All the sights to visit in the Dordogne

 

The tourist sites of the Périgord and the Dordogne : If you like old stones, don't worry, they are waiting for you with great pleasure. The Dordogne shelters an incredible number of castles, monuments and Tourist sites.

For prehistory museums, caves and shelters will remind you of our origins. Big names are here, Lascaux for example, but it is not the only one. Beautiful gardens, superb troglodyte villages, decorate your Perigord days. The department is rich in many places to visit, with family, with friends, choose your theme, it will certainly come back to see everything.

Many mythical areas are to be discovered: The valley of the Dordogne and its castles Of course, the Vézère Valley also called the Valley of Man because Cro Magnon stayed there at the time of prehistory, but also the Bergeracois, the capital of Périgord Blanc Périgueux and the most beautiful villages of France without forgetting the medieval city of Sarlat The Canéda capital of Périgord Noir and the Bastide of the Périgord purple.

Discover our selection of all attractions in Périgord Dordogne!

La Filature de Belvès

Discovering the craft and industrial heritage

Situated at the foot of the village of Belvès, classified as one of the "most beautiful villages in France", in an old mill in the Nauze valley, with...

route des moulins 257
Monplaisant

Musée Fernand Desmoulin

The museum presents the mediumistic work of the painter and aquafortist Fernand Desmoulin (1853-1914) He was won over by the fever of spiritualism very early in...

Boulevard Charlemagne
Brantôme in Perigord

Le Fort de La Roque Gageac

One of the most beautiful panoramas of the Périgord Noir

The Fort of La Roque Gageac is an ancient medieval fortification from the 12th century overlooking the Dordogne River by 120m and offering a panoramic view of the...

La Roque-Gageac

Jacquou Parc

Amusement and leisure park for the whole family in the Dordogne

Jacquou Parc is a vast leisure area located on the Périgueux / Le Bugue road We offer you unlimited access to the 22 rides of the park...

La Ménuse-D710
Le Bugue

La grotte du Sorcier

prehistoric decorated cave and troglodytic site

The Cave of the Sorcerer is located on the heights of the small village of Saint-Cirq between Le Bugue and Les Eyzies de Taillac. The cave is nestled in the hollow of the...

Les Eyzies

Château de Fénelon

Feudal fortress of the Périgord Noir

feudal fortress of the Périgord Noir Set within a double enclosure, the castle of Fénelon with its lauze roof rises up from its powerful...

Sainte-Mondane

Château de Biron

An exceptional stone giant!

The Château de Biron, one of the 4 baronies of the Périgord with Beynac, Biron and Mareuil, presents an impressive architectural ensemble To the...

Bourg
Biron

Musée de La Rue du temps qui passe

A leap in time...

What is the Museum of the Passing of Time? Imagine being able to go back in time, the time of a walk in the streets...

Allas-les-Mines

Parc aux dinosaures Dordogne

Come travel through time... in Dordogne the dinosaurs

The Dinosaur park is a journey through the eras to discover the first Earth lizards, edaphosaurs and meet creatures...

Impasse de la Péchère 241
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

Château de Puymartin

The castle of the White Lady

History of the castle of Puymartin The construction of the castle of Puymartin began in the xiii century. In 1357, the castle becomes possession...

Marquay

Musée National de la Préhistoire

More than 18,000 pieces in a completely new museography

Located in the old castle of Les Eyzies de Taillac since 1911, embedded in the cliff overlooking the village, the National Museum of the...

Museum Street 1
Les Eyzies

Abbaye d’Echourgnac

A Cistercian abbey in the Périgord

The Abbey of the Trappe de Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance is located in the heart of the Double, in the commune of Echourgnac (400 inhabitants),...

Echourgnac

Château de Beynac

Emblematic medieval fortress of the Dordogne

The castle of Beynac is one of the best preserved and most famous in the Périgord It was built in the 12th century by the...

Castle Road
Beynac-et-Cazenac

Wakari

Indoor playground in Périgueux

Wakari is an indoor playground for children located in Marsac sur l'Isle in the agglomeration of Paris.

Avenue du Parc
Marsac-sur-l'Isle

Grotte de Bara-Bahau

The bear sanctuary

The Bara-Bahau (or Bara-Bao) cave is one of the Palaeolithic decorated caves in the valley of...

