Saint-Nexans tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Monbazillac at 5 km from Saint-Nexans

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Visit Saint-Nexans: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Nexans 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-Nexans in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Monbazillac at 5 km and Bergerac at 8 km.

Saint-Nexans, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Monbazillac

at 5 km (direction west)

Monbazillac is home to the Chateau de Monbazillac, famous producer of sweet white wines...

See Monbazillac guide

Bergerac

at 8 km (direction north-west)

Bergerac is a substantial town on the banks of the river and with an...

See Bergerac guide

Chateau de Bridoire

Castle at 8 km (direction west-south-west)

Visit the Chateau de Bridoire, a medieval chateau with lots of games for all...

See Chateau de Bridoire guide

Issigeac

at 9 km (direction south-east)

The historic small town of Issigeac has many lovely old houses and the most...

See Issigeac guide

Chateau de Lanquais

Castle at 10 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Lanquais - sometimes called the Louvre of the Perigord - combines...

See Chateau de Lanquais guide

Castillonnes

at 17 km (direction south-south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Castillonnes is a Lot-et-Garonne bastide, rather less touristic than most of the others...

See Castillonnes guide

Beaumont-du-Perigord

at 17 km (direction east)

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

See Beaumont-du-Perigord guide

Eymet

at 19 km (direction south-west)

The bastide town of Eymet,south of Bergerac, has some lovely medieval houses and an...

See Eymet guide

Lauzun

at 20 km (direction south-south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

Lauzun has a small castle, but its main interest is its position in the...

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Saint-Avit-Senieur

at 21 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Avit-Senieur guide

Molieres

at 22 km (direction east)

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

See Molieres guide

Tremolat

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...

See Tremolat guide

Villereal

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction south-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne department

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

See Villereal guide

Villamblard

at 24 km (direction south-east)

North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Nexans

Map of places to visit near Saint-Nexans

Markets in and near Saint-Nexans

Bergerac: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (7km)
Issigeac: market Sunday (9km)
Lalinde: market Thursday (14km)
Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (17km)
Castillonnes: market Tuesday (17km)
Eymet: market Thursday (19km)
Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (24km)
Villereal: market Saturday (24km)
Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Friday - seasonal market only (27km)
Miramont-de-Guyenne: market Monday (27km)

More information about Saint-Nexans, Aquitaine

Aquitaine region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Dordogne travel guide

Dordogne places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Saint-Nexans, France

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

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Limeuil (28km)
Monflanquin (35km)
Belves (36km)
Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (48km)

National Monuments

Montcaret Archaeological site (39km)
Abri de Cap Blanc (40km)
Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (40km)
Abri of Laugerie-Haute (40km)
Font-de-Gaume (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (23km)
Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (23km)
Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (27km)
Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (32km)
Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (36km)
Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (44km)
Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (45km)
Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (46km)
Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

Parc et potager de Pouthet (19km)
Jardins du château de Montréal (25km)
Jardin de Planbuisson (29km)
Jardins de la Bourlie (31km)
Jardins du Sardy (35km)
Jardin de Conty (39km)
Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (45km)
Jardins de Beauchamp (45km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Nexans is in the south-west of France at 44 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Nexans is 471 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Nexans

Canton: Bergerac 2e Canton

Arrondissement: Bergerac

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24520

Distance to Saint-Nexans

from Perigueux (prefecture): 44 km

from Paris: 471 km

from Calais: 690 km

from Nice: 549 km

from Bordeaux: 89 km

from Strasbourg: 691 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-Nexans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bergerac, Bouniagues, Colombier, Conne-de-Labarde, Cours-de-Pile, Creysse, Monbazillac, Monmadales, Mouleydier, Ribagnac, Saint-Aubin-de-Lanquais, Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde and Saint-Germain-et-Mons.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Nexans