castle
Château de Quéribus
The last Cathar stronghold, a lone keep perched on a rocky pinnacle with views to the Pyrenees and sea.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Prades
Occitanie, France · Europe
About Prades
Prades is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Vernet-les-Bains, 29km from Château de Quéribus.
Prades is in Occitanie, France, with about 6,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vernet-les-Bains, about 8 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Prades?
Within an hour or so of Prades: Château de Quéribus (29 km), Cathar Castles (30 km), Château de Peyrepertuse (30 km), Castellfollit de la Roca (46 km).
Are there any good drives near Prades?
The nearest famous roads are Port d'Envalira, Coll d'Ordino and Costa Brava.
Where is Prades?
Prades is in Occitanie, France, about 8 km from Vernet-les-Bains.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,836
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitanie
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 42.6176, 2.4218
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Prades
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Cathar Castles
Ruined medieval fortress sanctuaries perched on impossible rocky peaks across the Languedoc, including Peyrepertuse and Queribus.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Château de Peyrepertuse
A vast ruined Cathar castle stretching along a knife-edge ridge high above the Corbières vineyards.
30 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Castellfollit de la Roca
Village strung along the knife-edge of a 50-metre basalt cliff formed by overlapping lava flows, its houses ending flush with the drop above the Fluvià river. Best photographed from the viewpoint across the river on the N-260.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Besalu
A remarkably intact medieval Catalan town entered via a magnificent fortified Romanesque bridge over the River Fluvia.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Grandvalira
The largest ski resort in the Pyrenees and southern Europe, spanning six mountain sectors in the microstate of Andorra.
57 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
Port d'Envalira
The highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m, linking Andorra with France above Pas de la Casa: a Tour de France classic with a bypass tunnel for winter.
58 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Dalí Theatre-Museum
A surreal red castle topped with giant eggs in Figueres, the artist's own museum and final resting place.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Prades
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 58 kmPort d'EnvaliraThe highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 m, linking Andorra with France above Pas de la Casa: a Tour de France classic with a bypass tunnel for winter.
- 69 kmMirador Roc del QuerA vertigo-inducing steel walkway jutting 20 m off a cliff on the Coll d'Ordino road above Canillo, ending in a glass floor and a seated bronze figure gazing over the valley.
- 71 kmColl d'OrdinoA quiet 1,980 m pass on the CS-340 between Ordino and Canillo, a favourite driving and cycling detour with layered views over Andorra's central valleys.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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