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Visit Genis: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Genis is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 38 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Genis is 403 km from Paris and 627 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Hautefort at 7 km from Genis
Popular places to visit near Genis: these include Chateau de Hautefort at 7 km and Excideuil at 9 km. Jardins du château de Hautefort is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km and Segur-le-Chateau is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Genis, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Genis and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Genis
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Hautefort (7km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (25km) : Jardins du château de Losse (33km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (41km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (34km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (45km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (45km) : Font-de-Gaume (45km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Segur-le-Chateau (16km) : Saint-Jean-de-Cole (27km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (30km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (36km) : Turenne (45km) : Collonges-la-Rouge (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (21km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (30km) : Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (35km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (38km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (39km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (41km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (41km) : Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (42km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (36km) : Perigueux (38km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (31km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (21km) : Nontron (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Genis & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Génis
Canton: Excideuil
Arrondissement: Périgueux
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24160
Distance to Genis
from Perigueux: 38 km
from Paris: 403 km
from Calais: 627 km
from Nice: 517 km
from Bordeaux: 147 km
from Strasbourg: 617 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Genis (within 6 km): Anlhiac : Boisseuilh : Cherveix-Cubas : Preyssac-d'Excideuil : Saint-Mesmin : Sainte-Trie : Salagnac : Savignac-Ledrier :
Genis holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Genis