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Visit Biras: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Biras is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 13 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Biras is 417 km from Paris and 636 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bourdeilles at 6 km from Biras
Popular places to visit near Biras: these include Bourdeilles at 6 km and Brantome at 9 km.
Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Biras, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Biras
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Biras.
Note that all distances from Biras shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Biras holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Biras (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 Biras and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Montréal (34km) : Jardins du château de Hautefort (40km) : Jardins du château de Losse (48km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (17km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (49km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (49km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Jean-de-Cole (22km) : Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (37km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (47km) : Limeuil (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (9km) : Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (9km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (9km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (13km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (13km) : Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (17km) : Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (24km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (26km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (46km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (13km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (27km) :
Map of places to visit near Biras & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Biras
Canton: Brantôme
Arrondissement: Périgueux
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24310
Distance to Biras
from Perigueux: 13 km
from Paris: 417 km
from Calais: 636 km
from Nice: 554 km
from Bordeaux: 108 km
from Strasbourg: 652 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Biras): Bourdeilles, Bussac, Chateau de Bourdeilles, Chateau-l'Eveque, Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches and Valeuil.
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 Biras from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Biras