Monplaisant tourism and travel guide

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Monplaisant is situated in the Dordogne department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 49 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Monplaisant is 464 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Belves at 2 km and La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe at 8 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Monplaisant, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Monplaisant in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Monplaisant

Markets in and near Monplaisant

• Belves: market Saturday (2km)
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (9km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (10km)
• Monpazier: market Thursday (15km)
• Le Bugue: market Tuesday (16km)
• Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (16km)
• Domme: market Thursday (17km)
• Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (21km)
• Lalinde: market Thursday (22km)
• Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (22km)

More information about Monplaisant, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Monplaisant, France

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

Heritage sites

• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Vezere Valley (32km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
• Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
• Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Belves (2km)
• Beynac (13km)
• Limeuil (14km)
• La Roque-Gageac (15km)
• Domme (17km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (25km)
• Monflanquin (34km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (36km)
• Pujols (51km)

National Monuments

• Font-de-Gaume (16km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (16km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (16km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (16km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gourdon (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (2km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (11km)
• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (16km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (16km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (17km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (26km)
• Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (31km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (36km)
• Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (40km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (49km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Conty (5km)
• Jardins de la Bourlie (5km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (9km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (14km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (14km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (17km)
• Jardin de la Daille (22km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (29km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (33km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (44km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (50km)
• Jardins secrets de Cahors (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (15km)
• Cahors (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (16km)
• Gouffre de la Fage (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (21km)
• Perigueux (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (41km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allas-les-Mines, Belves, Berbiguieres, Carves, Cladech, Larzac, Marnac, Sagelat, Saint-Amand-de-Belves, Saint-Germain-de-Belves, Saint-Pardoux-et-Vielvic, Siorac-en-Perigord and Urval.

This page in French: Visiter Monplaisant