Roquefort tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois at 3 km from Roquefort

Visit Roquefort: highlights and tourist information

Roquefort is situated in the Lot-et-Garonne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Tourist classifications for Roquefort include "theme park".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Roquefort in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois at 3 km and Agen at 6 km.

Roquefort, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois

at 3 km (direction west)

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois is a fortified village with a church on a hilltop west...

See Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois guide

Agen

at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

The principal town in Lot-et-Garonne, Agen is pleasant to explore if not...

See Agen guide

Caudecoste

at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

Caudecoste is just one of the scenic villages along the border between...

See Caudecoste guide

Nerac

at 17 km (direction west)

The quiet town of Nerac in the southern Lot-et-Garonne is ideally visited...

See Nerac guide

Puymirol

at 19 km (direction east)

Not far from Agen, the small town of Puymirol has a good...

See Puymirol guide

Dunes

at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Not well known as a tourist destination, we found Dunes to be...

See Dunes guide

Laroque-Timbaut

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

Laroque-Timbaut is one of our favourite tiny villags in the heart of...

See Laroque-Timbaut guide

Barbaste

at 22 km (direction west)

In the center of Barbaste you can see a 13th century fortified...

See Barbaste guide

Donzac

at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

The red-brick architecture and unusual church tower add to the charm of...

See Donzac guide

Latour-Marliac waterlily garden

Garden at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

The Latour-Marliac waterlily garden has a stunning collection of waterlilies and a...

See Latour-Marliac waterlily garden guide

Pujols

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

The small village of Pujols manages to squeeze a great deal of...

See Pujols guide

Frespech

at 26 km (direction east-north-east)

Frespech is another in the cluster of picturesque villages typical of this...

See Frespech guide

Villeneuve de Mezin

at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

This tiny village is just one of several in the northern Gascony...

See Villeneuve de Mezin guide

Lectoure

at 27 km (direction south-south-east), in the Gers department

Lectoure is a pleasant town to explore as part of your stay...

See Lectoure guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Lot-et-Garonne

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Map of places to visit near Roquefort

Markets in and near Roquefort

• Agen: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
• Bon-Encontre: market Sunday (8km)
• Layrac: market Friday (9km)
• Astaffort: market Monday (14km)
• Nerac: market Saturday (18km)
• Lavardac: market Wednesday (21km)
• Aiguillon: market Tuesday & Friday (23km)
• Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot: market Friday (25km)
• Castelmoron-sur-Lot: market Wednesday (25km)
• Pujols: market Sunday (26km)

More information about Roquefort, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Roquefort, France

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

Heritage sites

• Agen cathédrale St Caprais (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (6km)
• La Romieu Collegiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Beaumont sur l'Osee pont d'Artigues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Moissac abbatiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Pujols (26km)
• Auvillar (30km)
• Larressingle (32km)
• Fources (33km)
• Montreal-du-Gers (38km)
• Monflanquin (43km)

National Monuments

• Gramont Chateau (31km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lectoure (27km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Sainte Marie (Aubiac) (4km)
• Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) (9km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (25km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (26km)
• Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (27km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin et arboretum de Coursiana (22km)
• Ets Latour-Marliac (23km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (49km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nerac (18km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Fontirou (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Blaziert (27km)

Geography and distances

Roquefort is in the south-west of France at 6 kilometres from Agen, the department capital (general information: Roquefort is 538 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 Roquefort from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agen, Aubiac, Boe, Brax, Colayrac-Saint-Cirq, Estillac, Le Passage, Moirax, Moncaut, Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan, Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois and Serignac-sur-Garonne.

This page in French: Visiter Roquefort

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