Etouars tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert at 6 km from Etouars

Visit Etouars: highlights and tourist information

Etouars is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Etouars in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert at 6 km and Varaignes at 7 km.

Etouars, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 6 km (direction west-south-west)

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a...

See Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert guide

Varaignes

at 7 km (direction west)

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The...

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Nontron

at 8 km (direction south-south-east)

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to...

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Marthon

at 14 km (direction west), in the Charente department

In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several...

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Mareuil-en-Perigord

at 21 km (direction south-west)

The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies...

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Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 21 km (direction south-south-east)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new...

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La Rochefoucauld

at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the...

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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Castle at 25 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente department

The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente,...

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Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction south-east)

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church...

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Brantome

at 26 km (direction south)

In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing...

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Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 26 km (direction south)

Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful...

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Chalus

at 28 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the...

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Rochechouart

at 29 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a...

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Villebois-Lavalette

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Charente department

The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a...

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Map of places to visit near Etouars

Markets in and near Etouars

• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (5km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (22km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Brantome: market Friday (26km)
• Chalus: market Friday (28km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (31km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (31km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (33km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Etouars, France

What to do at Etouars? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Etouars.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (26km)
• Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (51km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (22km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (8km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (46km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (13km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (22km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (26km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (36km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (37km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (41km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (43km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (44km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (45km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (32km)
• Logis de Forge (39km)
• Jardins du château de Hautefort (56km)
• Jardin monastique médiéval (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (14km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (22km)
• Site Corot (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (38km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (24km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (41km)

Geography and distances

Etouars is in the south-west of France at 47 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Etouars is 385 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Etouars from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Augignac, Bussiere-Badil, Le Bourdeix, Piegut-Pluviers, Saint-Estephe, Saint-Martin-le-Pin, Soudat and Teyjat.

This page in French: Visiter Etouars

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