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Visit Besse: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Besse is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 65 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Besse is 475 km from Paris and 701 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Besse: these include Villefranche-du-Perigord at 5 km and Belves at 14 km.
Jardin de la Daille is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km and Jardins de l'Albarède is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Besse, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to BesseSee France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Besse.
Note that all distances from Besse shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Besse holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Besse (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Aquitaine and Dordogne gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Besse and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la Daille (11km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (14km) : Jardin de Conty (16km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (17km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (18km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (20km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (25km) : Jardins secrets de Cahors (36km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (38km) : Jardins du château de Losse (40km) :
- National Monuments: Font-de-Gaume (30km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (31km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (31km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (31km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Belves (14km) : Monpazier (17km) : Domme (17km) : La Roque-Gageac (18km) : Beynac (19km) : Limeuil (30km) : Monflanquin (31km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (38km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (45km) : Lauzerte (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (14km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (16km) : Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (23km) : Abbaye de Cadouin (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin) (25km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (26km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (32km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (33km) : Cathédrale de Saint-Étienne (Cahors) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (38km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cahors (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (26km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (28km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Besse & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Besse
Canton: Villefranche-du-Périgord
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24550
Distance to Besse
from Perigueux: 65 km
from Paris: 475 km
from Calais: 701 km
from Nice: 503 km
from Bordeaux: 134 km
from Strasbourg: 668 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Besse): Campagnac-les-Quercy, Orliac, Prats-du-Perigord, Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm and Villefranche-du-Perigord.
Getting here
Dordogne is in the south-west of France. 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 Besse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Besse
