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Visit Besse: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Besse is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 65 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Besse is 475 km from Paris and 701 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Besse: these include Villefranche-du-Perigord at 5 km and Belves at 14 km. Jardin de la Daille is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km and Jardins de l'Albarède is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Besse, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Besse and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Besse
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la Daille (11km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (14km) : Jardin de Conty (16km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (17km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (18km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (20km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (25km) : Jardins secrets de Cahors (36km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (38km) : Jardins du château de Losse (40km) :
- National Monuments: Font-de-Gaume (30km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (31km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (31km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (31km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Belves (14km) : Monpazier (17km) : Domme (17km) : La Roque-Gageac (18km) : Beynac (19km) : Limeuil (30km) : Monflanquin (31km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (38km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (45km) : Lauzerte (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (14km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (16km) : Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (23km) : Abbaye de Cadouin (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin) (25km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (26km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (32km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (33km) : Cathédrale de Saint-Étienne (Cahors) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (38km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cahors (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (26km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (28km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Besse & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Besse
Canton: Villefranche-du-Périgord
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24550
Distance to Besse
from Perigueux: 65 km
from Paris: 475 km
from Calais: 701 km
from Nice: 503 km
from Bordeaux: 134 km
from Strasbourg: 668 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Besse (within 6 km): Campagnac-les-Quercy : Orliac : Prats-du-Perigord : Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm : Villefranche-du-Perigord :
Besse holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Besse