Saint-Martial-de-Valette tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Martial-de-Valette: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Martial-de-Valette 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-Martial-de-Valette in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Nontron at 2 km and Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert at 9 km.

Saint-Martial-de-Valette, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Nontron

at 2 km (direction north-east)

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

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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 9 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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Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 13 km (direction south-east)

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

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Varaignes

at 13 km (direction north-west)

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...

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Mareuil-en-Perigord

at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...

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Brantome

at 17 km (direction south)

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

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Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction south)

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

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Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 18 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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Marthon

at 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...

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Bourdeilles

at 22 km (direction south-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 22 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Thiviers

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Villebois-Lavalette

at 29 km (direction west), in the Charente department

The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...

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Sorges

at 29 km (direction south-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Martial-de-Valette

Markets in and near Saint-Martial-de-Valette

• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (13km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (17km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Brantome: market Friday (17km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (24km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (27km)
• Chalus: market Friday (30km)
• Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (31km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Martial-de-Valette, France

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

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (18km)
• Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (46km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (14km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (2km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (16km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (14km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (17km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (24km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (34km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (34km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (38km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (41km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (44km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (37km)
• Logis de Forge (41km)
• Jardins du château de Hautefort (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (22km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (28km)
• Site Corot (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (36km)
• Angouleme (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (32km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (42km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Martial-de-Valette is in the south-west of France at 37 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Martial-de-Valette is 393 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-Martial-de-Valette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lussas-et-Nontronneau, Nontron, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Saint-Martin-le-Pin, Savignac-de-Nontron and Sceau-Saint-Angel.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Martial-de-Valette