Savignac-les-Eglises tourism and travel guide

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

Le Bouquet

at 5 km (direction north-west)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...

See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges

Sorges

at 5 km (direction north-west)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...

See Sorges guide
Tourtoirac

Tourtoirac

at 11 km (direction east)

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...

See Tourtoirac guide
Excideuil

Excideuil

at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...

See Excideuil guide
 
 
Thiviers

Thiviers

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...

See Thiviers guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole

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...

See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Perigueux

Perigueux

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...

See Perigueux guide
Perigueux cathedral

Perigueux cathedral

Cathedral at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...

See Perigueux cathedral guide
 
 
Chateau de Hautefort

Chateau de Hautefort

Castle at 18 km (direction east)

At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...

See Chateau de Hautefort guide
Chateau de Puyguilhem

Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 22 km (direction north-west)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...

See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Badefols d'Ans

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

Brantome

at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...

See Brantome guide
 
 
Brantome Abbey

Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...

See Brantome Abbey guide
Grotte de Rouffignac

Grotte de Rouffignac

Cave at 25 km (direction south-south-east)

The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...

See Grotte de Rouffignac guide

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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)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Nontron (35km)
  • Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (35km)

Regional Natural Parcs

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

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)
 
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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).

Geographical Information

Commune: Savignac-les-Eglises

Canton: Savignac-les-Églises

Arrondissement: Périgueux

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24420

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

 
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