Canet-en-Roussillon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Canet-en-Roussillon: highlights and tourist information

Canet-en-Roussillon is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales 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-en-Roussillon in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Perpignan at 10 km and Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca at 10 km.

Canet-en-Roussillon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Perpignan

at 10 km (direction west)

Those looking for a traditional French town with interesting sites will be pleased to...

See Perpignan guide

Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca

Castle at 10 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Palace of Kings of Majorca is an imposing fortress and royal residence in...

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Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales

Seaside resort at 10 km (direction south)

Activity in the seaside resort of Saint-Cyprien is most definitely centred around the beach...

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Elne

at 13 km (direction south-south-west)

Elne is a quiet town, with the cathedral cloisters among the highlights in the...

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Fort de Salses

Castle at 16 km (direction north-west)

The medieval fort of Salses was transformed by Vauban to create a substantial and...

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Argeles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction south)

The long beach, the forest and the lively town mean Argeles-sur-Mer is a very...

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Collioure

Seaside resort at 21 km (direction south-south-east)

With a very attractive traditional harbour town to exlore and a small beach, Collioure...

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Port Vendres

at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

Port-Vendres is a natural port (unusual here in southern Languedoc), a local fishing town...

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Leucate

at 23 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

The resort at Leucate is one of the liveliest and most interesting along the...

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Banyuls-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction south-south-east)

As well as the beach in Banyuls-sur-Mer there is also an old town of...

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Castelnou

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

The picturesque village of Castelnou, overlooked by a castle, is one of our favourite...

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Chateau d'Aguilar

Castle at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Aude department

The Château d'Aguilar is one of the most famous Cathar castles in the south...

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La Palme

at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Aude department

La Palme is a small traditional village in Languedoc-Roussillon with a beach, lagoon and...

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Ille-sur-Tet

at 32 km (direction west)

In Ille-sur-Tet it is the remarkable rock formations on the edge of the village...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Orientales

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Reserve excursions near Canet-en-Roussillon

Map of places to visit near Canet-en-Roussillon

Markets in and near Canet-en-Roussillon

Market days in Canet-en-Roussillon: weekly market: Tuesday & Thursday;

• Canet-en-Roussillon: market Tuesday & Thursday (0km)
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
• Le Barcares: market Monday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Le Barcares: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Perpignan: market Every day (10km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Thursday & Friday (10km)
• Elne: market Wednesday & Friday (13km)
• Rivesaltes: market Monday (13km)
• Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)

More information about Canet-en-Roussillon, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Canet-en-Roussillon, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Castelnou (27km)
• Lagrasse (53km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (20km)
• Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (28km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (32km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (37km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (4km)
• Étang de Leucate (16km)
• Paulilles (25km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale de Cerbère-Banyuls (29km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (32km)
• Pic de Fontfrède (36km)
• Gorges de la Fou (43km)
• Gorges de Galamus (46km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (10km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (40km)

Geography and distances

Canet-en-Roussillon is in the south of France at 10 kilometres from Perpignan, the department capital (general information: Canet-en-Roussillon is 685 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Canet-en-Roussillon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cabestany, Claira, Saint-Nazaire, Sainte-Marie, Saleilles, Torreilles and Villelongue-de-la-Salanque.

This page in French: Visiter Canet-en-Roussillon