Journiac tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Bugue at 6 km from Journiac

Visit Journiac: highlights and tourist information

Journiac 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 Journiac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Bugue at 6 km and Chartreuse du Colombier at 7 km.

Journiac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Bugue

at 6 km (direction south-east)

The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very...

See Le Bugue guide

Chartreuse du Colombier

Garden at 7 km (direction south-south-west)

The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a...

See Chartreuse du Colombier guide

Paunat

at 7 km (direction south-south-west)

Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....

See Paunat guide

Limeuil

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction south)

Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France,...

See Limeuil guide

The Grotte du Grand Roc

Cave at 9 km (direction east)

The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in...

See The Grotte du Grand Roc guide

Campagne

at 9 km (direction south-east)

Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre...

See Campagne guide

Laugerie-Basse

Cave at 9 km (direction east)

Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the...

See Laugerie-Basse guide

The Abri Cro Magnon

at 10 km (direction east)

The Abri Cro-Magnon is an information centre built at the site of...

See The Abri Cro Magnon guide

Tremolat

at 11 km (direction south-south-west)

Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic...

See Tremolat guide

Les Eyzies

at 11 km (direction east-south-east)

Les Eyzies is a small traditional town, within easy reach of many...

See Les Eyzies guide

Musee National de Prehistoire

at 11 km (direction east-south-east)

The Musee National de Prehistoire in Les Eyzies contains one of the...

See Musee National de Prehistoire guide

Grotte de Rouffignac

Cave at 11 km (direction north-east)

The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100...

See Grotte de Rouffignac guide

Font-de-Gaume

Cave at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

The caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the last caves in France...

See Font-de-Gaume guide

La-Roque-Saint-Christophe

Cave at 14 km (direction east)

The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one...

See La-Roque-Saint-Christophe guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne

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Map of places to visit near Journiac

Markets in and near Journiac

• Le Bugue: market Tuesday (6km)
• Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (11km)
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (13km)
• Vergt: market Friday (15km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (17km)
• Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (18km)
• Lalinde: market Thursday (19km)
• Belves: market Saturday (23km)
• Thenon: market Tuesday (24km)
• Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Journiac, France

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

Heritage sites

• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Vezere Valley (25km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Limeuil (9km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (17km)
• Belves (23km)
• Beynac (25km)
• La Roque-Gageac (28km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (31km)
• Domme (32km)

National Monuments

• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (11km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (11km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (11km)
• Font-de-Gaume (12km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gourdon (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (7km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (17km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (23km)
• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (25km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (27km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (28km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (31km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (31km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (32km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (33km)
• Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (42km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (48km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Planbuisson (13km)
• Jardins de la Bourlie (18km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (20km)
• Jardin de Conty (22km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (27km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (30km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (32km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (34km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (35km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (37km)
• Jardins du château de Hautefort (39km)
• Jardin de la Daille (41km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (11km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (28km)
• Perigueux (28km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (34km)

Geography and distances

Journiac is in the south-west of France at 28 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Journiac is 447 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 Journiac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cendrieux, Le Bugue, Mauzens-et-Miremont, Saint-Avit-de-Vialard, Sainte-Alvere and Savignac-de-Miremont.

This page in French: Visiter Journiac