Le Bugue

Compagnie Générale de Minéraux et Bijouterie

Workshop-Museum of minerals and jewellery in the Dordogne, free visit.

Free visit of our museum Remarkable for their richness of form and colour, minerals have enchanted mankind for centuries.

Vezac

Eyrignac et ses Jardins

The Most Beautiful Garden of the Périgord

The Gardens of the Manor of Eyrignac, Historic Monuments since 1986, are without a doubt the most beautiful gardens of the Périgord. They are...

Salignac-Eyvigues

La Gare Robert Doisneau

The meeting of Doisneau and the Dordogne

The Robert Doisneau station is an exhibition place dedicated to the famous photographer Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) was known for his photographs...

Route de la Dordogne 650
Carlux

L’Abri Cro-Magnon

Emblematic place of the discovery of Cro-magnon Man

The Cro-Magnon shelter is the emblematic place of the discovery, giving its name to the first modern man: Cro-Magnon man (synonymous with...

Chemin de Cro Magnon 2
Les Eyzies

Abri de Cap Blanc

A carved bestiary of the Magdalenian

The shelter of Cap Blanc is located on the commut of Marquay to the east of Les Eyzies, it is a site managed by the National Monuments...

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Marquay

Labyrinthe Préhistorique Mirror Maze

Surprise Cro Magnon in his incredible mirror maze

Welcome to the Prehistoric Labyrinth Become explorers, go on an expedition in search of the last Cro Magnon still alive,...

Allée Paul-Jean Souriau 99
Le Bugue sur Vézère

Château de Sauveboeuf

On the banks of the river Vézère, a few minutes from Montignac

History of Château de Sauveboeuf According to the first written sources, the castle of Sauveboeuf dates back to the middle of the 14th century.

Aubas

Quercyland

Quercyland: Water and adventure park

There's no age limit to having fun, come and spend a day with your family or friends at Quercyland! More than 3 hectares where...

Rue des Ondines
Souillac

Grotte de Rouffignac

The Cave of a Hundred Mammoths

Situated in the commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin in Périgord Noir, the cave of Rouffignac, formerly known as the "Cro de...

Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

Ecomusée de la truffe

Unlock the mysteries of the black diamond

It is quite natural that the truffle eco-museum is located in Sorges. Indeed Sorges, a small town in the north-east of the...

Route des Truffières 2
Sorges and Ligueux in Périgord

Château de Commarque

The Mysteries of the Forgotten Fortress

The Castle of Combrand: a medieval castrum overlooking the valley of the Beune, the castle of Commarque was built in order to...

Route du Château de Commarque
Les Eyzies

Cathédrale Saint Sacerdos de Sarlat

Co-cathedral of the diocese of Périgueux and Sarlat.

The cathedral of Saint Sacerdos in Sarlat was classified as a historical monument in 1840 The sanctuary is dedicated to Saint Sacerdos, born in Calviac, a village...

Place du Peyrou
Sarlat-la-Canéda

Jardins de Marqueyssac

Romantic and picturesque gardens overlooking the Dordogne River, a masterpiece of topiary art

The gardens of Marqueyssac perched on rocky spur overlooking the valley of the Dordogne offers you in a magical place one of the most beautiful...

Vezac

Abbatiale Sainte Marie

Saint Mary of Souillac Abbey

The abbey of Sainte-Marie de Souillac owes its origins to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Pierre d'Aurillac who established an outbuilding in this area.

Place Pierre Betz
Souillac

Château de l’Herm

An autentic site, a marvel of flamboyant architecture

The Château de l'Herm, a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic architecture built between 1500 and 1520 by Jean de Calvimont, was abandoned...

Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

Le Manoir de Gisson

The world of the Sarlatan bourgeoisie in the 17th century

The Manoir de Gisson is a listed historic monument located in the heart of the old town of Sarlat on the Place des Oies.

Place du Marché aux Oies
Sarlat-la-Canéda

Gorodka

Village of Singular Art 4 km from Sarlat

Gorodka is part of the itinerary of Singular Art (published by the Palais du Facteur Cheval) "If there was a competition...

