Marthon tourism and travel guide

Visit Marthon: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings and historic sites of interest
Marthon is situated in the Charente department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Marthon. For detailed visitor information see the Marthon 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 Marthon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert at 10 km and La Rochefoucauld at 15 km.
Marthon, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Varaignes
at 7 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentVaraignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The...
See Varaignes guide

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 10 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne departmentJaverlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a...
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La Rochefoucauld
at 15 km (direction north-north-west)After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the...
See La Rochefoucauld guide

Chateau de La Rochefoucauld
Castle at 16 km (direction north-north-west)The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente,...
See Chateau de La Rochefoucauld guide

Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 18 km (direction south), in the Dordogne departmentThe village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies...
See Mareuil-en-Perigord guide

Torsac
at 19 km (direction west-south-west)Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around...
See Torsac guide

Villebois-Lavalette
at 19 km (direction south-west)The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a...
See Villebois-Lavalette guide

Nontron
at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne departmentNontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to...
See Nontron guide

Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 20 km (direction west-south-west)The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial...
See Chateau de la Mercerie guide

Angouleme
at 24 km (direction west-north-west)Angouleme is one of our favourite Charente towns, with several interesting historic...
See Angouleme guide

Charmant
at 24 km (direction west-south-west)Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a...
See Charmant guide

Mouthiers-sur-Boeme
at 26 km (direction west)The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here...
See Mouthiers-sur-Boeme guide

Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 31 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne departmentExtensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new...
See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide

Brantome
at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Dordogne departmentIn an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing...
See Brantome guide
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Markets in and near Marthon
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (18km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (19km)
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (19km)
- Angouleme: market every day except Monday (24km)
- La Couronne: market Saturday (27km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (32km)
- Brantome: market Friday (32km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (38km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (40km)
More information about Marthon, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Marthon, France
What to do at Marthon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Marthon.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (37km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (43km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (19km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (28km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (20km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (27km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (28km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (30km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (31km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (31km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (32km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (32km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (41km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (47km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (48km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (48km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Logis de Forge (26km)
- Jardin de Liliane (44km)
- Jardin monastique médiéval (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (6km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (34km)
- Site Corot (47km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (15km)
Geography and distances
Marthon is in the west of France at 22 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Marthon is 388 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Marthon
Canton: Montbron
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 16380
Distance to Marthon
from Angouleme (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 388 km
from Calais: 602 km
from Nice: 580 km
from Bordeaux: 118 km
from Strasbourg: 644 km
Getting here
Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Marthon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Feuillade, Grassac, Saint-Germain-de-Montbron and Souffrignac.
This page in French: Visiter Marthon