Montgaillard tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Peyrepertuse at 7 km from Montgaillard

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Visit Montgaillard: highlights and tourist information

Montgaillard 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 Montgaillard in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Peyrepertuse at 7 km and Chateau de Queribus at 8 km.

Montgaillard, 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 7 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Queribus

Castle at 8 km (direction south)

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

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Chateau d'Aguilar

Castle at 10 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau de Termes

Castle at 12 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 20 km (direction north-west)

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

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Rennes-les-Bains

at 25 km (direction west)

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

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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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Ille-sur-Tet

at 27 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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Chateau de Puilaurens

Castle at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Rennes-le-Chateau

at 29 km (direction west)

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

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La Palme

at 31 km (direction east)

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

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Alet-les-Bains

at 31 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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Sigean Nature Reserve

at 32 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Perpignan

at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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

See Perpignan guide

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Reserve excursions near Montgaillard

Map of places to visit near Montgaillard

Markets in and near Montgaillard

• Millas: market Tuesday & Thursday (25km)
• Rivesaltes: market Monday (26km)
• Ille-sur-Tet: market Wednesday & Friday (26km)
• Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
• Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
• Perpignan: market Every day (32km)
• Thuir: market Saturday (32km)
• Leucate: market Saturday & Monday & Wednesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (33km)
• Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (33km)
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Montgaillard, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (39km)
• Massif du Canigou (46km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (40km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (41km)
• Mont-Louis citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (61km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (20km)
• Eus (33km)
• Castelnou (33km)
• Mosset (35km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (41km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Prades (36km)
• Limoux (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (50km)
• Pyrenees Catalanes (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (26km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (29km)
• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (31km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (36km)
• Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (41km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (43km)
• Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Narbonne (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de l'Orbieu (14km)
• Gorges de Galamus (14km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (27km)
• Étang de Leucate (31km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (32km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (35km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (39km)
• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (41km)
• Pic du Canigou (46km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (32km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (32km)

Geography and distances

Montgaillard is in the south of France at 40 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Montgaillard is 661 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Davejean, Dernacueillette, Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Laroque-de-Fa, Maisons, Massac, Padern, Palairac and Rouffiac-Des-Corbieres.

This page in French: Visiter Montgaillard