Quintillan tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau d'Aguilar at 9 km from Quintillan

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Visit Quintillan: highlights and tourist information

Quintillan 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 Quintillan in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Aguilar at 9 km and Chateau de Termes at 13 km.

Quintillan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Aguilar

Castle at 9 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Chateau d'Aguilar guide

Chateau de Termes

Castle at 13 km (direction west-north-west)

Château De Termes is one of the most important Cathar castles in southern France...

See Chateau de Termes guide

Lagrasse

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction north-west)

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

See Lagrasse guide

Chateau de Queribus

Castle at 16 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chateau de Queribus guide

Chateau de Peyrepertuse

Castle at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide

Fort de Salses

Castle at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

The medieval fort of Salses was transformed by Vauban to create a substantial and...

See Fort de Salses guide

Sigean Nature Reserve

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Sigean Nature Reserve guide

La Palme

at 23 km (direction east)

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

See La Palme guide

Fontfroide Abbey

Abbey at 24 km (direction north-east)

The Abbey at Fontfroide dates from the 12th century, and is one of the...

See Fontfroide Abbey guide

Leucate

at 27 km (direction east)

The resort at Leucate is one of the liveliest and most interesting along the...

See Leucate guide

Port-la-Nouvelle

at 31 km (direction east)

One of the largest industrial ports in France, Port-la-Nouvelle also has a popular beach...

See Port-la-Nouvelle guide

Rennes-les-Bains

at 32 km (direction west)

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

See Rennes-les-Bains guide

Perpignan

at 33 km (direction south-south-east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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

See Perpignan guide

Ille-sur-Tet

at 33 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Orientales department

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

See Ille-sur-Tet guide

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Reserve excursions near Quintillan

Map of places to visit near Quintillan

Markets in and near Quintillan

• Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (23km)
• Rivesaltes: market Monday (25km)
• Leucate: market Saturday & Monday & Wednesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (27km)
• Port-la-Nouvelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (28km)
• Port-la-Nouvelle: market Wednesday (28km)
• Millas: market Tuesday & Thursday (30km)
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (31km)
• Le Barcares: market Monday - seasonal market only (33km)
• Le Barcares: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (33km)

More information about Quintillan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Quintillan, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (39km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (40km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (16km)
• Castelnou (38km)
• Eus (41km)
• Minerve (43km)
• Mosset (44km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (50km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (41km)
• Prades (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (22km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (37km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (38km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (42km)
• Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (49km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Narbonne (35km)
• Beziers (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de l'Orbieu (19km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (22km)
• Gorges de Galamus (24km)
• Étang de Leucate (27km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (33km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (39km)
• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (40km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (44km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (46km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (23km)

Geography and distances

Quintillan is in the south of France at 40 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Quintillan is 656 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Albas, Cascastel-Des-Corbieres, Palairac and Villeneuve-les-Corbieres.

This page in French: Visiter Quintillan