Château du Tournel

#432 among destinations in France

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The Château du Tournel is a ruined feudal castle in the commune of Saint-Julien-du-Tournel in the Lozère département of France. A former seat of the Barons of Tournel, one of the eight baronies of Gévaudan, it was destroyed during the French Wars of Religion by Huguenot troops under Matthieu Merle. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°30'4"N, 3°42'15"E

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Château du Tournel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Étang de Barrandon, Mont Lozère, Cévennes, Signal de Finiels.

5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Étang de Barrandon, Cévennes National Park
140 min walk • Étang de Barrandon is a lake in Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez, Lozère, France. At an elevation of 1375 m, its surface area is 0.073 km².
5.5 miS
Scenic peak reached by well-known trail
Mont Lozère, Cévennes National Park
140 min walk • Mont Lozère is the highest peak in the Cévennes, a subrange of the Massif Central in France. It is 1,699 metres above sea level and lies within the Cévennes National Park. Mont Lozère is commonly used for skiing during the winter months. It is also a popular destination for student groups during the summer months.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Cévennes, Cévennes National Park
140 min walk • The Cévennes is a cultural region and range of mountains in south-central France, on the south-east edge of the Massif Central. It covers parts of the départements of Ardèche, Gard, Hérault and Lozère.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Signal de Finiels, Cévennes National Park
140 min walk • The summit of Finiels is the highest point of the Lozère mountain range extending from Florac to Villefort, in the east-west direction, and from Bleymard to Pont-de-Monvert in the north-south direction.
1.9 miSE
Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Le Bleymard
48 min walk • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Bleymard church is a Roman Catholic church located in Le Bleymard, France.
2 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park
Le Vallon du Villaret
52 min walk • Le Vallon du Villaret is a theme park in the middle of a forest, located near Bagnols les Bains in the French department of Lozère. It is arranged around three themes: games, art and nature.
2 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Bagnols-les-Bains
52 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.