La Vallée des Tortues
Sorède counts La Vallée des Tortues, a zoo, among its places to visit. There are 24 other places to visit inside 5 km. The first name on our list around it is Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines, 4.2 km away.
Zoo in Sorède
In Sorède
La Vallée des Tortues is in the commune of Sorède, with 24 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
Afternoons in Sorède peak at 19–30°C, April to October.
La Vallée des Tortues
Zoo.
La Vallée des Tortues is in Sorède, Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Type
- Zoo
- Commune
- Sorède, Pyrénées-Orientales
- Official site
- lavalleedestortues.fr
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
The area around La Vallée des Tortues
The map puts La Vallée des Tortues in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Sorède. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to La Vallée des Tortues
With 10,616 people, Argelès-sur-Mer is the largest of the 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
- 1Sorède
- 2Saint-André
- 3Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
- 4Palau-del-Vidre
- 5Argelès-sur-Mer
- 6Elne
- 7Collioure
- 8Le Boulou
Sorède
Saint-André
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Palau-del-Vidre
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where La Vallée des Tortues is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Sorède | It’s in this commune | 3,512 |
| Saint-André | 4 km north of it | 3,388 |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 4 km northwest of it | 3,059 |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 6.1 km north of it | 3,329 |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 6.8 km northeast of it | 10,616 |
| Elne | 9.7 km north of it | 9,511 |
| Collioure | 10 km east of it | 2,756 |
| Le Boulou | 10 km west of it | 5,487 |
Also near La Vallée des Tortues
Around it, within 15 km, lie 100 more, including 2 attractions, 2 châteaux and an abbey.
ChâteauChâteau royal de Collioure10 km east, in Collioure6
AttractionFort Saint-Elme11 km east, in Collioure7
MuseumCloître d'Elne9.3 km north, in Elne8
ChurchChapelle Saint-Martin de Fenollar11 km west, in Maureillas-las-IllasWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting La Vallée des Tortues
Where is La Vallée des Tortues?
La Vallée des Tortues is in Sorède, in Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie).
What is La Vallée des Tortues?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit La Vallée des Tortues?
April to October are the warmest months in Sorède, with afternoon highs of 19–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near La Vallée des Tortues?
Within 15 km: Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (4.2 km), Église Saint-André de Sorède (4.2 km), Fort de Bellegarde (10 km) and Château d'Ultrera (1.7 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Château royal de Collioure: Miniwark, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Elme: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloître d'Elne: LeZibou, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Martin de Fenollar: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.