Beynac travel guide
Visit Beynac: Highlights and Tourist Information
IMPORTANT: this is a summary of local highlights. For detailed visitor information see Beynac travel guide
Location: Beynac is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 51 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Beynac is 456 km from Paris and 681 km from the port at Calais).
Tourist classifications for Beynac: One of the most beautiful villages in France (see also beautiful French villages);
Popular places to visit near Beynac: these include Chateau de Beynac at 0 km and Chateau de Castelnaud at 3 km. Jardins de Marqueyssac is a listed remarkable garden at 2 km and La Roque-Gageac is a listed most beautiful village at 4 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Beynac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Beynac
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Beynac.
Note that all distances from Beynac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Beynac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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
Markets near Beynac
- Domme: market every Thursday (7km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market every Sunday (8km)
- Sarlat: market every Wednesday & Saturday all day (8km)
- Belves: market every Saturday (13km)
- Les Eyzies: market every Monday all day - seasonal market only - (15km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market every Friday (18km)
- Gourdon (Lot): market every Thursday - seasonal market only - (19km)
- Gourdon (Lot): market every Saturday (19km)
- Le Bugue: market every Tuesday (19km)
- Cazals: market every Sunday (22km)
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 Beynac and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Beynac map below.
Grand Site Of France Rocamadour (38km)
Heritage Site Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km); Vezere Valley (24km); Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km); Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km); Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
Most Beautiful Village La Roque-Gageac (4km); Domme (7km); Belves (13km); Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (19km); Limeuil (21km); Monpazier (26km); Saint-Amand-de-Coly (26km); Turenne (42km); Monflanquin (45km)
National Monument Font-de-Gaume (14km); Abri de Cap Blanc (15km); Abri of Laugerie-Haute (15km); Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (15km)
Recommended Detour Sarlat (8km); Gourdon (19km)
Religious Monument Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (7km); Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (8km); Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (13km); Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (16km); Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (19km); Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (19km); Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (23km); Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (25km); Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (26km); Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (27km); Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (27km); Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (51km)
Remarkable Garden Jardins de Marqueyssac (2km); Jardins de l'Albarède (6km); Jardins du château de Caudon (7km); Jardin de Conty (8km); Jardins de la Bourlie (16km); Jardin de la Daille (17km); Jardin de Planbuisson (18km); Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (21km); Jardins du château de Losse (21km); Jardins de l'Imaginaire (34km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Sarlat (8km); Monpazier (26km); Perigueux (51km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Grotte du Grand Roc (15km); Gouffre de la Fage (42km)
Town Of Art And History Sarlat (8km); Perigueux (51km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Perigueux (51km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (38km)
Map of places to visit near Beynac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Beynac-et-Cazenac
Canton: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24220
Distance to Beynac
from Perigueux (local prefecture): 51 km
from Paris: 456 km
from Calais: 681 km
from Nice: 504 km
from Bordeaux: 135 km
from Strasbourg: 653 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 16 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Beynac): Allas-les-Mines, Bezenac, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Cenac-et-Saint-Julien, Chateau de Beynac, Chateau de Castelnaud, Chateau des Milandes, Cladech, Domme, La Roque-Gageac, Saint-Andre-D'Allas, Saint-Cybranet, Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse, Sarlat, Veyrines-de-Domme and Vezac.
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 Beynac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Beynac