Rayet tourism and travel guide

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Visit Rayet: highlights and tourist information

Rayet is situated in the Lot-et-Garonne 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 Rayet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villereal at 4 km and Chateau de Biron at 7 km.

Rayet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Villereal

Most Beautiful Village at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

Villereal is one of our favourite medieval bastide towns, with an impressive wooden market...

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Chateau de Biron

Castle at 7 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne department

The Chateau de Biron is a perfect way to discover the history and countryside...

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Biron

at 8 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne department

Biron is a picturesque village with an ancient church and an imposing castle, and...

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Monpazier

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction east-north-east), in the Dordogne department

Monpazier is an exceptional 13th century bastide town, among the most beautiful villages in...

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Montferrand-du-Perigord

at 13 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

The pretty little village of Montferrand-du-Perigord is in a particularly scenic area and has...

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Beaumont-du-Perigord

at 13 km (direction north-east), in the Dordogne department

The traditional bastide town of Beaumont-du-Perigord is an interesting contrast to the nearby village...

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Chateau de Gavaudun

Castle at 13 km (direction south-east)

Chateau de Gavaudun, a ruined medieval castle, sits high on a rock in the...

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Monflanquin

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction south)

Listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France, the 13th century bastide...

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Saint-Avit-Senieur

at 14 km (direction north-north-east), in the Dordogne department

Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village...

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Castillonnes

at 15 km (direction west)

Castillonnes is a Lot-et-Garonne bastide, rather less touristic than most of the others...

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Issigeac

at 16 km (direction west-north-west), in the Dordogne department

The historic small town of Issigeac has many lovely old houses and the most...

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Molieres

at 18 km (direction north-north-east), in the Dordogne department

Molieres is small but perhaps the best example of an unspoiled bastide town in...

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Cadouin

at 19 km (direction north-north-east), in the Dordogne department

Cadouin is a small village best known for its medieval abbey, an important pilgrimage...

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Cadouin abbey cloisters

Abbey at 19 km (direction north-north-east), in the Dordogne department

The cloister attached to the abbey at Cadouin were built in the 15th century...

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Markets in and near Rayet

• Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (4km)
• Villereal: market Saturday (4km)
• Monpazier: market Thursday (9km)
• Monflanquin: market Thursday (13km)
• Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (15km)
• Castillonnes: market Tuesday (15km)
• Issigeac: market Sunday (16km)
• Cancon: market Monday (18km)
• Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (19km)
• Lalinde: market Thursday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Rayet, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Vezere Valley (54km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Monflanquin (14km)
• Belves (22km)
• Limeuil (27km)
• Pujols (31km)
• Beynac (35km)
• La Roque-Gageac (37km)
• Domme (38km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (46km)
• Lauzerte (52km)

National Monuments

• Abri de Cap Blanc (37km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (37km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (37km)
• Font-de-Gaume (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (11km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (25km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (28km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (29km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (32km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (37km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (42km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Bourlie (22km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (24km)
• Jardin de Conty (27km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (30km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (34km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (36km)
• Ets Latour-Marliac (36km)
• Jardin de la Daille (37km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (38km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (48km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (50km)
• Jardin du Pèlerin (52km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (9km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (37km)
• Grottes de Fontirou (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (32km)

Geography and distances

Rayet is in the south-west of France at 51 kilometres from Agen, the department capital (general information: Rayet is 482 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the airports at Bordeaux or Bergerac. To drive from the UK allow around 10-11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Rayet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Devillac, Parranquet, Rives, Saint-Cassien, Saint-Etienne-de-Villereal, Saint-Martin-de-Villereal, Sainte-Sabine-Born, Tourliac, Vergt-de-Biron and Villereal.

This page in French: Visiter Rayet