Carennac travel guide
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Visit Carennac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Carennac is situated in the Lot department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France at 57 km from Cahors, the department capital. (General information: Carennac is 440 km from Paris and 671 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Carennac (page also includes a photo gallery for Carennac)
Popular places to visit near Carennac: these include Loubressac at 8 km and Curemonte at 9 km. Gouffre de Padirac is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 7km and Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Carennac: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Carennac, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Carennac and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Carennac
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (33km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (41km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (43km) : Jardin de la Daille (46km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (46km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (47km) : Jardins du château de Losse (49km) :
- National Monuments: Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (8km) : Chateau Montal (12km) : Assier Chateau (29km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Loubressac (8km) : Curemonte (9km) : Autoire (10km) : Collonges-la-Rouge (17km) : Turenne (19km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (42km) : Domme (43km) : La Roque-Gageac (45km) : Beynac (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (20km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (41km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (42km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (44km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (41km) : Figeac (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (30km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (16km) :
Map of places to visit near Carennac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Carennac
Canton: Vayrac
Arrondissement: Gourdon
Department: Lot
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 46110
Distance to Carennac
from Cahors: 57 km
from Paris: 440 km
from Calais: 671 km
from Nice: 461 km
from Bordeaux: 182 km
from Strasbourg: 613 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Carennac (within 6 km): Betaille : Billac : Gintrac : Liourdres : Loubressac : Puybrun : Queyssac-les-Vignes : Saint-Denis-les-Martel : Tauriac : Vayrac :
Carennac holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Carennac Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Midi-Pyrenees
Car hire : great prices, all destinations at France car rentals
Holiday rentals: Lot gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Carennac