# Gardens of Marqueyssac, the boxwood above the Dordogne

What to do en Périgord Noir · Périgord Noir

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/marqueyssac-gardens · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages; pushchairs on the main paths

Six kilometres of paths among 150,000 clipped boxwoods and viewpoints over the river · 2 h · €12.90 · dogs on a lead

A romantic garden around a 19th-century château, with more than 6 km of paths lined with centuries-old boxwoods carved by hand and a belvedere 130 m above the Dordogne. Open every day of the year: from February to 11 November, €12.90 for adults and €6.50 for ages 10 to 17; in winter, €10.90. On Thursdays in July and August it is lit by candles until midnight.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 44.8262, 1.1667

## Cerca de aquí

- [La Roque-Gageac, the village clinging to the cliff](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/la-roque-gageac), a 1.3 km
- [Canoeing the Dordogne from La Roque-Gageac to Les Milandes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/dordogne-canoe-la-roque-gageac-to-les-milandes), a 1.7 km
- [Château de Castelnaud and the museum of medieval warfare](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/castelnaud-castle), a 2.0 km
- [Gabare boat trip on the Dordogne from Beynac](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/beynac-gabarre-boat-trip), a 2.5 km
- [Domme, the bastide and the viewpoint over the valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/domme), a 4.7 km
- [Le Grand Bleu](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/where-to-eat/le-grand-bleu), a 7.1 km
- [L'Assiette Sarladaise](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/where-to-eat/l-assiette-sarladaise), a 8.0 km
- [Sarlat market and a walk through the medieval centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir/things-to-do/sarlat-market), a 8.0 km

Destino: [Périgord Noir](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/nouvelle-aquitaine/perigord-noir.md)