Montferrand-du-Perigord

Visit Montferrand-du-Perigord, Aquitaine

The route that passes between Belves and Beaumont, in the southern Dordogne, follows in part along the scenic Couze valley, where wooded hills and pastoral valleys conceal small villages, unchanged over the centuries.

Montferrand-du-Perigord is the most important of these villages, and while small and quick to explore it is an exceptional village in which almost every house has a great deal of character and period features to enjoy.

The village is centred around a church and a 17th century market hall, in the upper part of Montferrand. Apart from these two monuments simply wander along the single street that runs steeply* down towards the Couze river, admiring the houses and their numerous architectural highlights.

Be sure to also venture a few hundred metres south of Montferrand-du-Perigord to see the small 12th century church standing on the hilltop outside the village.

* The first time I visited Montferrand-du-Perigord was on bike. I didn't notice the sign warning that the hill was 15% (1:6) and had to cycle up through the village in a difficult gear. This took all my concentration and it was only on a later visit that I noticed how lovely the village was...

To do near Montferrand-du-Perigord

There are many local highlights to enjoy in this largely unexplored region including picturesque villages such as Molieres and Monpazier and important monuments such as the abbeys at Cadouin and Saint-Avit-Senieur.

The quiet roads and scenery also make this ideal walking and cycling territory, with numerous possibilities to enjoy the surrounding countryside.

See Aquitaine and Dordogne (the region and department for Montferrand-du-Perigord) for more travel ideas...

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Suggested places to visit near Montferrand-du-Perigord, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Beaumont-du-Perigord 8km; Belves 11km; Chateau de Biron 14km; Tremolat 14km; Limeuil 15km; Villereal 16km; Saint-Cyprien 19km; Le Bugue 19km; Issigeac 21km; Chateau des Milandes 21km; Villefranche-du-Perigord 21km;

Montferrand-du-Perigord tourist information: sights and attractions nearby

Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) - religious monument (3km) : Jardins de la Bourlie - remarkable garden (9km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) - religious monument (11km) : Abbaye de Cadouin (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin) - religious monument (11km) : Jardin de Planbuisson - remarkable garden (11km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) - religious monument (14km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) - religious monument (16km) : Jardin de Conty - remarkable garden (16km) :

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