Urval tourism and travel guide

Visit Urval: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Urval is a pretty village with an ancient communal bread oven and fortified church.

Urval 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 Urval in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cadouin abbey cloisters at 6 km and Cadouin abbey at 6 km.

Urval, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Siorac-en-Perigord

at 3 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Cadouin abbey cloisters

Abbey at 6 km (direction west)

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

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Cadouin abbey

Abbey at 6 km (direction west)

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

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Cadouin

at 6 km (direction west)

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

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Belves

Most Beautiful Village at 6 km (direction east-south-east)

Belves is one of the liveliest and most attractive small towns in...

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Montferrand-du-Perigord

at 9 km (direction south-west)

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

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Limeuil

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction north-west)

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

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Molieres

at 10 km (direction west)

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

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Saint-Cyprien

at 10 km (direction east-north-east)

Saint-Cyprien village has a very picturesque historic centre and lovely views across...

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La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe

Museum at 10 km (direction east)

The musée de la rue du temps qui passe is an atmospheric...

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Campagne

at 11 km (direction east)

Campagne is a pretty village with a splendid castle in the centre...

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Saint-Avit-Senieur

at 11 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Tremolat

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Le Bugue

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very...

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Map of places to visit near Urval

Markets in and near Urval

• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: market Friday (5km)
• Belves: market Saturday (6km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Sunday (10km)
• Le Bugue: market Tuesday (12km)
• Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (15km)
• Monpazier: market Thursday (15km)
• Lalinde: market Thursday (18km)
• Domme: market Thursday (21km)
• Sarlat: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (23km)
• Sauveterre-la-Lemance: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (25km)

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Tourist attractions near Urval, France

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

Heritage sites

• Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (6km)
• Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
• Vezere Valley (32km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)
• Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Belves (6km)
• Limeuil (9km)
• Beynac (16km)
• La Roque-Gageac (19km)
• Domme (21km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (25km)
• Monflanquin (34km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (37km)

National Monuments

• Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (15km)
• Abri of Laugerie-Haute (15km)
• Abri de Cap Blanc (15km)
• Font-de-Gaume (15km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Gourdon (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (6km)
• Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (8km)
• Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (12km)
• Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (12km)
• Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (13km)
• Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (20km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (25km)
• Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (34km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (37km)
• Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (43km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (45km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (49km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Bourlie (0km)
• Jardin de Planbuisson (5km)
• Jardin de Conty (8km)
• Jardins de Marqueyssac (17km)
• Jardins de l'Albarède (18km)
• Jardins du château de Caudon (21km)
• Jardin de la Daille (26km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (28km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (35km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (45km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (45km)
• Parc et potager de Pouthet (46km)
• Jardins secrets de Cahors (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Monpazier (15km)
• Cahors (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte du Grand Roc (15km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sarlat (23km)
• Perigueux (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Bergerac (37km)

Geography and distances

Urval is in the south-west of France at 45 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Urval is 462 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 Urval from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Belves, Bouillac, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Monplaisant, Mouzens, Sagelat, Saint-Pardoux-et-Vielvic and Siorac-en-Perigord.

This page in French: Visiter Urval