Maureillas-Las-Illas tourism and travel guide

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Visit Maureillas-Las-Illas: highlights and tourist information

Maureillas-Las-Illas is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales 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 Maureillas-Las-Illas in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Ceret at 5 km and Arles-sur-Tech at 15 km.

Maureillas-Las-Illas, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Ceret

at 5 km (direction west)

Ceret has an extensive historic town centre and a Picasso Museum among its highlights....

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Arles-sur-Tech

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

The main highlight in Arles-sur-Tech is the Benedictine Abbey and cloisters, mostly dating from...

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Gorges de la Fou

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

In the Gorges de la Fou you can walk along the bottom of one...

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Castelnou

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-west)

The picturesque village of Castelnou, overlooked by a castle, is one of our favourite...

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Elne

at 18 km (direction north-east)

Elne is a quiet town, with the cathedral cloisters among the highlights in the...

See Elne guide

Argeles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

The long beach, the forest and the lively town mean Argeles-sur-Mer is a very...

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Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales

Seaside resort at 21 km (direction east-north-east)

Activity in the seaside resort of Saint-Cyprien is most definitely centred around the beach...

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Collioure

Seaside resort at 23 km (direction east)

With a very attractive traditional harbour town to exlore and a small beach, Collioure...

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Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca

Castle at 24 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Palace of Kings of Majorca is an imposing fortress and royal residence in...

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Perpignan

at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

Those looking for a traditional French town with interesting sites will be pleased to...

See Perpignan guide

Port Vendres

at 24 km (direction east)

Port-Vendres is a natural port (unusual here in southern Languedoc), a local fishing town...

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Ille-sur-Tet

at 25 km (direction north-west)

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

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Banyuls-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 26 km (direction east)

As well as the beach in Banyuls-sur-Mer there is also an old town of...

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Prats de Mollo la Preste

at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

In Prats-de-Mollo you will enjoy exploring the historic centre, then the energetic can climb...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Orientales

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Reserve excursions near Maureillas-Las-Illas

Map of places to visit near Maureillas-Las-Illas

Markets in and near Maureillas-Las-Illas

• Le Boulou: market Thursday (4km)
• Ceret: market Saturday (5km)
• Amelie-les-Bains-Palalda: market Thursday (11km)
• Thuir: market Saturday (17km)
• Elne: market Wednesday & Friday (18km)
• Argeles-sur-Mer: market Sunday & Monday & Tuesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Argeles-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (21km)
• Saint-Cyprien: market Thursday & Friday (21km)

More information about Maureillas-Las-Illas, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Maureillas-Las-Illas, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Massif du Canigou (29km)

Heritage sites

• Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Castelnou (17km)
• Eus (33km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (38km)
• Mosset (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Prades (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (2km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (11km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (22km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (24km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (25km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (32km)
• Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (34km)
• Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (35km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pic de Fontfrède (7km)
• Gorges de la Fou (17km)
• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (25km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (25km)
• Paulilles (25km)
• Pic du Canigou (29km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale de Cerbère-Banyuls (29km)
• Étang de Leucate (42km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (44km)
• Gorges de Galamus (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (24km)

Geography and distances

Maureillas-Las-Illas is in the south of France at 24 kilometres from Perpignan, the department capital (general information: Maureillas-Las-Illas is 709 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Maureillas-Las-Illas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ceret, Le Boulou, Le Perthus, Les Cluses, Montesquieu-Des-Alberes, Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts and Vives.

This page in French: Visiter Maureillas-Las-Illas