Sainte-Orse tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Tourtoirac at 8 km from Sainte-Orse
Visit Sainte-Orse: highlights and tourist information
Sainte-Orse 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-Orse in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Tourtoirac at 8 km and Chateau de Hautefort at 8 km.
Sainte-Orse, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Tourtoirac
at 8 km (direction north-north-west)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
See Tourtoirac guide
Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 8 km (direction north-east)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
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Badefols d'Ans
at 10 km (direction east-north-east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Excideuil
at 15 km (direction east-north-east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Fanlac
at 15 km (direction south)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Montignac
at 17 km (direction south-south-east)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
See Montignac guide
Saint-Robert
at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Correze departmentCentred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...
See Saint-Robert guide
Lascaux caves
Cave at 18 km (direction south-south-east)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
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Plazac
at 19 km (direction south-south-west)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
See Plazac guide
Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 19 km (direction south-west)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Le Bouquet
at 20 km (direction west-north-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges
at 20 km (direction west-north-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Terrasson
at 20 km (direction east-south-east)The quiet town of Terrasson in the north of the department is best known...
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Château et Jardins de Losse
Castle at 20 km (direction south-south-east)Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Sainte-Orse
Map of places to visit near Sainte-Orse
Markets in and near Sainte-Orse
- Thenon: market Tuesday (7km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (14km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (15km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (19km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (20km)
- Objat: market Sunday (27km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (27km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (27km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (28km)
More information about Sainte-Orse, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Sainte-Orse, France
What to do at Sainte-Orse? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sainte-Orse.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (62km)
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (19km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (62km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (21km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (22km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (30km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (31km)
- Limeuil (38km)
- Beynac (41km)
- La Roque-Gageac (43km)
- Turenne (43km)
- Domme (46km)
National Monuments
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (30km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (30km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (30km)
- Font-de-Gaume (30km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (35km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (21km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (21km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (26km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (28km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (32km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (33km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (35km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (37km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (37km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (37km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (41km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (46km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (47km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (9km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (20km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (20km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (32km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (42km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (43km)
- Jardin de Conty (44km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (45km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (30km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (37km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (62km)
Geography and distances
Sainte-Orse is in the south-west of France at 28 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Orse is 417 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Sainte-Orse
from Perigueux (prefecture): 28 km
from Paris: 417 km
from Calais: 642 km
from Nice: 519 km
from Bordeaux: 136 km
from Strasbourg: 631 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-Orse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ajat, Azerat, Brouchaud, Chourgnac, Gabillou, Granges-d'Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans and Temple-Laguyon.
This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Orse