Lordat tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Ax-les-Thermes at 9 km from Lordat

Visit Lordat: highlights and tourist information

Lordat 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 Lordat in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Ax-les-Thermes at 9 km and Grotte de Lombrives at 12 km.

Lordat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Ax-les-Thermes

at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

A spa town since the 19th century, Ax-les-Thermes is now better known...

See Ax-les-Thermes guide

Grotte de Lombrives

Cave at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Grotte de Lombrives guide

Montsegur

at 13 km (direction north-east)

In Montsegur be sure to visit the cathar castle with its lovely...

See Montsegur guide

Foix

at 24 km (direction north-west)

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

See Foix guide

Chateau de Foix

Castle at 24 km (direction north-west)

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

See Chateau de Foix guide

Camon

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction north-east)

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

See Camon guide

Mirepoix

at 36 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Mirepoix guide

Quillan

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aude department

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

See Quillan guide

Gorges de l'Aude

Scenery at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aude department

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

See Gorges de l'Aude guide

Pamiers

at 40 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Pamiers guide

Chateau de Puilaurens

Castle at 45 km (direction east), in the Aude department

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

See Chateau de Puilaurens guide

Rennes-le-Chateau

at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aude department

A small village with lovely views, it is also the legends associating...

See Rennes-le-Chateau guide

Alet-les-Bains

at 48 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aude department

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

See Alet-les-Bains guide

Rennes-les-Bains

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Aude department

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

See Rennes-les-Bains guide

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

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Map of places to visit near Lordat

Markets in and near Lordat

• Ax-les-Thermes: market Thursday - seasonal market only (9km)
• Ax-les-Thermes: market Tuesday & Saturday (9km)
• Lavelanet: market Wednesday & Friday (19km)
• Belesta: market Tuesday & Thursday (21km)
• Aulus-les-Bains: market Sunday - seasonal market only (34km)
• Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (36km)
• Quillan: market Wednesday & Saturday (37km)
• La Bastide-de-Serou: market Thursday (37km)
• Pamiers: market Tuesday & Saturday (40km)
• Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (42km)

More information about Lordat, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Lordat, France

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

Heritage sites

• Mont-Louis citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Camon (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pyrenees Ariegeoises (36km)
• Pyrenees Catalanes (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc aux Bambous (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque du Sisca (20km)
• Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (21km)
• Vallée de Vicdessos (25km)
• Lac des Bouillouses (31km)
• Lac du Bouillouses (31km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (38km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (51km)

Geography and distances

Lordat is in the south of France at 24 kilometres from Foix, the department capital (general information: Lordat is 678 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Albies, Appy, Axiat, Bestiac, Caussou, Caychax, Garanou, Lassur, Les Cabannes, Luzenac, Pech, Perles-et-Castelet, Savignac-les-Ormeaux, Senconac, Tignac, Unac, Urs, Vaychis, Vebre, Verdun and Vernaux.

This page in French: Visiter Lordat