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Visit Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: In the heart of the UNESCO listed Vézère Valley, the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is one of the loveliest in the Dordogne

Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Tourist classifications for Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere include "most beautiful village".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include La-Roque-Saint-Christophe at 3 km and Château et Jardins de Losse at 4 km.

Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Moustier

at 2 km (direction south-south-west)

Le Moustier is a small village that is home to two prehistoric shelters of...

See Le Moustier guide

La-Roque-Saint-Christophe

Cave at 3 km (direction south-west)

The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...

See La-Roque-Saint-Christophe guide

Château et Jardins de Losse

Castle at 4 km (direction east-north-east)

Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...

See Château et Jardins de Losse guide

Plazac

at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...

See Plazac guide

Fanlac

at 6 km (direction west-north-west)

Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...

See Fanlac guide

Chateau de Commarque

Castle at 8 km (direction south)

The Chateau de Commarque is an imposing ruined castle that was 'found' in the...

See Chateau de Commarque guide

Lascaux caves

Cave at 8 km (direction east-north-east)

The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...

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Montignac

at 8 km (direction north-east)

Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...

See Montignac guide

Font-de-Gaume

Cave at 10 km (direction south-west)

The caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the last caves in France where the...

See Font-de-Gaume guide

Laugerie-Basse

Cave at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...

See Laugerie-Basse guide

The Grotte du Grand Roc

Cave at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....

See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide

Musee National de Prehistoire

at 10 km (direction south-west)

The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...

See Musee National de Prehistoire guide

Les Eyzies

at 10 km (direction south-west)

Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many of the...

See Les Eyzies guide

The Abri Cro Magnon

at 10 km (direction south-west)

The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...

See The Abri Cro Magnon guide

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere

Markets in and near Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere

• Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (10km)
• Thenon: market Tuesday (15km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (16km)
• Le Bugue: market Tuesday (16km)
• Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (17km)
• Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (17km)
• Terrasson: market Thursday (21km)
• Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (22km)
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Rocamadour (48km)

Heritage sites

• Vezere Valley (8km)
• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
• Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (14km)
• Beynac (19km)
• Limeuil (21km)
• La Roque-Gageac (22km)
• Domme (25km)
• Belves (27km)
• Turenne (39km)
• Collonges-la-Rouge (45km)

National Monuments

• Font-de-Gaume (10km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (10km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (10km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (10km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gourdon (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (0km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (14km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (17km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (18km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (22km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (25km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (27km)
• Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (31km)
• Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (33km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (35km)
• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (36km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (40km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (41km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (47km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Losse (4km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (19km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (21km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (21km)
• Jardin de Conty (23km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (23km)
• Jardins de la Bourlie (25km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (25km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (25km)
• Jardins du château de Hautefort (28km)
• Jardin de la Daille (36km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (10km)
• Gouffre de la Fage (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (17km)
• Perigueux (35km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Donzenac (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (47km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere is in the south-west of France at 35 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere is 438 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-Leon-sur-Vezere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Peyzac-le-Moustier, Plazac, Sergeac, Tamnies, Thonac, Tursac and Valojoulx.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere