Mazamet tourism and travel guide

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Visit Mazamet: highlights and tourist information

Mazamet is situated in the Tarn 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 Mazamet in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Castres at 16 km and Chateaux de Lastours at 17 km.

Mazamet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Castres

at 16 km (direction north-west)

While not an important tourist destination, Castres has a pleasant town centre and an...

See Castres guide

Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 17 km (direction south), in the Aude department

The four ruined castles in Lastours, in cathar country, were built in the 13th...

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Brassac (Tarn)

at 18 km (direction north-east)

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the...

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Caunes-Minervois

at 22 km (direction south-east), in the Aude department

If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want to take...

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Saissac

at 22 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aude department

In Saissac the highlights include the views from the top of the village and...

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Montolieu

at 24 km (direction south-west), in the Aude department

Built on the edge of a deep ravine, Montolieu is well known as a...

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Soreze

at 25 km (direction west)

The abbey-school and numerous ancient colombage houses are among the interesting finds in the...

See Soreze guide

Revel

at 30 km (direction west), in the Haute-Garonne department

The large arcaded square in the centre of Revel contains one of the biggest...

See Revel guide

Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-west)

Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting historic buildings...

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Carcassonne

Heritage Site at 31 km (direction south), in the Aude department

The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly recommended!...

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Minerve

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Herault department

The ancient streets of the attractive village of Minerve are very pleasant to explore,...

See Minerve guide

Realmont

at 35 km (direction north-north-west)

Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout the Tarn...

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La Pomarede

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aude department

Very tiny so don't travel for ages to get here but if you are...

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Castelnaudary

at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aude department

Slightly away from tourist routes, Castelnaudary has a pleasant canal port and is the...

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Reserve excursions near Mazamet

Map of places to visit near Mazamet

Markets in and near Mazamet

Market days in Mazamet: weekly market: Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday;

• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (0km)
• Labruguiere: market Friday (11km)
• Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (18km)
• Labastide-Rouairoux: market Thursday (21km)
• Revel: market Saturday (30km)
• Puylaurens: market Wednesday (31km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (31km)
• Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (31km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (35km)
• Realmont: market Wednesday (35km)

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Tourist attractions near Mazamet, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (32km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (31km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Minerve (34km)
• Olargues (44km)
• Lagrasse (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (17km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Cabrespine (16km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (27km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (32km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (36km)

Geography and distances

Mazamet is in the south of France at 52 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Mazamet is 596 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aiguefonde, Aussillon, Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn, Caucalieres, Payrin-Augmontel and Pont-de-Larn.

This page in French: Visiter Mazamet