Maisons tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Peyrepertuse at 9 km from Maisons

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Visit Maisons: highlights and tourist information

Maisons 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 Maisons in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Peyrepertuse at 9 km and Chateau d'Aguilar at 10 km.

Maisons, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Peyrepertuse

Castle at 9 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide

Chateau d'Aguilar

Castle at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

The Château d'Aguilar is one of the most famous Cathar castles in the south...

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Chateau de Queribus

Castle at 10 km (direction south)

Castle Quéribus is a famous castle on the summit of a mountain in the...

See Chateau de Queribus guide

Chateau de Termes

Castle at 10 km (direction north-west)

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

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Lagrasse

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction north-west)

The romantic atmosphere in medieval Lagrasse have made it a popular centre for artisans...

See Lagrasse guide

Fort de Salses

Castle at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

The medieval fort of Salses was transformed by Vauban to create a substantial and...

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Rennes-les-Bains

at 26 km (direction west)

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

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Ille-sur-Tet

at 28 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

In Ille-sur-Tet it is the remarkable rock formations on the edge of the village...

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La Palme

at 30 km (direction east)

La Palme is a small traditional village in Languedoc-Roussillon with a beach, lagoon and...

See La Palme guide

Rennes-le-Chateau

at 30 km (direction west)

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

See Rennes-le-Chateau guide

Sigean Nature Reserve

at 30 km (direction east-north-east)

Sigean is a very popular wildlife park where thousands of animals such as lions,...

See Sigean Nature Reserve guide

Chateau de Puilaurens

Castle at 30 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Fontfroide Abbey

Abbey at 31 km (direction north-east)

The Abbey at Fontfroide dates from the 12th century, and is one of the...

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Alet-les-Bains

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Reserve excursions near Maisons

Map of places to visit near Maisons

Markets in and near Maisons

• Rivesaltes: market Monday (26km)
• Millas: market Tuesday & Thursday (26km)
• Ille-sur-Tet: market Wednesday & Friday (28km)
• Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
• Leucate: market Saturday & Monday & Wednesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (32km)
• Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (32km)
• Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (33km)
• Perpignan: market Every day (33km)
• Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (33km)
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Maisons, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (38km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (39km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (18km)
• Eus (35km)
• Castelnou (35km)
• Mosset (37km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (43km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (58km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (37km)
• Prades (38km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (49km)
• Pyrenees Catalanes (60km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (28km)
• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (29km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (31km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (37km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (37km)
• Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (43km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Narbonne (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de l'Orbieu (14km)
• Gorges de Galamus (16km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (28km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (30km)
• Étang de Leucate (31km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (36km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (38km)
• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (41km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (53km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (30km)

Geography and distances

Maisons is in the south of France at 39 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Maisons is 660 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Davejean, Dernacueillette, Laroque-de-Fa, Massac, Montgaillard and Palairac.

This page in French: Visiter Maisons