Places to visit around Amarens, from Château-musée du Cayla
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 5 of its 9. All of them lie outside Amarens. Set 22 km out, Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi makes a day trip.
The best known around Amarens
Following Château-musée du Cayla are 5 forts.
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.
On the map
The map puts most of the 9 to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Amarens; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 5 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Amarens. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The list runs to 9 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Amarens itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Start with Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi, 22 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi22 km southeast, in Albi
MuseumMusée Toulouse-Lautrec22 km southeast, in AlbiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Najac20 km north, in NajacCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur39 km south, in LavaurChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castelnau-de-Lévis17 km southeast, in Castelnau-de-LévisAttractionAttractionChâteaux de Bruniquel20 km west, in BruniquelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauriac9.3 km south, in SenouillacAttractionAttractionJardin des Martels34 km south, in GiroussensArt galleryArt galleryChâteau de Linardié11 km south, in SenouillacAttractionAttractionChemin de fer touristique du Tarn33 km south, in Saint-Lieux-lès-LavaurMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Nalanda39 km south, in Labastide-Saint-GeorgesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Labastide35 km north, in BeauregardPlaces within 40 km of Amarens with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Amarens, answered
Are there attractions near Amarens?
Nothing is mapped in Amarens itself, but within 5 km there are Château-musée du Cayla, Porte des Ormeaux, Remparts de Cordes-sur-Ciel and Porte de la Jane.
Are there museums in or near Amarens?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Château-musée du Cayla, Musée Charles Portal, Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain and Musée Historama.
What well-known places are within a day out of Amarens?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (22 km), Musée Toulouse-Lautrec (22 km), Château de Najac (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur (39 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 Amarens, 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)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi: ByacC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Toulouse-Lautrec: Didier Descouens, 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.