Saint-Front-d'Alemps tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Front-d'Alemps: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Front-d'Alemps 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-Front-d'Alemps in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Bouquet at 8 km and Sorges at 8 km.

Saint-Front-d'Alemps, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Bouquet

Le Bouquet

at 8 km (direction east)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...

See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges

Sorges

at 8 km (direction east)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...

See Sorges guide
Brantome Abbey

Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Brantome Abbey guide
Brantome

Brantome

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Brantome guide
 
 
Chateau de Puyguilhem

Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 12 km (direction north-north-west)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...

See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction north-north-east)

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...

See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Bourdeilles

Bourdeilles

at 15 km (direction west)

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

See Bourdeilles guide
Chateau de Bourdeilles

Chateau de Bourdeilles

Castle at 15 km (direction west)

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

See Chateau de Bourdeilles guide
 
 
Perigueux

Perigueux

at 15 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Perigueux guide
Thiviers

Thiviers

at 15 km (direction north-east)

Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...

See Thiviers guide
Perigueux cathedral

Perigueux cathedral

Cathedral at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Perigueux cathedral guide
Excideuil

Excideuil

at 21 km (direction east)

The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...

See Excideuil guide
 
 
Tourtoirac

Tourtoirac

at 23 km (direction east)

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...

See Tourtoirac guide
Nontron

Nontron

at 25 km (direction north-north-west)

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...

See Nontron guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Front-d'Alemps

Map of places to visit near Saint-Front-d'Alemps

 
 

Markets in and near Saint-Front-d'Alemps

  • Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (11km)
  • Brantome: market Friday (11km)
  • Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (16km)
  • Thiviers: market Saturday (16km)
  • Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (16km)
  • Lisle: market Tuesday (19km)
  • Excideuil: market Thursday (21km)
  • Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (23km)
  • Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (24km)
  • Saint-Astier: market Thursday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Front-d'Alemps, France

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

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Nontron (25km)
  • Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (11km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (11km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (15km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (16km)
  • Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (16km)
  • Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (17km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (35km)
  • Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (42km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Hautefort (30km)
  • Jardins du château de Losse (43km)
  • Jardins du château de Montréal (43km)
  • Jardins de l'Imaginaire (47km)
  • Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (44km)
  • Grotte de Montgaudier (45km)
  • Grotte du Grand Roc (47km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (46km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Front-d'Alemps is in the south-west of France at 16 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Front-d'Alemps is 410 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Front-d'Alemps

Canton: Brantôme

Arrondissement: Périgueux

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24460

Distance to Saint-Front-d'Alemps

from Perigueux (prefecture): 16 km

from Paris: 410 km

from Calais: 631 km

from Nice: 545 km

from Bordeaux: 119 km

from Strasbourg: 641 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-Front-d'Alemps from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agonac, Eyvirat, La Chapelle-Faucher, Lempzours, Ligueux and Saint-Pierre-de-Cole.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Front-d'Alemps

 
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