Valeuil tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Bourdeilles at 3 km from Valeuil
Visit Valeuil: highlights and tourist information
Valeuil 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 Valeuil in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bourdeilles at 3 km and Chateau de Bourdeilles at 3 km.
Valeuil, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Bourdeilles
at 3 km (direction west-south-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 3 km (direction west-south-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Brantome
at 4 km (direction north-east)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 4 km (direction north-east)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 14 km (direction north-east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Perigueux
at 18 km (direction south-east)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 18 km (direction north-west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
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Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 19 km (direction south-east)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction east-north-east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Le Bouquet
at 20 km (direction east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 20 km (direction east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Saint-Astier
at 22 km (direction south-south-west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
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Nontron
at 22 km (direction north-north-east)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
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Riberac
at 24 km (direction west-south-west)Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large market held...
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Map of places to visit near Valeuil
Markets in and near Valeuil
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (4km)
- Brantome: market Friday (4km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (8km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (13km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (18km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (18km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (22km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (26km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Valeuil, France
What to do at Valeuil? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Valeuil.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (20km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (36km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (52km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (14km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (54km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (54km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (54km)
- Font-de-Gaume (55km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (22km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (4km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (14km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (14km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (15km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (18km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (24km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (25km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (46km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (51km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (51km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (51km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (52km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (52km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (53km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (55km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (38km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (42km)
- Logis de Forge (46km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (39km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (46km)
- Grotte du Grand Roc (54km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (55km)
Geography and distances
Valeuil is in the south-west of France at 18 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Valeuil is 413 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Valeuil
from Perigueux (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 413 km
from Calais: 631 km
from Nice: 557 km
from Bordeaux: 109 km
from Strasbourg: 650 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 Valeuil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biras, Bourdeilles, Brantome, Creyssac, Lisle, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles and Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches.
This page in French: Visiter Valeuil