Les Albres tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Peyrusse-le-Roc at 5 km from Les Albres

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Visit Les Albres: highlights and tourist information

Les Albres is situated in the Aveyron 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 Les Albres in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peyrusse-le-Roc at 5 km and Capdenac at 10 km.

Les Albres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peyrusse-le-Roc

at 5 km (direction south-west)

Peyrusse-le-Roc is most unusual in having the small village to explore, and also the...

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Capdenac

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction west-north-west), in the Lot department

Capdenac-le-Haut, another of the 'beautiful villages of France' is quite small but very picturesque...

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Figeac

at 13 km (direction west-north-west), in the Lot department

The market town of Figeac has many interesting historic buildings and streets to explore...

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Chateau de Bournazel

Castle at 13 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau de Bournazel is a charming chateau in the renaissance syle, in Aveyron...

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Faycelles

at 15 km (direction west), in the Lot department

Although quite small, take the time to stroll around Faycelles when you are in...

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Conques

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

Best known for its abbey and as a pilgrimage destination, the beautiful village of...

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Conques Abbey

Abbey at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

Conques abbey is a roman style church built in the 11th century in the...

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Maurs

at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cantal department

In Maurs you can see the Abbey Church of Saint-Cesaire and half-timbered houses in...

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Mourjou

at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Cantal department

Mourjou is historically a very important chestnut producing region in France, and it is...

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Cardaillac

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction north-west), in the Lot department

Cardaillac is a small, unspoiled village now listed among the 'most beautiful in France'...

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Belcastel

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south-east)

The lovely riverside setting, the steep cobbled streets and the castle combine to make...

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Vieillevie

at 23 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cantal department

On the banks of the Lot river the small village of Vieillevie is very...

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Villefranche-de-Rouergue

at 23 km (direction south-west)

The 13th century bastide town of Villefranche-de-Rouergue is very much a traditional local town...

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Cassaniouze

at 24 km (direction north-east), in the Cantal department

Cassaniouze is a small town in Cantal with several small attractions...

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Reserve excursions near Les Albres

Map of places to visit near Les Albres

Markets in and near Les Albres

• Aubin: market Wednesday & Friday (6km)
• Decazeville: market Tuesday & Friday (7km)
• Cransac: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (8km)
• Firmi: market Saturday (11km)
• Figeac: market Saturday (14km)
• Maurs: market Thursday (19km)
• Villefranche-de-Rouergue: market Thursday (24km)
• Rieupeyroux: market Sunday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Entraygues: market Tuesday & Wednesday - seasonal market only (33km)
• Entraygues: market Friday & (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Les Albres, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Rocamadour (53km)

Heritage sites

• Figeac Hopital St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Conques pont sur le Dourdou (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Conques abbatiale Sainte-Foy (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Gréalou dolmen de Pech-Laglaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
• Estaing pont sur le Lot (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Conques (19km)
• Belcastel (21km)
• Estaing (40km)
• Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (41km)
• Autoire (45km)
• Loubressac (47km)
• Carennac (55km)

National Monuments

• Assier Chateau (28km)
• Chateau Montal (44km)
• Beaulieu en Rouergue Abbey (44km)
• Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Figeac (13km)
• Villefranche-de-Rouergue (23km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Causses du Quercy (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (29km)
• Jardins de Quercy (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tindoul de la Vayssière (34km)
• Gorges de l'Aveyron (36km)
• Gouffre des Vitarelles (40km)
• Trou de Bozouls (44km)
• Gouffre de Padirac (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (37km)
• Najac (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cayriech (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (53km)

Geography and distances

Les Albres is in the southern-centre of France at 38 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Les Albres is 480 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asprieres, Aubin, Boisse-Penchot, Bouillac, Cuzac, Galgan, Lentillac-Saint-Blaise, Livinhac-le-Haut, Peyrusse-le-Roc, Sonnac, Valzergues and Viviez.

This page in French: Visiter Les Albres