Cloître d'Elne opens Elne’s list
Around Elne, the places to visit include 3 museums, 2 forts and 2 attractions. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 7 beyond the 5 in Elne. France lists 3 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. A short walk covers 5, all within 1 km. Travel 12 km and you reach Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan.
Start with these in Elne
Cloître d'Elne aside, the next best known are 2 forts, 2 museums and an attraction.
MuseumCloître d'Elnein townFortFortPorte de Colliourein townFortFortPorte de Perpignanin townAttractionAttractionVerrerie D’artin townMuseumMuseumMusée Terrusin townMuseumMuseumLes collections de Saint-Cyprien3.1 km northeast, in Saint-CyprienBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Map of the places
The farthest of them, Aqualand, is 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Elne; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
4 museums or galleries and 3 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Elne. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
5 in town lead, with 7 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 5 places in Elne first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan (12 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionForteresse de Salses27 km north, in Salses-le-ChâteauFortFortFort de Bellegarde19 km southwest, in Le Perthus
ChâteauChâteau royal de Collioure13 km southeast, in Collioure
AttractionFort Saint-Elme14 km southeast, in Collioure
AttractionHôtel Pams12 km northwest, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionPont du Diable22 km southwest, in CéretAttractionAttractionPrieuré de Serrabone31 km west, in Boule-d'AmontPlaces within 40 km of Elne with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Elne: questions
What is there to see in Elne?
The first on our list in Elne are Cloître d'Elne, Porte de Collioure, Porte de Perpignan and Verrerie D’art. We list 5 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Elne?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Cloître d'Elne, Musée Terrus, Les collections de Saint-Cyprien and La Galerie.
Which places in Elne are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Elne are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cloître d'Elne, Porte de Collioure and Porte de Perpignan.
What well-known places are within a day out of Elne?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan (12 km), Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (7.7 km), Palais des Rois de Majorque (12 km), Castillet (13 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Elne, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cloître d'Elne: LeZibou, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse de Salses: Albert Sarola Juanola, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château royal de Collioure: Miniwark, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Elme: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel Pams: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.