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Visit Virac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Virac is situated in the Tarn department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France at 16 km from Albi, the department capital. (General information: Virac is 535 km from Paris and 767 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Cordes-sur-Ciel at 7 km from Virac
Popular places to visit near Virac: these include Cordes-sur-Ciel at 7 km and Albi at 16 km.
Jardin de Paradis is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km and Episcopal City, Albi is a listed 'heritage site' at 16km. 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 Virac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Virac
See France This Way travel guides for Tarn and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Virac.
Note that all distances from Virac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Virac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Virac (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 Tarn 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 Virac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Paradis (7km) : Parc Rochegude (16km) : Jardin du palais de la Berbie (16km) : Jardins de Quercy (20km) : Jardin des Martels (38km) :
- National Monuments: Beaulieu en Rouergue Abbey (24km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Bruniquel (30km) : Belcastel (44km) : Brousse-le-Chateau (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Albi (16km) : Cayriech (39km) :
- Heritage Sites: Episcopal City, Albi (16km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Najac (20km) : Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (29km) : Villefranche-de-Rouergue (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gaillac (20km) :
Map of places to visit near Virac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Virac
Canton: Monestiés
Arrondissement: Albi
Department: Tarn
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 81640
Distance to Virac
from Albi: 16 km
from Paris: 535 km
from Calais: 767 km
from Nice: 420 km
from Bordeaux: 226 km
from Strasbourg: 668 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 Virac): Bournazel, Combefa, Labastide-Gabausse, Laparrouquial, Livers-Cazelles, Mailhoc, Milhavet, Monesties, Noailles, Saint-Marcel-Campes, Salles, Trevien and Villeneuve-sur-Vere.
Getting here
For driving distances to Virac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Virac