Lagrasse tourism and travel guide
Visit Lagrasse: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The romantic atmosphere in medieval Lagrasse have made it a popular centre for artisans and artists
Lagrasse is situated in the Aude department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Lagrasse. For detailed visitor information see the Lagrasse travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Lagrasse include "most beautiful village".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lagrasse in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Fontfroide Abbey at 23 km and Chateau d'Aguilar at 25 km.
Lagrasse, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Termes
Castle at 11 km (direction south-west)Château De Termes is one of the most important Cathar castles in southern France...
See Chateau de Termes guide
Fontfroide Abbey
Abbey at 23 km (direction east)The Abbey at Fontfroide dates from the 12th century, and is one of the...
See Fontfroide Abbey guide
Chateau d'Aguilar
Castle at 25 km (direction south-south-east)The Château d'Aguilar is one of the most famous Cathar castles in the south...
See Chateau d'Aguilar guide
Chateau de Peyrepertuse
Castle at 25 km (direction south-south-west)Visit the Peyrepertuse Castle, the most popular of the Cathar castles found in the...
See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide
Saint-Hilaire
at 25 km (direction west)Saint-Hilaire is a pleasant village that is dominated by the lovely Abbey of Saint-Hilaire,...
See Saint-Hilaire guide
Carcassonne
Heritage Site at 25 km (direction west-north-west)The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly recommended!...
See Carcassonne guide
Caunes-Minervois
at 27 km (direction north-north-west)If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want to take...
See Caunes-Minervois guide
Chateau de Queribus
Castle at 28 km (direction south)Castle Quéribus is a famous castle on the summit of a mountain in the...
See Chateau de Queribus guide
Sigean Nature Reserve
at 30 km (direction east)Sigean is a very popular wildlife park where thousands of animals such as lions,...
See Sigean Nature Reserve guide
Minerve
Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Herault departmentThe ancient streets of the attractive village of Minerve are very pleasant to explore,...
See Minerve guide
Rennes-les-Bains
at 31 km (direction west-south-west)Rennes-les-Bains is a traditional spa town in the Aude countryside...
See Rennes-les-Bains guide
Aigne
at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Herault departmentThe fortified village centre of Aigne make it one of our favourite Minervois villages...
See Aigne guide
Alet-les-Bains
at 31 km (direction west-south-west)The abbey ruins are the most imposing monument in Alet-les-Bains but be sure to...
See Alet-les-Bains guide
Bize-Minervois
at 32 km (direction north-east)Bize-Minervois is a small village but its pretty houses and popular swimming river in...
See Bize-Minervois guide
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Markets in and near Lagrasse
- Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (16km)
- Olonzac: market Tuesday (23km)
- Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (25km)
- Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
- Narbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Monday - seasonal market only (33km)
- Narbonne: market Sunday (33km)
- Limoux: market Friday all day (33km)
- Port-la-Nouvelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (35km)
- Port-la-Nouvelle: market Wednesday (35km)
- Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (37km)
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Tourist attractions near Lagrasse, France
What to do at Lagrasse? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lagrasse.
Grand sites of France
- Carcassonne City (24km)
Heritage sites
- Carcassonne (25km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Minerve (31km)
National Monuments
- Enserune (47km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Limoux (33km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Narbonne (33km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges de l'Orbieu (17km)
- Forêt de Fontfroide (22km)
- Cité de Carcassonne (24km)
- Gorges de Galamus (31km)
- Gouffre de Cabrespine (33km)
- Étang de Leucate (41km)
- Grotte de la Devèze (43km)
- Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (44km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perpignan (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- African reserve of Sigean (27km)
Geography and distances
Lagrasse is in the south of France at 26 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Lagrasse is 641 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lagrasse
Canton: Lagrasse
Arrondissement: Carcassonne
Department: Aude
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 11220
Distance to Lagrasse
from Carcassonne (prefecture): 26 km
from Paris: 641 km
from Calais: 876 km
from Nice: 382 km
from Bordeaux: 321 km
from Strasbourg: 728 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Lagrasse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Camplong-d'Aude, Caunettes-en-Val, Montlaur, Ribaute, Saint-Martin-Des-Puits, Saint-Pierre-Des-Champs, Talairan and Tournissan.
This page in French: Visiter Lagrasse