Montescot tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Elne at 3 km from Montescot
Visit Montescot: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsMontescot is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales department and Occitanie region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Elne at 3 km and Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales at 6 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Montescot, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Montescot in Occitanie.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Elne
at 3 km (direction east-south-east)Elne is a quiet town, with the cathedral cloisters among the highlights...
See Elne guide

Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales
Seaside resort at 6 km (direction east)Activity in the seaside resort of Saint-Cyprien is most definitely centred around...
See Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales guide

Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca
Castle at 10 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe Palace of Kings of Majorca is an imposing fortress and royal...
See Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca guide

Argeles-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 10 km (direction south-east)The long beach, the forest and the lively town mean Argeles-sur-Mer is...
See Argeles-sur-Mer guide

Perpignan
at 10 km (direction north-north-west)Those looking for a traditional French town with interesting sites will be...
See Perpignan guide

Collioure
Seaside resort at 15 km (direction east-south-east)With a very attractive traditional harbour town to exlore and a small...
See Collioure guide

Port Vendres
at 17 km (direction east-south-east)Port-Vendres is a natural port (unusual here in southern Languedoc), a local...
See Port Vendres guide

Castelnou
Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction west)The picturesque village of Castelnou, overlooked by a castle, is one of...
See Castelnou guide

Ceret
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)Ceret has an extensive historic town centre and a Picasso Museum among...
See Ceret guide

Banyuls-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 21 km (direction east-south-east)As well as the beach in Banyuls-sur-Mer there is also an old...
See Banyuls-sur-Mer guide

Fort de Salses
Castle at 26 km (direction east-south-east)The medieval fort of Salses was transformed by Vauban to create a...
See Fort de Salses guide

Ille-sur-Tet
at 27 km (direction west-north-west)Here in Ille-sur-Tet it is the remarkable rock formations on the edge...
See Ille-sur-Tet guide

Arles-sur-Tech
at 30 km (direction west-south-west)The main highlight in Arles-sur-Tech is the Benedictine Abbey and cloisters, mostly...
See Arles-sur-Tech guide

Gorges de la Fou
at 30 km (direction west-south-west)In the Gorges de la Fou you can walk along the bottom...
See Gorges de la Fou guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Orientales
Map of places to visit near Montescot
Markets in and near Montescot
- Elne: market Wednesday & Friday (3km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (6km)
- Saint-Cyprien: market Thursday & Friday (6km)
- Argeles-sur-Mer: market Sunday & Monday & Tuesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (10km)
- Argeles-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
- Perpignan: market Every day (11km)
- Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
- Le Boulou: market Thursday (13km)
- Canet-en-Roussillon: market Tuesday & Thursday (13km)
- Thuir: market Saturday (15km)
Hotels near Montescot
More information about Montescot, Languedoc-Roussillon
Tourist attractions near Montescot, France
What to do at Montescot? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Montescot.
Grand sites of France
- Massif du Canigou (40km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Prades (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (7km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (8km)
- Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (15km)
- Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (27km)
- Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (29km)
- Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (36km)
- Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (44km)
- Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (45km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (9km)
- Paulilles (19km)
- Pic de Fontfrède (23km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale de Cerbère-Banyuls (24km)
- Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (27km)
- Étang de Leucate (27km)
- Gorges de la Fou (32km)
- Pic du Canigou (40km)
- Gorges de Galamus (45km)
- Gorges de l'Orbieu (55km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perpignan (10km)
Geography and distances
Montescot is in the south of France at 10 kilometres from Perpignan, the department capital (general information: Montescot is 696 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Montescot
Canton: Elne
Arrondissement: Perpignan
Department: Pyrenees-Orientales
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 66200
Distance to Montescot
from Perpignan (prefecture): 10 km
from Paris: 696 km
from Calais: 931 km
from Nice: 372 km
from Bordeaux: 375 km
from Strasbourg: 762 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Montescot from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alenya, Bages, Banyuls-Dels-Aspres, Brouilla, Corneilla-Del-Vercol, Elne, Latour-Bas-Elne, Ortaffa, Palau-Del-Vidre, Pollestres, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Jean-Lasseille, Saleilles, Theza and Villeneuve-de-la-Raho.
This page in French: Visiter Montescot