Saint-Jean-de-Paracol tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Gorges de l'Aude at 9 km from Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
Visit Saint-Jean-de-Paracol: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSaint-Jean-de-Paracol is situated in the Aude department and Occitanie region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Gorges de l'Aude at 9 km and Quillan at 9 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Saint-Jean-de-Paracol, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Jean-de-Paracol in Occitanie.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Gorges de l'Aude
Scenery at 9 km (direction south-east)The Gorges de l'Aude are a scenic highlight to explore close to...
See Gorges de l'Aude guide

Quillan
at 9 km (direction south-east)Be sure to take a stroll through Quillan as part of your...
See Quillan guide

Rennes-le-Chateau
at 12 km (direction east)A small village with lovely views, it is also the legends associating...
See Rennes-le-Chateau guide

Alet-les-Bains
at 13 km (direction east-north-east)The abbey ruins are the most imposing monument in Alet-les-Bains but be...
See Alet-les-Bains guide

Camon
Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ariege departmentThe fortified village of Camon, listed as a 'most beautiful village of...
See Camon guide

Limoux
at 16 km (direction north-east)The small town of Limoux is best visited in late spring to...
See Limoux guide

Rennes-les-Bains
at 17 km (direction east)Rennes-les-Bains is a traditional spa town in the Aude countryside...
See Rennes-les-Bains guide

Chateau de Puilaurens
Castle at 21 km (direction south-east)Castle Puilaurens is a Cathar castle of France in a beautiful mountain...
See Chateau de Puilaurens guide

Saint-Hilaire
at 24 km (direction north-east)Saint-Hilaire is a pleasant village that is dominated by the lovely Abbey...
See Saint-Hilaire guide

Montsegur
at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ariege departmentIn Montsegur be sure to visit the cathar castle with its lovely...
See Montsegur guide

Mirepoix
at 26 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ariege departmentIn Mirepoix it is the beautifully preserved centre of the bastide town...
See Mirepoix guide

Ax-les-Thermes
at 33 km (direction south-west), in the Ariege departmentA spa town since the 19th century, Ax-les-Thermes is now better known...
See Ax-les-Thermes guide

Mosset
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales departmentThe medieval streets in the heart of Mosset have helped it become...
See Mosset guide

Carcassonne
Heritage Site at 36 km (direction north-east)The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly...
See Carcassonne guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Aude
Map of places to visit near Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
Markets in and near Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
- Quillan: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
- Belesta: market Tuesday & Thursday (15km)
- Limoux: market Friday all day (15km)
- Lavelanet: market Wednesday & Friday (22km)
- Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (26km)
- Ax-les-Thermes: market Thursday - seasonal market only (33km)
- Ax-les-Thermes: market Tuesday & Saturday (33km)
- Bram: market Wednesday (34km)
- Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (37km)
Hotels near Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
More information about Saint-Jean-de-Paracol, Languedoc-Roussillon
Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-de-Paracol, France
What to do at Saint-Jean-de-Paracol? 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-Paracol.
Grand sites of France
- Carcassonne City (36km)
Heritage sites
- Carcassonne (36km)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (44km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Camon (15km)
- Mosset (35km)
- Eus (43km)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent (44km)
- Lagrasse (45km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pyrenees Catalanes (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (44km)
- Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (46km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (46km)
- Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (51km)
- Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc aux Bambous (38km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (13km)
- Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (15km)
- Gorges de l'Orbieu (30km)
- Gorges de Galamus (32km)
- Cité de Carcassonne (36km)
- Lac des Bouillouses (42km)
- Lac du Bouillouses (42km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (47km)
- Cirque du Sisca (48km)
- Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (51km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Jean-de-Paracol is in the south of France at 36 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-de-Paracol is 659 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
Canton: Chalabre
Arrondissement: Limoux
Department: Aude
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 11260
Distance to Saint-Jean-de-Paracol
from Carcassonne (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 659 km
from Calais: 891 km
from Nice: 426 km
from Bordeaux: 302 km
from Strasbourg: 765 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Saint-Jean-de-Paracol from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouriege, Bourigeole, Brenac, Festes-et-Saint-Andre, La Serpent, Nebias, Puivert and Rouvenac.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-de-Paracol