21km)
Jardins de l'Albarède (28km)
Jardins de Marqueyssac (29km)
Jardin de la Daille (31km)
Jardins du château de Caudon (32km)
Parc et potager de Pouthet (35km)
Ets Latour-Marliac (42km)
Jardins du château de Losse (44km)
Jardins du château de Montréal (48km)
Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Monpazier (4km)

Sites of natural beauty

Grotte du Grand Roc (31km)
Grottes de Fontirou (43km)

Towns of Art and history

Sarlat (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Bergerac (34km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Cassien is in the south-west of France at 56 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Cassien is 478 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Cassien

Canton: Monpazier

Arrondissement: Bergerac

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24540

Distance to Saint-Cassien

from Perigueux (prefecture): 56 km

from Paris: 478 km

from Calais: 700 km

from Nice: 524 km

from Bordeaux: 113 km

from Strasbourg: 682 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 Saint-Cassien from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Gaugeac, Lavalade, Lolme, Marsales, Monpazier, Parranquet, Rampieux, Rayet, Saint-Martin-de-Villereal, Saint-Romain-de-Monpazier, Sainte-Croix, Tourliac and Vergt-de-Biron.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Cassien