Tourism around the Castle
TOWNS AND CITIES
Valence d'Agen, 3 km away
The nearest town to the castle: beautiful wash houses, pigeon houses.
Market with local products on Tuesday and Saturday mornings.
Auvillar, 9 km away
A beautiful village in France, overlooking the Garonne valley. Frequent events
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Donzac, 16 km away (10 mins)
A charming little village with its Conservatoire des Métiers d’Autrefois. More than 20,000 exhibits: village of craftsmen, vine and wine museum, street of old-fashioned shops, school from the 1920s, exhibition of old vehicles...
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Moissac, 16 km away (20 mins)
High place of Romanesque art with a church with cloister and tympanum from the 11th century listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site... a delightful stroll! Not forgetting the Cacor canal-bridge, built of Toulouse bricks and Quercy stones, which allows the canal to span the Tarn. It is one of the largest bridge-canals in France...
Farmer’s market with local products on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
https://tourisme-moissac-terresdesconfluences.fr/fr
Agen, 31 km away (30 mins)
Old streets lined with cornices and, from the 13th century onwards ... the beginning of the history of the Agen prune, which arrived from China.
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Montauban, 44 km away (50 mins)
The Ingres museum, housed in the former episcopal palace, the Notre Dame cathedral, the Chambord park and the largest rose garden in France with 900 varieties and 100,000 flowers ...
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Toulouse, 86 km away (1h10)
A major city in France with an architectural and cultural heritage: old districts and private mansions, the Augustins museum, the Jacobins church and cloister, the banks of the Garonne and the Canal du Midi on foot, by bike or by barge, the Jardin des Plantes (plant garden) and the Grand Rond bandstand, restaurants, opera, dance and other festivals ...
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Lectoure, 40 km away (50 mins)
Magnificent village on a rocky spur with its picturesque streets, its ramparts, the Cathedral of St-Gervais, the old castle of the Counts of Armagnac.
https://gascogne-lomagne.fr/
Figeac, 148 km away (1h50)
The Templar commandery, the medieval old town, the Champollion museum
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Saint Cirq Lapopie, 89 km away (1h45)
A medieval village clinging to a 100 metre cliff above the Lot with castle, fortified houses, churches.
https://www.cahorsvalleedulot.com/explorer/visitez-la-vallee-du-lot/les-plus-beautiful-villages-de-la-vallee-du-lot/saint-cirq-lapopie/
Rocamadour, 126 km away (2h10)
A real eagle’s nest, balanced on top of a rock. This place of pilgrimage since the 12th century with the hermit Amadour attracted pilgrims from the 12th century and today the black Virgin of Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour. Unique!
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Gouffre de Padirac, 135 km away (2h20)
At a depth of 103 metres with boat trip on an underground river.
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Sarlat, 129 km away (2h30)
Capital of the Périgord Noir, a Town of Art and History, which has preserved the integrity of its old buildings, thus constituting one of the most beautiful medieval ensembles in Europe.
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Périgueux, 165 km away (3h)
Gallo-Roman museum, medieval old town, Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Renaissance mansions... a real stroll through the centuries.
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Cordes du ciel, 128 km away (2h)
A medieval city rising to the sky with sumptuous gothic style residences and numerous craftsmen and artists
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Albi, 129 km away (2h)
Episcopal city, old town, Renaissance mansions and museums of Toulouse Lautrec,
de Laperouse, Fashion Museum…
www.albi-tourisme.fr
Castres, 156 km away (2h15)
Beautiful mansions, City Hall, Goya Museum, Jardin de l'Evéché
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CASTLES
Château de Brassac 16 km away (20mn)
Originally a simple fortified house surrounded by ditches and a modest enclosure where the inhabitants of the area took refuge, it took on its current appearance as a fortress in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Château de Gramont 30 km away (30 mn)
Imposing 14th century Renaissance-style residence overlooking the Arratz river from its rocky spur
http://www.chateau-gramont.fr
Château de Bonaguil 64 km away (1h)
The castle of Bonaguil is an ancient fortified castle from the XIIIᵉ century, heavily modified in the XVᵉ century. Visits and activities to discover.
https://www.chateau-bonaguil.com/
Château de Montricoux 80 km away (1h)
Large Tuscan-inspired residence; museum dedicated to Marcel Lenoir, an unjustly forgotten artist from the Midi-Pyrénées.
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Château de Bruniquel 84 km away (1h15)
The Old Château with its 12th century keep and the Young Château built between 1485 and 1510.
Superb view over the Aveyron valley.
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Château Saint-Projet 91 km away (1h15)
The castle traces its rich history and the retreat of Queen Margot in rooms with 16th and 17th century furniture.
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Château de Castelnaud & War Museum
in the Middle Ages 124 km away (2h20)
The most visited castle in the south of France, built on a rocky outcrop and offering a magnificent panorama over the Dordogne valley; museum dedicated to the art of war in the Middle Ages with life-size war machines…
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ABBEYS & CHURCHES
Abbey of Moissac (20mn)
In Moissac, the abbey of Saint Pierre de Moissac or the splendours of Romanesque art!
Sculptures, statues, architecture, manuscripts and illuminations... out of the ordinary.
http://www.abbayemoissac.com/fr/l-abbaye-saint-pierre
Cistercian Abbey of Belleperche (30mn)
A Cistercian abbey, on the banks of the Garonne, with its 18th century appearanceand numerous 13th century remains.
https://belleperche.fr
Abbey of Beaulieu-en-Rouergue (1h45)
In a beautiful green setting, a Cistercian abbey that has become a centre for contemporary art provides an exceptional place to visit.
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Church of Lachapelle (25mn)
Originally the private chapel of the Château de Lachapelle, which has now disappeared, and it became a parish church in the 15th century. Amazing baroque interior decor Originally the private chapel of the now defunct castle of Lachapelle, it became a parish church in the 15th century. Amazing baroque interior decoration.
SPORTS & LEISURE
Canal du Midi
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, from Bordeaux to Sète, a beautiful walk,
is not it ! … On foot or by bike?
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Golf d'Espalais (10 mins)
9 hole golf course with water obstacles
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Saint Nicolas de la Grave (15 mins)
A nautical base with sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, rowing ... small boat rides, pedal boats, fishing ... and also, a bird sanctuary with a dedicated course.
http://www.stnicolasdelag.online.fr/loisirs.htm
Moissac (20 mins)
Canoeing, water skiing, wakeboarding
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Walibi (30 mins)
A large theme park for children and adults
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Agrip' Aventure, 36 km away (45 mins)
Acrobatic course in the trees for the whole family from 3 years old
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City of Space (60 mins)
Cinema on a giant screen, planetarium, Ariane 5 rocket, Soyuz spacecraft and Mir station,
weightlessness simulator… so much to discover about space!
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Saint Antonin Noble Val, 100 km away (1h20)
Climbing, caving and canoeing in the Aveyron Gorges
https://causses-gorgesaveyron.com
RESTAURANTS… OUR GOOD ADDRESSES
Agen: Le Margoton
Auvillar:L'horloge
Bardigues: Iris Café
Monjoy:La cage aux oiseaux
Moissac: Le Florentin
Valence d'Agen:Le tout va bien
Toulouse:LEs jardins de l'Opera (une étoile Michelin) et la brasserie de l'Opera,
Chez Sarran (une étoile Michelin),
Brasserie Flo, Le Capoul
Puymirol: La Poule d'or