Celles tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Foix at 8 km from Celles
Visit Celles: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitCelles is situated in the Ariege 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 Celles in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Foix at 8 km and Chateau de Foix at 9 km.
Celles, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Foix
at 8 km (direction west-north-west)The narrow medieval streets, the imposing castle above the town and the...
See Foix guide

Chateau de Foix
Castle at 9 km (direction west-north-west)The chateau de Foix is an impressive medieval castle on a rocky...
See Chateau de Foix guide

Grotte de Lombrives
Cave at 12 km (direction south-west)Not the most famous caves perhaps but the Grotte de Lombrives is...
See Grotte de Lombrives guide

Montsegur
at 13 km (direction east-south-east)In Montsegur be sure to visit the cathar castle with its lovely...
See Montsegur guide

Pamiers
at 23 km (direction north-north-west)The largest town in Ariege, Pamiers has several notable monuments including the...
See Pamiers guide

Mirepoix
at 25 km (direction north-east)In Mirepoix it is the beautifully preserved centre of the bastide town...
See Mirepoix guide

Ax-les-Thermes
at 25 km (direction south-east)A spa town since the 19th century, Ax-les-Thermes is now better known...
See Ax-les-Thermes guide

Camon
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction east-north-east)The fortified village of Camon, listed as a 'most beautiful village of...
See Camon guide

Gorges de l'Aude
Scenery at 41 km (direction east), in the Aude departmentThe Gorges de l'Aude are a scenic highlight to explore close to...
See Gorges de l'Aude guide

Quillan
at 41 km (direction east), in the Aude departmentBe sure to take a stroll through Quillan as part of your...
See Quillan guide

Montjoie-en-Couserans
at 44 km (direction west)The tiny village of Montjoie-en-Couserans is included because it is the start...
See Montjoie-en-Couserans guide

Saint-Girons
at 45 km (direction west)Saint-Girons is a quiet town, a perfect chance to see an unspoiled...
See Saint-Girons guide

Saint-Lizier
Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction west)A small village in the Natural Regional Park of the Ariege Pyrenees,...
See Saint-Lizier guide

Limoux
at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aude departmentThe small town of Limoux is best visited in late spring to...
See Limoux guide
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Map of places to visit near Celles
Markets in and near Celles
- Lavelanet: market Wednesday & Friday (13km)
- Belesta: market Tuesday & Thursday (20km)
- La Bastide-de-Serou: market Thursday (24km)
- Pamiers: market Tuesday & Saturday (24km)
- Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (24km)
- Ax-les-Thermes: market Thursday - seasonal market only (25km)
- Ax-les-Thermes: market Tuesday & Saturday (25km)
- Aulus-les-Bains: market Sunday - seasonal market only (32km)
- Saverdun: market Friday (36km)
- Mazeres: market Thursday (37km)
More information about Celles, Midi-Pyrenees
Tourist attractions near Celles, France
What to do at Celles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Celles.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Camon (26km)
- Saint-Lizier (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Limoux (46km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pyrenees Ariegeoises (23km)
- Pyrenees Catalanes (56km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc aux Bambous (26km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (20km)
- Vallée de Vicdessos (30km)
- Cirque du Sisca (36km)
- Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (43km)
- Cirque d'Anglade (45km)
- Lac des Bouillouses (46km)
- Lac du Bouillouses (46km)
Geography and distances
Celles is in the south of France at 8 kilometres from Foix, the department capital (general information: Celles is 662 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Celles
Canton: Foix-Rural
Arrondissement: Foix
Department: Ariege
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 0
Distance to Celles
from Foix (prefecture): 8 km
from Paris: 662 km
from Calais: 893 km
from Nice: 460 km
from Bordeaux: 280 km
from Strasbourg: 786 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Celles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bompas, Ferrieres-sur-Ariege, Freychenet, Leychert, Mercus-Garrabet, Montoulieu, Nalzen, Pradieres, Prayols, Roquefixade, Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat and Soula.
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