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Visit Bars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bars is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 29 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Bars is 429 km from Paris and 653 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Plazac at 7 km from Bars
Popular places to visit near Bars: these include Plazac at 7 km and Montignac at 9 km. Jardins du château de Losse is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Vezere Valley is a listed 'heritage site' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Bars, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Bars and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Bars
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Losse (9km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (19km) : Jardins du château de Hautefort (19km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (25km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (31km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (32km) : Jardin de Conty (33km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (33km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (35km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (35km) :
- National Monuments: Abri of Laugerie-Haute (18km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (18km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (18km) : Font-de-Gaume (18km) : Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (10km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (15km) : Limeuil (27km) : Beynac (30km) : La Roque-Gageac (32km) : Domme (35km) : Belves (36km) : Saint-Jean-de-Cole (40km) : Segur-le-Chateau (41km) : Turenne (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (10km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (15km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (26km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (26km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (27km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (28km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (29km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (31km) : Abbaye de Cadouin (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin) (31km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (29km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (10km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (26km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (40km) : Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Bars & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bars
Canton: Thenon
Arrondissement: Périgueux
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24210
Distance to Bars
from Perigueux: 29 km
from Paris: 429 km
from Calais: 653 km
from Nice: 517 km
from Bordeaux: 132 km
from Strasbourg: 639 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Bars (within 6 km): Auriac-du-Perigord : Azerat : Fanlac : Thenon :
Bars holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Bars