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Visit Vira: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vira is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 40 km from Perpignan, the department capital. (General information: Vira is 677 km from Paris and 910 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Molitg les Bains at 13 km from Vira
Popular places to visit near Vira: these include Molitg les Bains at 13 km and Mosset at 13 km.
Gorges de Galamus is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km and Mosset is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 13km. 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 Vira, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vira
See France This Way travel guides for Pyrenees-Orientales and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Vira.
Note that all distances from Vira shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vira holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vira (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 Languedoc-Roussillon and Pyrenees-Orientales 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 Vira and wondering what to do next!
- Beautiful Villages: Mosset (13km) : Eus (15km) : Villefranche-de-Conflent (21km) : Castelnou (29km) : Lagrasse (39km) : Camon (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (14km) : Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (20km) : Eglise de Trinité d'Aregno (Aregno) (20km) : Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (21km) : Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (23km) : Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (24km) : Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (28km) : Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (44km) : Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (45km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Carcassonne (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Perpignan (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Prades (17km) : Limoux (36km) :
- Grand Site of France: Massif du Canigou (28km) : Carcassonne City (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Vira & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vira
Canton: Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet
Arrondissement: Perpignan
Department: Pyrenees-Orientales
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 66220
Distance to Vira
from Perpignan: 40 km
from Paris: 677 km
from Calais: 910 km
from Nice: 407 km
from Bordeaux: 332 km
from Strasbourg: 767 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Vira): Caudies-de-Fenouilledes, Felluns, Fenouillet, Fosse, Le Vivier, Pezilla-de-Conflent, Prats-de-Sournia, Prugnanes, Rabouillet, Saint-Martin and Sournia.
Getting here
For driving distances to Vira from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vira