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Visit Thonac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Thonac is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 36 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Thonac is 436 km from Paris and 661 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere at 3 km from Thonac
Popular places to visit near Thonac: these include Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere at 3 km and Lascaux caves at 5 km.
Jardins du château de Losse is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 1km and Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 3km. 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 Thonac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Thonac
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Thonac.
Note that all distances from Thonac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Thonac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Thonac (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 Thonac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Losse (1km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (17km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (18km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (22km) : Jardin de Conty (25km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (26km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (26km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (26km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (27km) : Jardins du château de Hautefort (27km) :
- National Monuments: Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (12km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (12km) : Font-de-Gaume (12km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (12km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (3km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (11km) : Beynac (21km) : La Roque-Gageac (23km) : Limeuil (24km) : Domme (26km) : Belves (29km) : Turenne (37km) : Monpazier (42km) : Collonges-la-Rouge (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (3km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (11km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (17km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (21km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (24km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (26km) : Abbaye de Cadouin (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin) (26km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (28km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (29km) : Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (32km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (5km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (17km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (31km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Thonac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Thonac
Canton: Montignac
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24290
Distance to Thonac
from Perigueux: 36 km
from Paris: 436 km
from Calais: 661 km
from Nice: 510 km
from Bordeaux: 135 km
from Strasbourg: 641 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Thonac): Fanlac, La Chapelle-Aubareil, La-Roque-Saint-Christophe, Lascaux caves, Montignac, Peyzac-le-Moustier, Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere, Sergeac, Tursac and Valojoulx.
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 Thonac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Thonac