Canet-de-Salars tourism and travel guide

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Visit Canet-de-Salars: highlights and tourist information

Canet-de-Salars is situated in the Aveyron department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Canet-de-Salars in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Rodez at 19 km and Peyre at 25 km.

Canet-de-Salars, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Rodez

at 19 km (direction west-north-west)

In Rodez you can explore the historic town around the cathedral, and then choose...

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Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction east-south-east)

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

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Millau bridge

Bridge at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

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Severac-le-Chateau

at 27 km (direction east-north-east)

The highlights here in Severac-le-Chateau include the castle and the ancient vaulted passages in...

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Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Brousse-le-Chateau is an idyllic little village of steep cobbled streets on the banks of...

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Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction north-east)

After exploring the picturesque village at Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt you will find lots of scenic highlights...

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Millau

at 30 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

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Saint-Come-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction north-north-east)

The pilgrimage village of Saint-Côme-d'Olt, with its castle and unusual church, is listed among...

See Saint-Come-d'Olt guide

Espalion

at 32 km (direction north-north-east)

In the town of Espalion there is a lovely bridge over the river and...

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Sauveterre-de-Rouergue

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction west)

The highlight in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is surely the medieval houses and arcades in the central...

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Les loups du Gevaudan

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

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Estaing

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

This pretty village in the Aubrac region has several monuments of note, including the...

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Belcastel

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction west-north-west)

The lovely riverside setting, the steep cobbled streets and the castle combine to make...

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Les Vignes

at 38 km (direction east), in the Lozere department

Les Vignes is a village on the banks of the Tarn river, surrounded by...

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Map of places to visit near Canet-de-Salars

Markets in and near Canet-de-Salars

• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (6km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (9km)
• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (17km)
• Rodez: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (27km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (30km)
• Espalion: market Friday (32km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Canet-de-Salars, France

What to do at Canet-de-Salars? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Canet-de-Salars.

Heritage sites

• Espalion Pont Vieux (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Estaing pont sur le Lot (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Conques abbatiale Sainte-Foy (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
• Conques pont sur le Dourdou (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Peyre (25km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (28km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (29km)
• Saint-Come-d'Olt (31km)
• Estaing (36km)
• Belcastel (37km)
• Conques (49km)
• La Couvertoirade (58km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (29km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (28km)
• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tindoul de la Vayssière (26km)
• Trou de Bozouls (26km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (35km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (36km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (40km)

Geography and distances

Canet-de-Salars is in the southern-centre of France at 19 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Canet-de-Salars is 515 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Canet-de-Salars from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Pont-de-Salars, Prades-Salars and Salles-Curan.

This page in French: Visiter Canet-de-Salars