Saint-Germain-Des-Pres tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Germain-Des-Pres: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Germain-Des-Pres 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 Saint-Germain-Des-Pres in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Soreze at 12 km and Revel at 12 km.

Saint-Germain-Des-Pres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Soreze

at 12 km (direction south)

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

See Soreze guide

Revel

at 12 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

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

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Castres

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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La Pomarede

at 19 km (direction 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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Saissac

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

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

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Lavaur

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

Lavaur is a pretty red brick town in the Tarn department of France...

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Realmont

at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Castelnaudary

at 28 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aude department

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

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Montolieu

at 30 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

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

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The Jardin des Martels

Garden at 32 km (direction north-west)

The Jardins des Martels is a beautiful garden and mini-farm near Toulouse....

See The Jardin des Martels guide

Giroussens

at 32 km (direction north-west)

Giroussens is a pretty village and home to a ceramic centre and lovely garden...

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Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 36 km (direction south-east), 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 36 km (direction east)

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Germain-Des-Pres

Map of places to visit near Saint-Germain-Des-Pres

Markets in and near Saint-Germain-Des-Pres

• Puylaurens: market Wednesday (5km)
• Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (12km)
• Revel: market Saturday (13km)
• Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
• Labruguiere: market Friday (16km)
• Graulhet: market Thursday & Sunday (23km)
• Caraman: market Thursday (25km)
• Lavaur: market Saturday (25km)
• Realmont: market Wednesday (26km)
• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Germain-Des-Pres, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (46km)

Heritage sites

• Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Episcopal City, Albi (41km)
• Carcassonne (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (12km)
• Gaillac (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (15km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (22km)
• Jardin des Martels (32km)
• Parc Rochegude (41km)
• Jardin du palais de la Berbie (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Albi (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Cabrespine (39km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (46km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Germain-Des-Pres is in the south of France at 41 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Saint-Germain-Des-Pres is 589 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Germain-Des-Pres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blan, Cambounet-sur-le-Sor, Lempaut, Lescout, Puylaurens, Saint-Avit, Semalens and Soual.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Germain-Des-Pres