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Visit Martel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Martel is situated in the Lot department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France at 56 km from Cahors, the department capital. (General information: Martel is 439 km from Paris and 669 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Martel (page also includes a photo gallery for Martel)
Popular places to visit near Martel: these include Carennac at 10 km and Souillac at 11 km.
Carennac is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 10km and Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km. 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 Martel, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Martel
See France This Way travel guides for Lot and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Martel.
Note that all distances from Martel shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Martel holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Martel (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 Lot 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 Martel and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (23km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (32km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (35km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (37km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (38km) : Jardins du château de Losse (39km) : Jardin de la Daille (39km) : Jardin de Conty (46km) :
- National Monuments: Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (18km) : Chateau Montal (21km) : Assier Chateau (36km) : Font-de-Gaume (46km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (47km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (47km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Carennac (10km) : Turenne (13km) : Curemonte (14km) : Collonges-la-Rouge (14km) : Loubressac (17km) : Autoire (19km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (32km) : Domme (35km) : La Roque-Gageac (36km) : Beynac (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (10km) : Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (11km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (31km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (32km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (42km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (36km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (22km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Martel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Martel
Canton: Martel
Arrondissement: Gourdon
Department: Lot
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 46600
Distance to Martel
from Cahors: 56 km
from Paris: 439 km
from Calais: 669 km
from Nice: 471 km
from Bordeaux: 173 km
from Strasbourg: 619 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Martel): Baladou, Condat, Creysse, Cuzance, Floirac, Mayrac, Saint-Denis-les-Martel and Strenquels.
Getting here
For driving distances to Martel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Martel