Rue Louis de Champagne
Sarlat-la-Canéda

Fly Arena

800m² trampoline park in Périgueux

Fly Arena is a sports hall based on the trampoline Fly Arena is for the whole family from 6 years old, whether you are...

Allée Jacques Duclos 14
Boulazac Isle Manoire

La Ferme des 4 Vents

Angora goat Breeding-Mohair Production

If you want to discover an atypical breeding in the heart of Périgord Noir, Mathieu Lauvie opens the doors of his goatry of the farm...

Peyrillac-et-Millac

Forteresse de Miremont

Miremont: Military Castle of the Middle Ages

The fortress of Miremont is in line with the great military castles of the Middle Ages, with its Romanesque dungeon with flat buttresses of the...

Mauzens-et-Miremont

Lascaux 4 Centre International de l’Art Pariétal

Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art ( lascaux 4 )

The facsimile of the cave of Lascaux Lascaux 4 hosts the replica of the famous cave of Lascaux, named after the hill underneath...

Montignac

Musée du Chai de Lardimalie

Wine Museum, Chai de Lardimalie

Near Périgueux, in the centre of the Dordogne, in the Périgord Blanc, the Chai Museum of Lardimalie is located in a wine building built...

St Pierre de Chignac

Château de Marzac

The first giant "Château Escape-Game" in a wild and majestic setting.

Enter a completely private estate, open to the public for the first time in its history in summer 2020: the Château de Marzac. This...

Tursac

Château de Jumilhac

5 Centuries of History, Art and Architecture in the Haut-Périgord

Like Saint-Yrieix, 12 kilometres away, the Château de Jumilhac formed a defensive line at the margins of the Limousin and Périgord regions.

Castle Square
Jumilhac-le-Grand

Château de Castelnaud

Medieval castle, war Museum in the Middle Ages in the Dordogne

The Château de Castelnaud dominates the valley of the Dordogne, facing the castle of Beynac located on the other side of the...

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

Le Moulin de la Veyssière

Artisanal oils and flours

The Moulin de la Veyssière is an almost thousand-year-old mill located in Neuvic, in the heart of the Périgord Blanc. It is the only mill still in operation...

La Petite Veyssière
Neuvic

La Roque Gageac

Village between the cliff and the River Dordogne

La Roque Gageac is one of the most beautiful villages in France, nestled against a huge limestone cliff in the hollow of a meander of the Dordogne river.

La Roque-Gageac

Eglise de Rouffignac

Listed as a historical monument

The church of St Germain de Rouffignac has been classified as a historical monument since May 1900. It was built between the 15th and 18th centuries.

Church Square
Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

Cathédrale Saint Front

A Byzantine architecture in Périgueux

Saint Front Cathedral, the cathedral of Périgueux, seat of the diocese of Périgueux and Sarlat, is a Roman Catholic cathedral.

Place de la Clautre
Périgueux

Giga Parc

Children's leisure park, entertainment, inflatable games

GIGA PARC is an indoor and outdoor playground for children from 0 to 12 years old on the theme of the savannah The interior is air-conditioned...

Creysse

Les Jardins de la Chartreuse du Colombier

Remarkable garden in the Dordogne

Around a bucolic and refined Chartreuse, from the 17th and 18th centuries, hunting pavilions and farmhouses, the gardens of the...

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Paunat

Abri de Laugerie Basse

Prehistoric site inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List

At the prehistoric shelters of Laugerie Basse, walk under a real habitat occupied by Man since the Magdalenian period, and which...

Les Eyzies

La Grotte des Carbonnières

A magical atmosphere: a sound and light ambiance

The Grotte des Carbonnières was discovered in the 2000s, then developed and opened to the public in 2018 by Jean-Max Touron.

Lacave

Parc du Château de Campagne

Country estate, park, arboretum and castle

The park of the Château de Campagne, between Le Bugue, Saint Cyprien and les Eyzies-de-Tayac, is open all year round and is free of charge (closed from...

Campaign

Étang de Tamniès

Water area for water recreation

Located in the small commune of Tamniès, 5 km from Sarlat, the Tamniès pond has been equipped for swimming, fishing and small-scale fishing.

