Sainte-Alvere tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Paunat at 6 km from Sainte-Alvere
Visit Sainte-Alvere: highlights and tourist information
Sainte-Alvere 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 Sainte-Alvere in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Paunat at 6 km and Chartreuse du Colombier at 6 km.
Sainte-Alvere, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Paunat
at 6 km (direction south-east)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
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Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 6 km (direction south-east)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
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Tremolat
at 8 km (direction south-south-east)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
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Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction south-east)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
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Le Bugue
at 10 km (direction east-south-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
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Campagne
at 13 km (direction east-south-east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
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The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 15 km (direction east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
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Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 15 km (direction east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
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Molieres
at 15 km (direction south)Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...
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The Abri Cro Magnon
at 16 km (direction east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
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Cadouin abbey
Abbey at 16 km (direction south-south-east)Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...
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Cadouin abbey cloisters
Abbey at 16 km (direction south-south-east)The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...
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Cadouin
at 16 km (direction south-south-east)Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...
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Musee National de Prehistoire
at 16 km (direction east)The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the most complete...
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Reserve excursions near Sainte-Alvere
Map of places to visit near Sainte-Alvere
Markets in and near Sainte-Alvere
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (10km)
- Vergt: market Friday (11km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (14km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (14km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (16km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (20km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (21km)
- Belves: market Saturday (25km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (27km)
- Bergerac: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Sainte-Alvere, France
What to do at Sainte-Alvere? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sainte-Alvere.
Heritage sites
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
- Vezere Valley (31km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (9km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (23km)
- Belves (25km)
- Beynac (29km)
- La Roque-Gageac (32km)
- Domme (36km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (37km)
National Monuments
- Abri de Cap Blanc (16km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (16km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (16km)
- Font-de-Gaume (17km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (6km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (8km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (13km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (23km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (23km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (24km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (27km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (31km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (32km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (33km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (35km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (37km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (14km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (19km)
- Jardin de Conty (25km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (27km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (29km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (31km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (33km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (36km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (41km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
- Jardin de la Daille (44km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (44km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (30km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (16km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (28km)
Geography and distances
Sainte-Alvere is in the south-west of France at 27 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Alvere is 450 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Sainte-Alvere
from Perigueux (prefecture): 27 km
from Paris: 450 km
from Calais: 672 km
from Nice: 532 km
from Bordeaux: 110 km
from Strasbourg: 665 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 Sainte-Alvere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cendrieux, Journiac, Paunat, Pezuls, Saint-Avit-de-Vialard, Saint-Laurent-Des-Batons and Sainte-Foy-de-Longas.
This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Alvere