Saint-Avit-Senieur tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Avit-Senieur: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Saint-Avit-Senieur is dominated by the substantial abbey ruins in the centre of the village

Saint-Avit-Senieur is situated in the Dordogne 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 Saint-Avit-Senieur in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Molieres at 4 km and Montferrand-du-Perigord at 5 km.

Saint-Avit-Senieur, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Beaumont-du-Perigord

at 4 km (direction west)

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

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Molieres

at 4 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Montferrand-du-Perigord

at 5 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Cadouin

at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Cadouin abbey cloisters

Abbey at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Cadouin abbey

Abbey at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

Cadouin abbey was built in the 12th century in the roman style...

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Tremolat

at 11 km (direction east-north-east)

Trémolat is a very small but attractive village, close to the scenic...

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Urval

at 11 km (direction east-north-east)

Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and...

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Chateau de Lanquais

Castle at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Lanquais - sometimes called the Louvre of the Perigord...

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Monpazier

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction south-east)

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

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Limeuil

Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction north-east)

Limeuil is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France,...

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Siorac-en-Perigord

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Siorac-en-Perigord is a peaceful village close to the main sights of the...

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Chartreuse du Colombier

Garden at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

The Chartreuse du Colombier is a charming traditional stone house with a...

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Paunat

at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

Paunat is a pretty village with a large abbey-church in the Dordogne....

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Avit-Senieur

Markets in and near Saint-Avit-Senieur

• Lalinde: market Thursday (9km)
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (11km)
• Monpazier: market Thursday (12km)
• Belves: market Saturday (15km)
• Villereal: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Villereal: market Saturday (16km)
• Issigeac: market Sunday (17km)
• Le Bugue: market Tuesday (18km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (21km)
• Castillonnes: market Friday - seasonal market only (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Avit-Senieur, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)
• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (6km)
• Vezere Valley (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Limeuil (13km)
• Belves (15km)
• Beynac (27km)
• Monflanquin (28km)
• La Roque-Gageac (29km)
• Domme (32km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (34km)
• Pujols (45km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (47km)

National Monuments

• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (24km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (24km)
• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (24km)
• Font-de-Gaume (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gourdon (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (4km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (11km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (15km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (15km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (16km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (34km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (34km)
• Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (45km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (46km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (46km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Planbuisson (11km)
• Jardins de la Bourlie (11km)
• Jardin de Conty (19km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (28km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (28km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (32km)
• Jardin de la Daille (35km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (35km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (37km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (39km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (46km)
• Ets Latour-Marliac (50km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (12km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (24km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (27km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Avit-Senieur is in the south-west of France at 46 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Avit-Senieur is 468 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Saint-Avit-Senieur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumont-du-Perigord, Bourniquel, Labouquerie, Molieres, Montferrand-du-Perigord, Nojals-et-Clotte, Saint-Avit-Riviere and Sainte-Croix.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Avit-Senieur

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