Tamniès

Château des Bories

An exceptional place : a family home

The Château des Bories stands on the commune of Antonne-et-Trigonant on the edge of the Isle, on the eastern outskirts of Périgueux. The...

Antonne

Grotte des Combarelles

More than 800 Magdalenian engravings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Cave of the Combarelles, located at the bottom of a valley at the exit of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne, on the road to Sarlat, is a...

Avenue des Grottes 1-4
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Jardins Panoramiques de Limeuil

The panoramic gardens of Limeuil

The panoramic gardens are located at the top of the medieval village of Limeuil, classified as one of the "most beautiful villages in France".

Place des Fosses
Limeuil

Grotte de Domme

Visit the cave of Domme, you will love it!

Under the Bastide of Domme, a village classified as one of the "most beautiful villages in France", lives the fantastic world of the largest cave in the world...

Place de la Halle
Domme

Château de la Marthonie

Chateau de la Marthonie

The first constructions of the Château de la Marthonie date back to the 12th century, destroyed during the Hundred Years War, it was...

Le Bourg
Saint-Jean-de-Côle

Château de Bourdeilles

Travelling through the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Built on a rocky outcrop, the castle of Bourdeilles brings together two exceptional buildings A medieval fortress from the 13th century...

Place de la Halle
Bourdeilles

Château Le Paluel

medieval and renaissance castle

Its name may be foreign to you...but you probably already know it...in fact the Paluel castle has been used as a setting for the...

Saint-Vincent-le-Paluel

Belvès

Classified as the most beautiful villages in France, troglodytic dwellings

Belvès is ideally situated in the heart of the Périgord Noir, 15 km north of Monpazier and 20 km south of Sarlat. You will find a...

Belvès

Gouffre de Proumeyssac

The Crystal Cathedral of Dordogne Perigord

History of the Proumeyssac chasm Already in the 18th century, the Proumeyssac chasm was known in the Dordogne for its terrifying legends: it was...

Proumeyssac
Audrix

Les Cabanes du Breuil

A world of dry stones

The "Cabanes du Breuil" are former agricultural outbuildings of a farm located in Saint-André-d'Allas in...

Sarlat-la-Canéda

Jardins Les Bambous de Planbuisson

A dream of bamboos in Dordogne Périgord

A dream of Bamboos in Périgord: The Bamboos of PlanBuisson are a unique collection in Europe of bamboos and other grasses from all over the world...

Rue Montaigne 18
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

Cloître de Cadouin

A masterpiece of flamboyant gothic art, Unesco World Heritage Site

This cloister, classified as a Historic Monument and listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic art.

Place de l'Abbaye
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

Château de Hautefort

Château de Hautefort, experience the beauty!

Situated on a rocky spur, the Château de Hautefort is an ancient medieval fortress transformed in the 17th century by the Marquis du...

Le Bourg d'Hautefort
Hautefort

Vésunna

Gallo-Roman museum site in Périgueux

Vesunna is the ancient city of Périgueux, it occupied a 60-hectare meander on the right bank of the river Isle The Vesunna Museum is a museum...

Rue 26ème Régiment d'Infanterie 20
Périgueux

Village de La Madeleine

A walk of 17000 years in the rock

An invitation to go back in time... Exceptional natural site, among the best preserved of the valley of Vézère, the village of...

Tursac

Abbaye de Brantôme

An exceptional site

The abbey of Brantôme, known as Saint Pierre de Brantôme, was founded according to legend in 769 by Charlemagne himself.

Boulevard Charlemagne 14
Brantôme

Musée du tabac

Original museum by its theme

Bergerac is home to the Tobacco Museum, it is not a promotional tool and is not only for smokers (smoking is recognized as a serious problem in the...

Place du Feu
Bergerac

Musée d’Histoire de la Médecine de Hautefort

Hôtel-Dieu de Hautefort

The Hôtel-Dieu d'Hautefort dates from the 17th century and today houses the museum of the history of medicine...

Place Marquis Jacques François de Hautefort
Hautefort

Roque Saint Christophe

La Roque Saint-Christophe Troglodyte Fort and City

Halfway between LES EYZIES and MONTIGNAC-LASCAUX, the cliff of the ROQUE SAINT CHRISTOPHE rises steeply from the Vézère. This real wall...

