Fitou tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fitou: highlights and tourist information

Fitou is situated in the Aude 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 Fitou in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Leucate at 4 km and Fort de Salses at 8 km.

Fitou, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Leucate

at 4 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Leucate guide

Fort de Salses

Castle at 8 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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

See Fort de Salses guide

La Palme

at 9 km (direction south-west)

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

See La Palme guide

Sigean Nature Reserve

at 15 km (direction south-west)

Sigean is a very popular wildlife park where thousands of animals such as lions,...

See Sigean Nature Reserve guide

Port-la-Nouvelle

at 15 km (direction north-east)

One of the largest industrial ports in France, Port-la-Nouvelle also has a popular beach...

See Port-la-Nouvelle guide

Chateau d'Aguilar

Castle at 19 km (direction west)

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

See Chateau d'Aguilar guide

Perpignan

at 23 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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 23 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca guide

Gruissan

at 25 km (direction north-north-east)

As well as the pleasure port and old village centre, Gruissan is also well...

See Gruissan guide

Fontfroide Abbey

Abbey at 27 km (direction north-north-west)

The Abbey at Fontfroide dates from the 12th century, and is one of the...

See Fontfroide Abbey guide

Chateau de Queribus

Castle at 30 km (direction west)

Castle Quéribus is a famous castle on the summit of a mountain in the...

See Chateau de Queribus guide

Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales

Seaside resort at 31 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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

See Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales guide

Narbonne

at 32 km (direction south)

Among other highlights, the parts of Narbonne along the canal and around the cathedral...

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Elne

at 33 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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

See Elne guide

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Markets in and near Fitou

• Leucate: market Saturday & Monday & Wednesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (4km)
• Le Barcares: market Monday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Le Barcares: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (12km)
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
• Port-la-Nouvelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (15km)
• Port-la-Nouvelle: market Wednesday (15km)
• Rivesaltes: market Monday (16km)
• Canet-en-Roussillon: market Tuesday & Thursday (21km)
• Perpignan: market Every day (23km)

More information about Fitou, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Fitou, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Massif du Canigou (60km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (37km)
• Castelnou (38km)
• Eus (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (24km)
• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (26km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (39km)
• Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (45km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (46km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Narbonne (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de Leucate (5km)
• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (25km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (26km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (37km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (38km)
• Gorges de Galamus (41km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (42km)
• Paulilles (45km)
• Pic du Canigou (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (23km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (19km)

Geography and distances

Fitou is in the south of France at 62 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Fitou is 665 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Caves, Feuilla, Leucate and Treilles.

This page in French: Visiter Fitou