Cologne travel guide
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Visit Cologne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Cologne is situated in the Gers department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south-west of France at 33 km from Auch, the department capital. (General information: Cologne is 580 km from Paris and 806 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Sarrant at 7 km from Cologne
Popular places to visit near Cologne: these include Sarrant at 7 km and Fleurance at 29 km.
Jardin et parc du château de Larra is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 21km and Parc du château de Merville is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 26km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Cologne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Cologne
See France This Way travel guides for Gers and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Cologne.
Note that all distances from Cologne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Cologne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Cologne (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Midi-Pyrenees and Gers gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cologne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin et parc du château de Larra (21km) : Parc du château de Merville (26km) : Jardin japonais de Toulouse (40km) : Jardin Royal de Toulouse (41km) : Jardin et arboretum de Coursiana (48km) :
- National Monuments: Gramont Chateau (29km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Auvillar (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise et cloitres de Saint Pierre (Moissac) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ordan-Larroque (42km) : Blaziert (47km) :
- Heritage Sites: Canal du Midi (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Toulouse (40km) : Montauban (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Lectoure (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Cologne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Cologne
Canton: Cologne
Arrondissement: Auch
Department: Gers
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 32430
Distance to Cologne
from Auch: 33 km
from Paris: 580 km
from Calais: 806 km
from Nice: 506 km
from Bordeaux: 175 km
from Strasbourg: 751 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 13 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Cologne): Ardizas, Cadours, Cox, Encausse, Lareole, Saint-Cricq, Saint-Georges, Saint-Orens, Sainte-Anne, Sarrant, Sirac, Thoux and Touget.
Getting here
For driving distances to Cologne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Cologne