La Roque Saint-Christophe
Peyzac-le-Moustier

Musée d’art et d’archéologie du Périgord

Prehistory, ethnography and fine arts

The Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Périgord is the oldest in the Dordogne department, with over 45,000 works of art...

Cours Tourny 22
Périgueux

Musée Costi

A remarkable collection of sculptures by the artist Costi

The former presbytery of Saint Jacques in Bergerac hosts under the remarkable vaults of the cellar of the Petite Mission the museum of the...

Rue Saint-Esprit 29
Bergerac

Galerie de l’Or

Learn all about precious metal

Located in an old cellar adjoining the tourist Office and a few steps from the Château de Jumilhac, the Gold Gallery presents an exhibition...

Jumilhac-le-Grand

Abbaye de Chancelade

12th century abbey church

In 1120, hermits gathered around a spring (the origin of the name Chancelade) organised themselves into a community and adopted the rule of life...

Chancelade

Musée de la ville de Bergerac, du vin et de la batellerie

The city's museum of art and history.

The Museum of the city of Bergerac, wine and inland navigation is located in a half-timbered building that was once a tavern on the port of Bergerac.

Rue des Conférences 5
Bergerac

Préhisto Parc

Prehistory as if you were there!

A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF OUR ORIGINS, FROM NEANDERTHAL TO CRO-MAGNON The prehisto park is nestled in a haven of greenery, it is located between two cliffs...

La Faure Reignac
Tursac

La Coutellerie Nontronnaise

The origins of French knives

The Nontronnaise Cutlery is a major actor in the French regional knives landscape, thanks to its ancestral know-how The knife...

Nontron

Aux étangs du Bos

A family water park and leisure park in the Périgord Noir

An entertaining interlude for the whole family awaits you at the Etangs du Bos, where young and old can enjoy their activity...

Saint-Chamassy

Château de Neuvic

Neuvic Castle and its botanical park

The Castle of Neuvic Come and discover the castle of Neuvic, full of history and anecdotes, during a guided tour...

The Castle
Neuvic

Grottes du Roc de Cazelle

Prehistory, history and nature in the land of man

Come to discover the Caves of the Roc de Cazelle a seizing prehistoric park where are presented to you the reconstitutions of the life of our...

Route de Sarlat
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Le Château de Losse et ses jardins

Castle and Gardens of Losse, the Renaissance in Périgord

Château and Gardens of Losse - Renaissance in Périgord Overlooking the Vézère river, the Château de Losse is a splendid residence of pleasure...

Thonac

Grotte Font de Gaume

One of the most beautiful Paleolithic sanctuaries in the world

Listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1979, Font-de-Gaume is an ornate cave and one of the most beautiful Paleolithic sanctuaries...

Avenue des Grottes 4
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Réserve Zoologique de Calviac

Conservatory of threatened species

The Calviac Zoological Reserve is a non-profit institution with a mission to conserve endangered species.

Calviac-en-Périgord

Bridoire, Le Château des Jeux

Bridoire, The Castle of Games

Faithfully reconstituted games are proposed to you inside and outside the Château de Bridoire In family or between...

Ribagnac

Château de Monbazillac

Historic Monument listed in the sixteenth century

Listed as a historical Monument of the sixteenth century, the Château de Monbazillac presents a unique and original architecture, a mix of...

The village
Monbazillac

La Grotte de Maxange

Let yourself be caught by a unique and magical cave.

The Grotte de Maxange, in the Dordogne valley, is surprising in many ways It begins with its history, which is not a history of its own...

Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

Château d’Excideuil

Fortress watching over the passage from Périgord to Limousin

The castle of Excideuil is located in the north-east of the Dordogne department in the green Périgord. It is a fortified castle...

Excideuil

Moulin à Papier de la Rouzique

Discover the secrets of artisanal papermaking!

Couze and Saint-Front, the cradle of papermaking in the South West, is a small village on the banks of the Dordogne which has housed up to 13 mills...

Route de Varennes
Couze-et-Saint-Front

Dordonha

Heritage and cultural pole of Dordogne

Dordonha is a museographic space dedicated to the heritage and the culture of Périgord, it is located in the Petite Mission, a built complex...