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Visit Gabillou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gabillou is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 25 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Gabillou is 418 km from Paris and 641 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Hautefort at 10 km from Gabillou
Popular places to visit near Gabillou: these include Chateau de Hautefort at 10 km and Excideuil at 15 km.
Jardins du château de Hautefort is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km and Vezere Valley is a listed 'heritage site' at 21km. 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 Gabillou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gabillou
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Gabillou.
Note that all distances from Gabillou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gabillou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gabillou (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 Gabillou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Hautefort (11km) : Jardins du château de Losse (21km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (23km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (34km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (41km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (44km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (44km) : Jardin de Conty (45km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (47km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (48km) :
- National Monuments: Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (30km) : Font-de-Gaume (30km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (30km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (30km) : Chateau de Puyguilhem (32km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (22km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (23km) : Saint-Jean-de-Cole (28km) : Segur-le-Chateau (33km) : Limeuil (37km) : Beynac (42km) : La Roque-Gageac (44km) : Turenne (46km) : Domme (47km) : Belves (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (22km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (23km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (25km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (25km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (25km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (29km) : Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (30km) : Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (32km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (35km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (25km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (21km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (37km) : Nontron (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Gabillou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gabillou
Canton: Thenon
Arrondissement: Périgueux
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24210
Distance to Gabillou
from Perigueux: 25 km
from Paris: 418 km
from Calais: 641 km
from Nice: 522 km
from Bordeaux: 133 km
from Strasbourg: 633 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Gabillou): Ajat, Brouchaud, Chourgnac, La Boissiere-d'Ans, Limeyrat, Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans, Sainte-Orse and Temple-Laguyon.
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 Gabillou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gabillou