Savignac-les-Eglises tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Le Bouquet at 5 km from Savignac-les-Eglises
Visit Savignac-les-Eglises: highlights and tourist information
Savignac-les-Eglises 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 Savignac-les-Eglises in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Bouquet at 5 km and Sorges at 5 km.
Savignac-les-Eglises, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Le Bouquet
at 5 km (direction north-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 5 km (direction north-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Tourtoirac
at 11 km (direction east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Excideuil
at 13 km (direction east-north-east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Thiviers
at 16 km (direction east-north-east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-north-west)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Perigueux
at 18 km (direction west-south-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 18 km (direction west-south-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 18 km (direction east)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 22 km (direction north-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Badefols d'Ans
at 23 km (direction east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Brantome
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 23 km (direction west-north-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 25 km (direction south-south-east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Reserve excursions near Savignac-les-Eglises
Map of places to visit near Savignac-les-Eglises
Markets in and near Savignac-les-Eglises
- Excideuil: market Thursday (13km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (17km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (17km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (17km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (18km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (19km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (23km)
- Brantome: market Friday (23km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (29km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Savignac-les-Eglises, France
What to do at Savignac-les-Eglises? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Savignac-les-Eglises.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (17km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (32km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (35km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (35km)
- Limeuil (43km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (20km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (38km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (38km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (38km)
- Font-de-Gaume (39km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (35km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (35km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (38km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (16km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (19km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (21km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (21km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (21km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (32km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (35km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (41km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (45km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (45km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (49km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (61km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (18km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (32km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (35km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (46km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (38km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (56km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Magnac-Bourg (56km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (46km)
Geography and distances
Savignac-les-Eglises is in the south-west of France at 18 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Savignac-les-Eglises is 413 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Savignac-les-Eglises
from Perigueux (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 413 km
from Calais: 635 km
from Nice: 533 km
from Bordeaux: 127 km
from Strasbourg: 636 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 Savignac-les-Eglises from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coulaures, Cubjac, La Boissiere-d'Ans, Mayac, Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle, Sarliac-sur-l'Isle and Sorges.
This page in French: Visiter Savignac-les-Eglises