Prades tourism and travel guide

Visit Prades: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Prades makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the valleys of the western Pyrenees
Prades is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Prades. For detailed visitor information see the Prades travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Prades include "recommended detour".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Prades in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Molitg-les-Bains at 5 km and Villefranche-de-Conflent at 6 km.
Prades, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Eus
Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction north-east)The steep streets of Eus re very lovely to explore - and...
See Eus guide

Molitg-les-Bains
at 5 km (direction north-west)If you are wanting a spa break in the Pyrenees mountains the...
See Molitg-les-Bains guide

Villefranche-de-Conflent
Most Beautiful Village at 6 km (direction west-south-west)Villefranche-de-Conflent is a fascinating place to explore, with a fortified ancient village...
See Villefranche-de-Conflent guide

Mosset
Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction west-north-west)The medieval streets in the heart of Mosset have helped it become...
See Mosset guide

Mount Canigou
at 11 km (direction south-south-east)Although not very high, Mont Canigou dominates the landscape and culture of...
See Mount Canigou guide

Ille-sur-Tet
at 17 km (direction east-north-east)In Ille-sur-Tet it is the remarkable rock formations on the edge of...
See Ille-sur-Tet guide

Castelnou
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east)The picturesque village of Castelnou, overlooked by a castle, is one of...
See Castelnou guide

Chateau de Puilaurens
Castle at 23 km (direction north-west), in the Aude departmentCastle Puilaurens is a Cathar castle of France in a beautiful mountain...
See Chateau de Puilaurens guide

Prats de Mollo la Preste
at 24 km (direction south-south-east)In Prats-de-Mollo you will enjoy exploring the historic centre, then the energetic...
See Prats de Mollo la Preste guide

Arles-sur-Tech
at 25 km (direction south-east)The main highlight in Arles-sur-Tech is the Benedictine Abbey and cloisters, mostly...
See Arles-sur-Tech guide

Gorges de la Fou
at 25 km (direction south-east)In the Gorges de la Fou you can walk along the bottom...
See Gorges de la Fou guide

Chateau de Queribus
Castle at 29 km (direction north-east), in the Aude departmentCastle Quéribus is a famous castle on the summit of a mountain...
See Chateau de Queribus guide

Chateau de Peyrepertuse
Castle at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Aude departmentVisit the Peyrepertuse Castle, the most popular of the Cathar castles found...
See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide

Ceret
at 30 km (direction east-south-east)Ceret has an extensive historic town centre and a Picasso Museum among...
See Ceret guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Orientales
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Map of places to visit near Prades
Markets in and near Prades
Market days in Prades: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Prades: market Tuesday (0km)
- Ille-sur-Tet: market Wednesday & Friday (17km)
- Millas: market Tuesday & Thursday (23km)
- Amelie-les-Bains-Palalda: market Thursday (26km)
- Thuir: market Saturday (27km)
- Ceret: market Saturday (30km)
- Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (33km)
- Le Boulou: market Thursday (34km)
- Quillan: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
- Perpignan: market Every day (39km)
More information about Prades, Languedoc-Roussillon
Tourist attractions near Prades, France
What to do at Prades? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Prades.
Grand sites of France
- Massif du Canigou (11km)
Heritage sites
- Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (6km)
- Mont-Louis citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (28km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Eus (3km)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent (6km)
- Mosset (9km)
- Castelnou (22km)
- Camon (59km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pyrenees Catalanes (26km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (5km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (7km)
- Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (7km)
- Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (12km)
- Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (13km)
- Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (16km)
- Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (41km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pic du Canigou (11km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (16km)
- Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (17km)
- Gorges de la Fou (23km)
- Gorges de Galamus (24km)
- Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (30km)
- Pic de Fontfrède (33km)
- Lac des Bouillouses (36km)
- Lac du Bouillouses (36km)
- Gorges de l'Orbieu (40km)
- Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perpignan (39km)
Geography and distances
Prades is in the south of France at 39 kilometres from Perpignan, the department capital (general information: Prades is 693 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Prades
Canton: Prades
Arrondissement: Prades
Department: Pyrenees-Orientales
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 66500
Distance to Prades
from Perpignan (prefecture): 39 km
from Paris: 693 km
from Calais: 927 km
from Nice: 410 km
from Bordeaux: 345 km
from Strasbourg: 781 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Prades from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arboussols, Campome, Catllar, Clara, Codalet, Espira-de-Conflent, Estoher, Eus, Marquixanes, Molitg-les-Bains, Ria-Sirach, Taurinya and Villefranche-de-Conflent.
This page in French: Visiter Prades