Salon tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chartreuse du Colombier at 14 km from Salon
Visit Salon: highlights and tourist information
Salon 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 Salon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chartreuse du Colombier at 14 km and Paunat at 14 km.
Salon, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chartreuse du Colombier
Garden at 14 km (direction south-east)The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a pretty garden...
See Chartreuse du Colombier guide
Paunat
at 14 km (direction south-east)Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....
See Paunat guide
Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 16 km (direction east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Le Bugue
at 16 km (direction east-south-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
See Le Bugue guide
Tremolat
at 17 km (direction south-south-east)Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic highlight at...
See Tremolat guide
Limeuil
Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction south-east)Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, and has...
See Limeuil guide
Villamblard
at 18 km (direction west)North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...
See Villamblard guide
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 19 km (direction north-north-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
See Perigueux cathedral guide
The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 19 km (direction east-south-east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide
Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 19 km (direction east-south-east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
See Laugerie-Basse guide
Campagne
at 20 km (direction east-south-east)Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre and lovely...
See Campagne guide
Perigueux
at 20 km (direction north-north-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
See Perigueux guide
The Abri Cro Magnon
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of the first...
See The Abri Cro Magnon guide
Plazac
at 21 km (direction east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
See Plazac guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near Salon
Map of places to visit near Salon
Markets in and near Salon
- Vergt: market Friday (4km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (13km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (16km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (19km)
- Lalinde: market Thursday (21km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (21km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (22km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (24km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (27km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (27km)
More information about Salon, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Salon, France
What to do at Salon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Salon.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
- Vezere Valley (32km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (17km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (25km)
- Belves (33km)
- Beynac (35km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (38km)
- La Roque-Gageac (39km)
- Domme (42km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (45km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (21km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (21km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (21km)
- Font-de-Gaume (22km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (14km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (17km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (19km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (21km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (22km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (25km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (31km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (33km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (38km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (38km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (40km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (42km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (42km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (45km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Planbuisson (22km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (25km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (27km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (28km)
- Jardin de Conty (32km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (38km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (40km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (40km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (42km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (44km)
- Parc et potager de Pouthet (49km)
- Jardin de la Daille (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Monpazier (39km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (21km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (30km)
Geography and distances
Salon is in the south-west of France at 19 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Salon is 443 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Salon
from Perigueux (prefecture): 19 km
from Paris: 443 km
from Calais: 664 km
from Nice: 537 km
from Bordeaux: 108 km
from Strasbourg: 662 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 Salon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breuilh, Cendrieux, Lacropte, Saint-Amand-de-Vergt, Saint-Michel-de-Villadeix, Vergt and Veyrines-de-Vergt.
This page in French: Visiter Salon