Marquay travel guide
Visit Marquay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Puymartin at 4 km from Marquay
Location: Marquay is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 42 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Marquay is 445 km from Paris and 670 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Marquay: these include Chateau de Puymartin at 4 km and La-Roque-Saint-Christophe at 8 km. Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere is a listed most beautiful village at 8 km and Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) is a listed religious monument at 8 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 Marquay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Marquay
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Marquay.
Note that all distances from Marquay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Marquay 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 Marquay
- Sarlat: market every Wednesday & Saturday all day (9km)
- Les Eyzies: market every Monday all day - seasonal market only - (9km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market every Sunday (11km)
- Montignac: market every Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
- Le Bugue: market every Tuesday (17km)
- Domme: market every Thursday (17km)
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market every Friday (21km)
- Belves: market every Saturday (21km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market every Friday (22km)
- Thenon: market every Tuesday (23km)
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 Marquay and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Marquay map below.
Grand Site Of France Rocamadour (41km)
Heritage Site Vezere Valley (12km); Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km); Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km); Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km); Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
Most Beautiful Village Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (8km); Beynac (12km); La Roque-Gageac (14km); Saint-Amand-de-Coly (16km); Domme (17km); Limeuil (20km); Belves (21km); Monpazier (35km); Turenne (37km)
National Monument Font-de-Gaume (8km); Abri de Cap Blanc (9km); Abri of Laugerie-Haute (9km); Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (9km)
Recommended Detour Sarlat (9km); Gourdon (24km)
Religious Monument Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (8km); Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (9km); Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (16km); Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (16km); Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (17km); Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (21km); Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (22km); Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (24km); Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (25km); Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (28km); Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (33km); Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (42km); Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (47km); Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (48km)
Remarkable Garden Jardins du château de Losse (9km); Jardins de Marqueyssac (14km); Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (15km); Jardin de Conty (17km); Jardins du château de Caudon (17km); Jardins de l'Albarède (17km); Jardins de la Bourlie (21km); Jardin de Planbuisson (21km); Jardins de l'Imaginaire (24km); Jardin de la Daille (28km); Jardins du château de Hautefort (35km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Sarlat (9km); Monpazier (35km); Perigueux (42km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Grotte du Grand Roc (9km); Gouffre de la Fage (35km)
Town Of Art And History Sarlat (9km); Perigueux (43km)
Village D'etape Donzenac (44km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Perigueux (42km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (41km)
Map of places to visit near Marquay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Marquay
Canton: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24620
Distance to Marquay
from Perigueux (local prefecture): 42 km
from Paris: 445 km
from Calais: 670 km
from Nice: 507 km
from Bordeaux: 135 km
from Strasbourg: 646 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Marquay): Chateau de Puymartin, La-Roque-Saint-Christophe, Meyrals, Peyzac-le-Moustier and Tamnies.
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 Marquay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Marquay