Tharaux travel guide
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Visit Tharaux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Tharaux is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 45 km from Nimes, the department capital. (General information: Tharaux is 535 km from Paris and 768 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in La Roque-sur-Ceze at 18 km from Tharaux
Popular places to visit near Tharaux: these include La Roque-sur-Ceze at 18 km and Pont d'Arc at 18 km.
Aven d'Orgnac is a listed 'grand site of france' at 12km and Grotte de la Cocaliere is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Tharaux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Tharaux
See France This Way travel guides for Gard and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Tharaux.
Note that all distances from Tharaux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Tharaux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Tharaux (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 Tharaux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Bambouseraie de Prafrance (31km) : Jardin du mas de l'Abri (32km) : Jardin du Tomple (34km) : Jardin des herbes (39km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (45km) :
- National Monuments: Fort Saint-Andre (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roque-sur-Ceze (18km) : Aigueze (21km) : Balazuc (30km) : Vogue (36km) : La Garde-Guerin (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (27km) : Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (La Garde-Adhemar) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ales (22km) :
- Heritage Sites: Pont du Gard (37km) : Orange Roman Theatre (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Uzes (27km) : Nimes (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Vals-les-Bains (48km) :
- Grand Site of France: Aven d'Orgnac (12km) : Gorges de l'Ardeche (19km) : Gorges du Gardon (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Tharaux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tharaux
Canton: Barjac
Arrondissement: Alès
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30430
Distance to Tharaux
from Nimes: 45 km
from Paris: 535 km
from Calais: 768 km
from Nice: 244 km
from Bordeaux: 393 km
from Strasbourg: 550 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Tharaux): Mejannes-le-Clap, Potelieres, Rivieres, Rochegude, Saint-Denis and Saint-Privat-de-Champclos.
Getting here
For driving distances to Tharaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Tharaux