Saint-Jory-de-Chalais tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Thiviers at 9 km from Saint-Jory-de-Chalais

Visit Saint-Jory-de-Chalais: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jory-de-Chalais is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Thiviers at 9 km and Saint-Jean-de-Cole at 10 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Saint-Jory-de-Chalais, 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 Saint-Jory-de-Chalais in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Thiviers

at 9 km (direction south-south-east)

Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the...

See Thiviers guide

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church...

See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 13 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin...

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new...

See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide

Nontron

at 19 km (direction west)

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to...

See Nontron guide

Chalus

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

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the...

See Chalus guide

Le Bouquet

at 21 km (direction south)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens...

See Le Bouquet guide

Sorges

at 21 km (direction south)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and...

See Sorges guide

Excideuil

at 21 km (direction south-east)

The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market...

See Excideuil guide

Brantome

at 24 km (direction west-south-west)

In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing...

See Brantome guide

Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 24 km (direction west-south-west)

Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful...

See Brantome Abbey guide

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a...

See Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert guide

Tourtoirac

at 28 km (direction south-east)

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as...

See Tourtoirac guide

Varaignes

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The...

See Varaignes guide

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

Map of places to visit near Saint-Jory-de-Chalais

Markets in and near Saint-Jory-de-Chalais

• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (9km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (9km)
• Chalus: market Friday (19km)
• Excideuil: market Thursday (22km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (22km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Brantome: market Friday (24km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (35km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (37km)
• Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (38km)

Hotels near Saint-Jory-de-Chalais

More information about Saint-Jory-de-Chalais, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Saint-Jory-de-Chalais, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (46km)

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (10km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (33km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (14km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (19km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (24km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (15km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (9km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (14km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (24km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (37km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (37km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (38km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (41km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (43km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (31km)
• Jardins du château de Hautefort (33km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (24km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (38km)
• Site Corot (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (36km)
• Limoges (47km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pierre-Buffiere (42km)
• Magnac-Bourg (44km)
• La Rochefoucauld (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (26km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jory-de-Chalais is in the south-west of France at 37 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jory-de-Chalais is 389 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-Jory-de-Chalais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chaleix.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jory-de-Chalais