Saint-Front-la-Riviere tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Puyguilhem at 5 km from Saint-Front-la-Riviere
Visit Saint-Front-la-Riviere: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Front-la-Riviere 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-la-Riviere in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Puyguilhem at 5 km and Nontron at 8 km.
Saint-Front-la-Riviere, 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 5 km (direction south-south-east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Nontron
at 8 km (direction north-west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction east-south-east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 13 km (direction south-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Brantome
at 13 km (direction south-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Thiviers
at 16 km (direction east-south-east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 17 km (direction west-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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Bourdeilles
at 20 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 20 km (direction south-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Varaignes
at 21 km (direction west-north-west)Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
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Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 22 km (direction west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
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Le Bouquet
at 22 km (direction south-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 22 km (direction south-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Chateau de Jumilhac
Castle at 26 km (direction east)The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...
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Reserve excursions near Saint-Front-la-Riviere
Map of places to visit near Saint-Front-la-Riviere
Markets in and near Saint-Front-la-Riviere
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (14km)
- Brantome: market Friday (14km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (16km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (17km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (22km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (26km)
- Chalus: market Friday (28km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (29km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (30km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Front-la-Riviere, France
What to do at Saint-Front-la-Riviere? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Front-la-Riviere.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (57km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (10km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (49km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (6km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (8km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (37km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (16km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (6km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (14km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (16km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (30km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (30km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (32km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (45km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (49km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (51km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (38km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (41km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (59km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (29km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (29km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (39km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Front-la-Riviere is in the south-west of France at 32 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Front-la-Riviere is 396 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Front-la-Riviere
from Perigueux (prefecture): 32 km
from Paris: 396 km
from Calais: 615 km
from Nice: 554 km
from Bordeaux: 124 km
from Strasbourg: 634 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-la-Riviere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Milhac-de-Nontron, Quinsac, Saint-Pancrace, Saint-Pardoux-la-Riviere, Sceau-Saint-Angel and Villars.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Front-la-Riviere