Salles-Lavalette tourism and travel guide

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Visit Salles-Lavalette: highlights and tourist information

Salles-Lavalette is situated in the Charente 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 Salles-Lavalette in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villebois-Lavalette at 12 km and Chateau de la Mercerie at 13 km.

Salles-Lavalette, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Villebois-Lavalette

at 12 km (direction north-north-east)

The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...

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Chateau de la Mercerie

Castle at 13 km (direction north-north-east)

The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...

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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction south-south-west)

The attractive village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is also well known for its imposing troglodyte church...

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The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean

Church at 13 km (direction south-south-west)

The Monolithic Subterranean Church of Saint-Jean in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a magnificent underground church hewn...

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Charmant

at 13 km (direction north-north-west)

Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...

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Riberac

at 17 km (direction south-east), in the Dordogne department

Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large market held...

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Mareuil-en-Perigord

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

The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...

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Chalais

at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

Chalais has an ancient castle and a roman church among its attractions ...

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Torsac

at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...

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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

at 21 km (direction north-north-west)

The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here in Mouthiers-sur-Boeme...

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Chateau de Bourdeilles

Castle at 28 km (direction east), in the Dordogne department

The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...

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Bourdeilles

at 28 km (direction east), in the Dordogne department

Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...

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Marthon

at 30 km (direction north-east)

In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...

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Barbezieux

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

Here in the small town of Barbezieux it is the castle that dominates the...

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Markets in and near Salles-Lavalette

• Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (19km)
• Chalais: market Monday (20km)
• Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (25km)
• La Couronne: market Saturday (27km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (27km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (31km)
• Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (32km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (33km)
• Brantome: market Friday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Salles-Lavalette, France

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

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (13km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (17km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (27km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (31km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (32km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (32km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (38km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (39km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (41km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (50km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Logis de Forge (21km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (36km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (33km)
• Perigueux (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (42km)

Geography and distances

Salles-Lavalette is in the west of France at 30 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Salles-Lavalette is 418 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Salles-Lavalette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouteilles-Saint-Sebastien, Gurat, Juignac, Montignac-le-Coq, Palluaud, Vaux-Lavalette and Vendoire.

This page in French: Visiter Salles-Lavalette