Villaniere tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateaux de Lastours at 2 km from Villaniere

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Visit Villaniere: highlights and tourist information

Villaniere 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 Villaniere in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaux de Lastours at 2 km and Montolieu at 12 km.

Villaniere, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 2 km (direction east-south-east)

The four ruined castles in Lastours, in cathar country, were built in the 13th...

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Montolieu

at 12 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Caunes-Minervois

at 14 km (direction east)

If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want to take...

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Carcassonne

Heritage Site at 14 km (direction south)

The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly recommended!...

See Carcassonne guide

Saissac

at 16 km (direction west)

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

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Soreze

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

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

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Saint-Hilaire

at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Saint-Hilaire is a pleasant village that is dominated by the lovely Abbey of Saint-Hilaire,...

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Castres

at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Tarn department

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

See Castres guide

Minerve

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction east), in the Herault department

The ancient streets of the attractive village of Minerve are very pleasant to explore,...

See Minerve guide

Revel

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

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

See Revel guide

Castelnaudary

at 33 km (direction west)

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

See Castelnaudary guide

Limoux

at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

The small town of Limoux is best visited in late spring to enjoy the...

See Limoux guide

La Pomarede

at 34 km (direction west)

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

See La Pomarede guide

Brassac (Tarn)

at 34 km (direction north-north-east), in the Tarn department

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

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Reserve excursions near Villaniere

Map of places to visit near Villaniere

Markets in and near Villaniere

• Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (14km)
• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (17km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (23km)
• Labruguiere: market Friday (23km)
• Labastide-Rouairoux: market Thursday (27km)
• Olonzac: market Tuesday (31km)
• Revel: market Saturday (32km)
• Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (32km)
• Castelnaudary: market Monday all day (33km)
• Limoux: market Friday all day (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Villaniere, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (15km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (14km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Minerve (31km)
• Lagrasse (35km)
• Camon (48km)
• Olargues (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (32km)
• Limoux (34km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (31km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Cabrespine (8km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (15km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (32km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (42km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (46km)

Geography and distances

Villaniere is in the south of France at 14 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Villaniere is 613 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aragon, Caudebronde, Fournes-Cabardes, La Tourette-Cabardes, Labastide-Esparbairenque, Lastours, Les Ilhes, Limousis, Mas-Cabardes, Miraval-Cabardes, Roquefere, Salleles-Cabardes, Salsigne and Villardonnel.

This page in French: Visiter Villaniere