Places to visit in Tautavel, led by Musée de Tautavel - Centre européen de préhistoire
Tautavel’s list takes in 14 attractions, 2 museums and a château. The commune itself has 4 places on our list; 14 others are within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Walking distance covers 3 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. For a full day, there is Château de Quéribus, 10 km away.
The names to know in Tautavel
Close behind Musée de Tautavel - Centre européen de préhistoire are 2 attractions, a château and a museum.
Best 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.
Where each one is
Out of town, most of the 14 are to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Tautavel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Other sights number 14, museums or galleries 2.
Dark: in Tautavel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Tautavel
First the 4 in town, then the 14 within 5 km of its centre.
The 4 places in Tautavel first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Château de Quéribus, at 10 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionForteresse de Salses15 km east, in Salses-le-ChâteauCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan18 km southeast, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionCastillet18 km southeast, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionPalais des Rois de Majorque18 km southeast, in Perpignan
AttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide37 km north, in NarbonneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Termes26 km northwest, in TermesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puilaurens36 km west, in PuilaurensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Michel de Cuxa36 km southwest, in CodaletAttractionAttractionPrieuré de Serrabone26 km southwest, in Boule-d'AmontPlaces within 40 km of Tautavel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Tautavel: questions
What is there to see in Tautavel?
The first on our list in Tautavel are Musée de Tautavel - Centre européen de préhistoire, Château de Tautavel, Gorges du Gouleyrous and Écomusée du miel. We list 4 places in town. Another 14 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Tautavel?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de Tautavel - Centre européen de préhistoire and Écomusée du miel.
Which places in Tautavel are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Tautavel is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Tautavel.
What well-known places are within a day out of Tautavel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Quéribus (10 km), Château d'Aguilar (8.5 km), Château de Peyrepertuse (16 km), Forteresse de Salses (15 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 Tautavel, 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 (2)
- Forteresse de Salses: Albert Sarola Juanola, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide: Pinpin 20:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC), 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.