Argentat tourism and travel guide

Visit Argentat: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The highlight of a visit to Argentat is the lovely view across the river from the quais
Argentat is situated in the Correze department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Argentat. For detailed visitor information see the Argentat travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Argentat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne at 15 km and Curemonte at 18 km.
Argentat, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Tours de Merle
Castle at 11 km (direction east)The Tours de Merle is a group of medieval castles in ruins...
See Tours de Merle guide

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
at 15 km (direction south-west)The town of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne you can explore the attractive old town and...
See Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne guide

Curemonte
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction west-south-west)In a lovely hilltop position, Curemonte is less touristic than many of...
See Curemonte guide

Meyssac
at 21 km (direction west)Meyssac is a village in Correze with an interesting historic centre built...
See Meyssac guide

Bretenoux
at 21 km (direction south-south-west), in the Lot departmentThe town of Bretenoux has a medieval square, colombage houses and a...
See Bretenoux guide

Collonges-la-Rouge
Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west)The village of Collonges-le-Rouge is very distinctive, being built almost entirely from...
See Collonges-la-Rouge guide

Aubazine
at 23 km (direction west-north-west)Aubazine is a small village in Corrèze with an important 12th century...
See Aubazine guide

Chateau de Castelnau-Bretenoux
Castle at 24 km (direction south-south-west), in the Lot departmentThe Chateau de Castelnau-Loubressac is an imposing medieval castle built in red...
See Chateau de Castelnau-Bretenoux guide

Tulle
at 24 km (direction north-west)The area around the cathedral and the river frontage in Tulle both...
See Tulle guide

Chateau de Laroque
Castle at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cantal departmentChateau de Laroque is a 13th century fortified castle on a hill...
See Chateau de Laroque guide

Gimel-les-Cascades
at 24 km (direction north-north-west)Gimel-les-Cascades is a pretty village in Correze best known for its ancient...
See Gimel-les-Cascades guide

Laroquebrou
at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cantal departmentIn Laroquebrou you can see the Cere river below the village and...
See Laroquebrou guide

Carennac
Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction south-west), in the Lot departmentThere are numerous architectural highlights and attractive buildings in Carennac, one of...
See Carennac guide

Saint-Cere
at 26 km (direction south-south-west), in the Lot departmentSome of the highlights in Saint-Cere are rather hidden away, so take...
See Saint-Cere guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Correze
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Map of places to visit near Argentat
Markets in and near Argentat
- Monceaux-sur-Dordogne: market Thursday - seasonal market only (3km)
- Bretenoux: market Tuesday (21km)
- Meyssac: market Tuesday & Friday (21km)
- Tulle: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
- Laroquebrou: market Friday - seasonal market only (24km)
- Vayrac: market Thursday & Saturday (24km)
- Martel: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (33km)
- Mauriac: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (34km)
- Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (41km)
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Tourist attractions near Argentat, France
What to do at Argentat? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Argentat.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (41km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Curemonte (18km)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (23km)
- Carennac (25km)
- Loubressac (27km)
- Autoire (28km)
- Turenne (28km)
- Tournemire (43km)
- Salers (44km)
National Monuments
- Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (23km)
- Chateau Montal (26km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (53km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (25km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (42km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Verger de Déduit (41km)
- Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Cascades de Gimel (24km)
- Gouffre de Padirac (30km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (33km)
- Gouffre des Vitarelles (42km)
Towns of Art and history
- Salins (37km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (41km)
Geography and distances
Argentat is in the southern-centre of France at 24 kilometres from Tulle, the department capital (general information: Argentat is 420 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Argentat
from Tulle (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 420 km
from Calais: 651 km
from Nice: 451 km
from Bordeaux: 200 km
from Strasbourg: 588 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Argentat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Hautefage, La Chapelle-Saint-Geraud, Monceaux-sur-Dordogne, Saint-Chamant, Saint-Martial-Entraygues and Sexcles.
This page in French: Visiter Argentat
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