Castres tourism and travel guide

Visit Castres: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: While not an important tourist destination, Castres has a pleasant town centre and an interesting Goya Museum to visit

Castres is situated in the Tarn 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 Castres in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Realmont at 19 km and Brassac (Tarn) at 21 km.

Castres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction north-west)

Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting...

See Lautrec guide

Realmont

at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout...

See Realmont guide

Brassac (Tarn)

at 21 km (direction east)

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is...

See Brassac (Tarn) guide

Soreze

at 22 km (direction south-west)

The abbey-school and numerous ancient colombage houses are among the interesting finds...

See Soreze guide

Revel

at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

The large arcaded square in the centre of Revel contains one of...

See Revel guide

Saissac

at 29 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aude department

In Saissac the highlights include the views from the top of the...

See Saissac guide

La Pomarede

at 32 km (direction south-west), in the Aude department

Very tiny so don't travel for ages to get here but if...

See La Pomarede guide

Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 33 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

The four ruined castles in Lastours, in cathar country, were built in...

See Chateaux de Lastours guide

Montolieu

at 34 km (direction south), in the Aude department

Built on the edge of a deep ravine, Montolieu is well known...

See Montolieu guide

Lavaur

at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

Lavaur is a pretty red brick town in the Tarn department of...

See Lavaur guide

Albi

at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

Albi is quite a remarkable town, with a substantial and beautiful centre...

See Albi guide

Albi cathedral

Cathedral at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

Albi cathedral is remarkable for its brick exterior, and the large area...

See Albi cathedral guide

Castelnaudary

at 40 km (direction south-west), in the Aude department

Slightly away from tourist routes, Castelnaudary has a pleasant canal port and...

See Castelnaudary guide

Caunes-Minervois

at 40 km (direction south-east), in the Aude department

If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want...

See Caunes-Minervois guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Tarn

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Map of places to visit near Castres

Markets in and near Castres

Market days in Castres: weekly market: Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday;

• Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (0km)
• Labruguiere: market Friday (9km)
• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (18km)
• Realmont: market Wednesday (18km)
• Puylaurens: market Wednesday (19km)
• Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (21km)
• Revel: market Saturday (25km)
• Graulhet: market Thursday & Sunday (26km)
• Lavaur: market Saturday (35km)
• Albi: market Wednesday & Tuesday all day & Saturday all day (35km)

More information about Castres, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Castres, France

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

Heritage sites

• Episcopal City, Albi (36km)
• Carcassonne (46km)
• Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Minerve (50km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (25km)
• Gaillac (42km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (1km)
• Parc Rochegude (36km)
• Jardin du palais de la Berbie (36km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (36km)
• Jardin des Martels (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Albi (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Cabrespine (33km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (42km)

Geography and distances

Castres is in the south of France at 36 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Castres is 583 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Castres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lagarrigue, Naves and Valdurenque.

This page in French: Visiter Castres