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Visit Sarlat: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Sarlat is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 51 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Sarlat is 449 km from Paris and 675 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Sarlat (page also includes a photo gallery for Sarlat)
Sarlat reviews and comments:
Sarlat, France Rating: 5/5 Reviewed by Mr G Barker on
Popular places to visit near Sarlat: these include Chateau de Montfort at 5 km and Chateau de Puymartin at 6 km.
La Roque-Gageac is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 8km and Beynac is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Sarlat: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour); Sarlat has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Sarlat, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Sarlat
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Sarlat.
Note that all distances from Sarlat shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Sarlat holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Sarlat (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 Sarlat and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de Marqueyssac (9km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (10km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (12km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (13km) : Jardin de Conty (16km) : Jardins du château de Losse (17km) : Jardin de la Daille (21km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (23km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (25km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (27km) :
- National Monuments: Font-de-Gaume (16km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (17km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (17km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (17km) : Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roque-Gageac (8km) : Beynac (8km) : Domme (10km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (17km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (20km) : Belves (21km) : Limeuil (26km) : Turenne (34km) : Monpazier (34km) : Collonges-la-Rouge (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (17km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (19km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (21km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (21km) : Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (21km) : Abbaye de Cadouin (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin) (25km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (28km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (30km) : Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (35km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (18km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (15km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Sarlat & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24200
Distance to Sarlat
from Perigueux: 51 km
from Paris: 449 km
from Calais: 675 km
from Nice: 499 km
from Bordeaux: 141 km
from Strasbourg: 645 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Sarlat): Beynac, Chateau de Beynac, Chateau de Montfort, Chateau de Puymartin, Proissans, Saint-Andre-D'Allas, Saint-Vincent-le-Paluel and Sainte-Nathalene.
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 Sarlat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Sarlat