Puy-l'Eveque tourism and travel guide
Visit Puy-l'Eveque: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Puy-l'Eveque is one of the most picturesque, and most visited, of the villages along the Lot Valley
Puy-l'Eveque is situated in the Lot department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Puy-l'Eveque. For detailed visitor information see the Puy-l'Eveque 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 Puy-l'Eveque in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Bonaguil at 10 km and Chateau de Fumel at 13 km.
Puy-l'Eveque, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Albas
at 9 km (direction east-south-east)Albas, a village on the Lot river, has a renowned wine festival each May...
See Albas guide
Chateau de Bonaguil
Castle at 10 km (direction west-north-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe medieval Chateau de Bonaguil, in a lovely woodland setting, is one of our...
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Chateau de Fumel
Castle at 13 km (direction west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe Chateau de Fumel is not open to the public but a walk through...
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Villefranche-du-Perigord
at 15 km (direction north-north-west), in the Dordogne departmentSurrounded by the forests that produce the famous local chestnuts, Villefranche-du-Perigord is a small...
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Tournon d'Agenais
at 16 km (direction south-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe steep streets of Tournon d'Agenais lead you around the historic centre of one...
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Marminiac
at 19 km (direction north-north-east)Marminiac is a small village with a church, traditional market hall and a tower...
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Montcuq
at 19 km (direction south-south-east)Montcuq is a pleasant small town with a big church in the Midi-Pyrénées...
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Montaigu-de-Quercy
at 20 km (direction south-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne departmentMontaigu-de-Quercy is a peaceful town in Quercy, at its liveliest with the Saturday morning...
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Chateau de Gavaudun
Castle at 21 km (direction west-north-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentChateau de Gavaudun, a ruined medieval castle, sits high on a rock in the...
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Prats-du-Perigord
at 22 km (direction north-north-west), in the Dordogne departmentPrats-du-Perigord is a small village with an impressive fortified church in the south-east of...
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Pont Valentré
Bridge at 24 km (direction east)Pont Valentré in Cahors is an impressive fortified bridge from the middle ages...
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Saint-Pompon
at 25 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentSaint-Pompon, France is a small village to the south of the Dordogne department with...
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Cahors gardens
Garden at 25 km (direction east)The secret gardens of Cahors are charming and following the garden route is a...
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Cahors
at 25 km (direction east)Best known for the famous Pont Valentre bridge, Cahors is a lively town which...
See Cahors guide
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Markets in and near Puy-l'Eveque
Market days in Puy-l'Eveque: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Puy-l'Eveque: market Tuesday (0km)
- Prayssac: market Friday (4km)
- Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (14km)
- Monsempron-Libos: market Thursday (16km)
- Catus: market Tuesday (17km)
- Cazals: market Sunday (17km)
- Montcuq: market Sunday (19km)
- Montaigu-de-Quercy: market Saturday (20km)
- Cahors: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
- Monpazier: market Thursday (27km)
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Tourist attractions near Puy-l'Eveque, France
What to do at Puy-l'Eveque? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Puy-l'Eveque.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (50km)
Heritage sites
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
- Moissac abbatiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)
- Agen cathédrale St Caprais (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lauzerte (28km)
- Monflanquin (29km)
- Belves (32km)
- Domme (34km)
- La Roque-Gageac (36km)
- Beynac (37km)
- Pujols (38km)
- Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (43km)
- Limeuil (47km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Gourdon (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Causses du Quercy (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (28km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (32km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (33km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (33km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (36km)
- Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (38km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (40km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (43km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (44km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (48km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (50km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (51km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) (56km)
- Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) (58km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de la Daille (23km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (25km)
- Jardin du Pèlerin (28km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (32km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (34km)
- Jardin de Conty (34km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (36km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (37km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (42km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Fontirou (42km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (43km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cayriech (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (50km)
Geography and distances
Puy-l'Eveque is in the south of France at 25 kilometres from Cahors, the department capital (general information: Puy-l'Eveque is 493 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Puy-l'Eveque
Canton: Puy-l'Évêque
Arrondissement: Cahors
Department: Lot
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 46700
Distance to Puy-l'Eveque
from Cahors (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 493 km
from Calais: 719 km
from Nice: 498 km
from Bordeaux: 140 km
from Strasbourg: 679 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Puy-l'Eveque from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anglars-Juillac, Belaye, Duravel, Grezels, Lacapelle-Cabanac, Lagardelle, Montcabrier, Pescadoires, Prayssac and Vire-sur-Lot.
This page in French: Visiter Puy-l'Eveque