Varennes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Pomarede at 23 km from Varennes

Visit Varennes: highlights and tourist information

Varennes is situated in the Haute-Garonne department and Occitanie region.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Pomarede at 23 km and Toulouse at 24 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Varennes, 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 Varennes in Occitanie.

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

La Pomarede

at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aude department

Very tiny so don't travel for ages to get here but if...

See La Pomarede guide

Toulouse

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

Toulouse, with its famous red-brick architecture, is one of the most impressive...

See Toulouse guide

Revel

at 26 km (direction east)

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

See Revel guide

Lavaur

at 27 km (direction north-north-east), in the Tarn department

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

See Lavaur guide

Castelnaudary

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

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

See Castelnaudary guide

Soreze

at 31 km (direction east), in the Tarn department

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

See Soreze guide

Giroussens

at 33 km (direction north-north-east), in the Tarn department

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

See Giroussens guide

The Jardin des Martels

Garden at 33 km (direction north-north-east), in the Tarn department

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

See The Jardin des Martels guide

Pamiers

at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ariege department

The largest town in Ariege, Pamiers has several notable monuments including the...

See Pamiers guide

Saissac

at 41 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aude department

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

See Saissac guide

Carbonne

at 43 km (direction west-south-west)

Ransacked as a cathar town in the 12th century, Carbonne was rebuilt...

See Carbonne guide

Lisle-sur-Tarn

at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Tarn department

Lisle-sur-Tarn is a pretty village on the banks of the Tarn river....

See Lisle-sur-Tarn guide

Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Tarn department

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

See Lautrec guide

Mirepoix

at 46 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ariege department

In Mirepoix it is the beautifully preserved centre of the bastide town...

See Mirepoix guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Garonne

Map of places to visit near Varennes

Markets in and near Varennes

• Caraman: market Thursday (8km)
• Villefranche-de-Lauragais: market Friday (9km)
• Saint-Orens-de-Gameville: market Saturday (15km)
• Castanet-Tolosan: market Tuesday (16km)
• Ramonville-Saint-Agne: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Verfeil: market Tuesday (20km)
• Venerque: market Thursday (20km)
• Auterive: market Friday (22km)
• Toulouse: market Wednesday all day & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (24km)
• Mazeres: market Thursday (25km)

Hotels near Varennes

More information about Varennes, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Varennes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Toulouse Hotel-Dieu St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Toulouse basilique St Sernin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Canal du Midi (26km)
• Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (26km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (13km)
• Jardin Royal de Toulouse (23km)
• Jardin japonais de Toulouse (24km)
• Jardin des Martels (33km)
• Parc aux Bambous (37km)
• Parc du château de Merville (42km)
• Jardin de l'Évêché (47km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Larra (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Bouconne (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Toulouse (24km)

Geography and distances

Varennes is in the south of France at 24 kilometres from Toulouse, the department capital (general information: Varennes is 600 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Caragoudes, Caraman, Cessales, Fourquevaux, Labastide-Beauvoir, Mauremont, Maureville, Montgaillard-Lauragais, Mourvilles-Basses, Preserville, Saint-Germier, Saint-Vincent, Segreville, Tarabel, Toutens, Trebons-sur-la-Grasse, Vallegue and Villenouvelle.

This page in French: Visiter Varennes