Vanxains tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Riberac at 5 km from Vanxains
Visit Vanxains: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitVanxains 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 Vanxains in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Riberac at 5 km and Aubeterre-sur-Dronne at 11 km.
Vanxains, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Riberac
at 5 km (direction east-north-east)Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large...
See Riberac guide

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentThe attractive village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is also well known for its imposing...
See Aubeterre-sur-Dronne guide

The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean
Church at 11 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentThe Monolithic Subterranean Church of Saint-Jean in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a magnificent underground...
See The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean guide

Neuvic sur l'Isle
at 19 km (direction east-south-east)Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic...
See Neuvic sur l'Isle guide

Saint-Astier
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive...
See Saint-Astier guide

Mussidan
at 21 km (direction south-south-east)Mussidan is a small town on the confluence of the rivers Isle...
See Mussidan guide

Issac
at 26 km (direction south-east)Issac is a pretty village with a 15th century tower and a...
See Issac guide

Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 26 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a...
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Bourdeilles
at 26 km (direction east-north-east)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with...
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Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 29 km (direction north-east)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies...
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Villamblard
at 29 km (direction south-east)North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded...
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Villebois-Lavalette
at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Charente departmentThe village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a...
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Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Charente departmentThe Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial...
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Charmant
at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Charente departmentCharmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a...
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Hotels in Vanxains
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Map of places to visit near Vanxains
Markets in and near Vanxains
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (17km)
- Chalais: market Monday (20km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (20km)
- Mussidan: market Saturday (21km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (22km)
- Montpon-Menesterol: market Wednesday (25km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (29km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (33km)
- Brantome: market Friday (33km)
More information about Vanxains, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Vanxains, France
What to do at Vanxains? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vanxains.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (11km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (49km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km)
- Montcaret Archaeological site (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (46km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (59km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (5km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (29km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (30km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (33km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (34km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (38km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (43km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (46km)
- Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (50km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (57km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (26km)
- Logis de Forge (40km)
- Jardins du Sardy (42km)
- Jardin du Chaigne (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perigueux (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (44km)
Geography and distances
Vanxains is in the south-west of France at 34 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Vanxains is 434 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Vanxains
from Perigueux (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 434 km
from Calais: 648 km
from Nice: 579 km
from Bordeaux: 80 km
from Strasbourg: 679 km
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 Vanxains from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chassaignes, Festalemps, La Jemaye, Ponteyraud, Riberac, Saint-Martin-de-Riberac, Saint-Privat-Des-Pres, Siorac-de-Riberac and Villetoureix.
This page in French: Visiter Vanxains
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