La Serpent tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Alet-les-Bains at 7 km from La Serpent

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Visit La Serpent: highlights and tourist information

La Serpent 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 La Serpent in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Alet-les-Bains at 7 km and Rennes-le-Chateau at 8 km.

La Serpent, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Alet-les-Bains

at 7 km (direction east-north-east)

The abbey ruins are the most imposing monument in Alet-les-Bains but be sure to...

See Alet-les-Bains guide

Rennes-le-Chateau

at 8 km (direction east-south-east)

A small village with lovely views, it is also the legends associating Rennes-le-Chateau with...

See Rennes-le-Chateau guide

Gorges de l'Aude

Scenery at 10 km (direction south)

The Gorges de l'Aude are a scenic highlight to explore close to Carcassonne...

See Gorges de l'Aude guide

Quillan

at 10 km (direction south)

Be sure to take a stroll through Quillan as part of your trip to...

See Quillan guide

Limoux

at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

The small town of Limoux is best visited in late spring to enjoy the...

See Limoux guide

Rennes-les-Bains

at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

Rennes-les-Bains is a traditional spa town in the Aude countryside...

See Rennes-les-Bains guide

Saint-Hilaire

at 18 km (direction north-east)

Saint-Hilaire is a pleasant village that is dominated by the lovely Abbey of Saint-Hilaire,...

See Saint-Hilaire guide

Camon

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ariege department

The fortified village of Camon, listed as a 'most beautiful village of France' is...

See Camon guide

Chateau de Puilaurens

Castle at 20 km (direction south-east)

Castle Puilaurens is a Cathar castle of France in a beautiful mountain location...

See Chateau de Puilaurens guide

Mirepoix

at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ariege department

In Mirepoix it is the beautifully preserved centre of the bastide town that is...

See Mirepoix guide

Montsegur

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ariege department

In Montsegur be sure to visit the cathar castle with its lovely far-reaching views...

See Montsegur guide

Chateau de Termes

Castle at 31 km (direction east)

Château De Termes is one of the most important Cathar castles in southern France...

See Chateau de Termes guide

Carcassonne

Heritage Site at 31 km (direction north-east)

The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly recommended!...

See Carcassonne guide

Chateau de Peyrepertuse

Castle at 32 km (direction east-south-east)

Visit the Peyrepertuse Castle, the most popular of the Cathar castles found in the...

See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide

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Reserve excursions near La Serpent

Map of places to visit near La Serpent

Markets in and near La Serpent

• Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (5km)
• Limoux: market Friday all day (10km)
• Quillan: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Belesta: market Tuesday & Thursday (21km)
• Lavelanet: market Wednesday & Friday (27km)
• Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (28km)
• Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (31km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (31km)
• Ax-les-Thermes: market Thursday - seasonal market only (39km)
• Ax-les-Thermes: market Tuesday & Saturday (39km)

More information about La Serpent, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near La Serpent, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (30km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (31km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Camon (19km)
• Mosset (36km)
• Lagrasse (38km)
• Eus (42km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (44km)
• Castelnou (57km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (11km)
• Prades (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (42km)
• Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (46km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (47km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (48km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc aux Bambous (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (15km)
• Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (21km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (24km)
• Gorges de Galamus (28km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (30km)
• Lac des Bouillouses (47km)
• Lac du Bouillouses (47km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (48km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (49km)
• Cirque du Sisca (54km)

Geography and distances

La Serpent is in the south of France at 31 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: La Serpent is 655 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alet-les-Bains, Antugnac, Bouriege, Bourigeole, Campagne-sur-Aude, Conilhac-de-la-Montagne, Couiza, Esperaza, Fa, Festes-et-Saint-Andre, Montazels, Roquetaillade, Rouvenac, Saint-Couat-du-Razes and Saint-Jean-de-Paracol.

This page in French: Visiter La Serpent