Saint-Jean-de-Barrou tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau d'Aguilar at 11 km from Saint-Jean-de-Barrou

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Visit Saint-Jean-de-Barrou: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-de-Barrou 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 Saint-Jean-de-Barrou in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Aguilar at 11 km and La Palme at 13 km.

Saint-Jean-de-Barrou, 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 11 km (direction south-west)

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

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La Palme

at 13 km (direction east)

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

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Sigean Nature Reserve

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Sigean Nature Reserve guide

Fort de Salses

Castle at 15 km (direction south-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

Leucate

at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Leucate guide

Fontfroide Abbey

Abbey at 19 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Port-la-Nouvelle

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Chateau de Queribus

Castle at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Queribus guide

Lagrasse

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Lagrasse guide

Chateau de Termes

Castle at 24 km (direction west)

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

See Chateau de Termes guide

Chateau de Peyrepertuse

Castle at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide

Gruissan

at 26 km (direction east-north-east)

As well as the pleasure port and old village centre, Gruissan is also well...

See Gruissan guide

Narbonne

at 28 km (direction north-east)

Among other highlights, the parts of Narbonne along the canal and around the cathedral...

See Narbonne guide

Perpignan

at 29 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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Jean-de-Barrou

Map of places to visit near Saint-Jean-de-Barrou

Markets in and near Saint-Jean-de-Barrou

• Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Leucate: market Saturday & Monday & Wednesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Port-la-Nouvelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Port-la-Nouvelle: market Wednesday (18km)
• Rivesaltes: market Monday (21km)
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (24km)
• Le Barcares: market Monday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Le Barcares: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (24km)
• Gruissan: market every day except Thursday (26km)
• Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-de-Barrou, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (48km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (48km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (23km)
• Castelnou (39km)
• Minerve (45km)
• Eus (47km)
• Mosset (51km)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (56km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Prades (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (18km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (32km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (37km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (43km)
• Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (45km)
• Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (55km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Narbonne (29km)
• Beziers (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de Leucate (18km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (18km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (30km)
• Gorges de Galamus (32km)
• Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (35km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (36km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (38km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (48km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perpignan (29km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (15km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-de-Barrou is in the south of France at 49 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-de-Barrou is 657 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Jean-de-Barrou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Durban-Corbieres, Embres-et-Castelmaure, Feuilla, Fraisse-Des-Corbieres and Villeneuve-les-Corbieres.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-de-Barrou