La Tour-du-Crieu tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Tour-du-Crieu: highlights and tourist information

La Tour-du-Crieu 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 La Tour-du-Crieu in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pamiers at 3 km and Foix at 16 km.

La Tour-du-Crieu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pamiers

at 3 km (direction west-north-west)

The largest town in Ariege, Pamiers has several notable monuments including the cathedral and...

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Foix

at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

The narrow medieval streets, the imposing castle above the town and the lovely setting...

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Chateau de Foix

Castle at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

The chateau de Foix is an impressive medieval castle on a rocky spur in...

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Mirepoix

at 18 km (direction east)

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

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Camon

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

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

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Montsegur

at 30 km (direction south-east)

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

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Grotte de Lombrives

Cave at 32 km (direction south)

Not the most famous caves perhaps but the Grotte de Lombrives is the largest...

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Castelnaudary

at 34 km (direction north-east), in the Aude department

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

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Carbonne

at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

Ransacked as a cathar town in the 12th century, Carbonne was rebuilt as a...

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Rieux-Volvestre

at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

The stroll along the river and the surrounding medieval red-brick buildings make Rieux-Volvestre an...

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La Pomarede

at 41 km (direction north-east), in the Aude department

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

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Montjoie-en-Couserans

at 42 km (direction west-south-west)

The tiny village of Montjoie-en-Couserans is included because it is the start point of...

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Tourtouse

at 43 km (direction west)

Although tiny, the castle (and picnic area) in the centre of Tourtouse make a...

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Saint-Girons

at 43 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint-Girons is a quiet town, a perfect chance to see an unspoiled local town...

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

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Reserve excursions near La Tour-du-Crieu

Map of places to visit near La Tour-du-Crieu

Markets in and near La Tour-du-Crieu

• Pamiers: market Tuesday & Saturday (4km)
• Saverdun: market Friday (15km)
• Mazeres: market Thursday (16km)
• Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (18km)
• La Bastide-de-Serou: market Thursday (21km)
• Lavelanet: market Wednesday & Friday (25km)
• Auterive: market Friday (30km)
• Lezat-sur-Leze: market Saturday (31km)
• Belesta: market Tuesday & Thursday (32km)
• Villefranche-de-Lauragais: market Friday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near La Tour-du-Crieu, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint Lizier cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Camon (27km)
• Saint-Lizier (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pyrenees Ariegeoises (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc aux Bambous (9km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (32km)
• Vallée de Vicdessos (47km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (54km)
• Cirque d'Anglade (56km)

Geography and distances

La Tour-du-Crieu is in the south of France at 16 kilometres from Foix, the department capital (general information: La Tour-du-Crieu is 642 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to La Tour-du-Crieu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Benagues, Coussa, La Bastide-de-Lordat, Le Carlaret, Les Pujols, Ludies, Pamiers, Rieux-de-Pelleport, Saint-Amadou, Saint-Jean-du-Falga, Tremoulet, Verniolle and Villeneuve-du-Pareage.

This page in French: Visiter La Tour-du-Crieu