Saint-Gilles travel guide
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Visit Saint-Gilles: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Gilles is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 19 km from Nimes, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Gilles is 598 km from Paris and 832 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Arles at 16 km from Saint-Gilles
Popular places to visit near Saint-Gilles: these include Arles at 16 km and Nimes at 19 km.
Etang de Scamandre is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 8km and Roman Arles is a listed 'heritage site' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Gilles: Saint-Gilles has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Gilles, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Gilles
See France This Way travel guides for Gard and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Gilles.
Note that all distances from Saint-Gilles shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Gilles holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Gilles (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon and Gard gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Gilles and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la Fontaine (19km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (34km) : Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (42km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (43km) :
- National Monuments: Montmajour Abbey (16km) : Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (23km) : Glanum (35km) : Fort Saint-Andre (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (30km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (16km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (23km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (37km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (16km) : Pont du Gard (31km) : Avignon Centre (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arles (16km) : Nimes (19km) : Beaucaire (23km) : Uzes (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Gilles & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Gilles
Canton: Saint-Gilles
Arrondissement: Nîmes
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30800
Distance to Saint-Gilles
from Nimes: 19 km
from Paris: 598 km
from Calais: 832 km
from Nice: 228 km
from Bordeaux: 419 km
from Strasbourg: 603 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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For driving distances to Saint-Gilles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Gilles