Barre-Des-Cevennes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Barre-Des-Cevennes: highlights and tourist information

Barre-Des-Cevennes is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Barre-Des-Cevennes in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Florac at 10 km and Le Pont de Montvert at 15 km.

Barre-Des-Cevennes, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Florac

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

Both the surrounding scenery and the town centre of Florac make it a very...

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Le Pont de Montvert

at 15 km (direction north-east)

The village of Le Pont-de-Montvert is one of the prettiest villages in the Cevennes...

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Montbrun

at 16 km (direction west-north-west)

The small but very pretty village of Montbrun is at the eastern end of...

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Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 17 km (direction north-west), in the Gard department

The varied landscapes of the Cevennes National Park are famous as the setting for...

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Ispagnac

at 17 km (direction north-west)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

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Quezac

at 17 km (direction north-west)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

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Castelbouc

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

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Meyrueis

at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

The small rivers that meet in the centre of the town and the lively...

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Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

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Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

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Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn is in an idyllic spot within the western part of the Gorges du...

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La Malène

at 27 km (direction west)

La Malène is a pretty village on the Tarn river in the Gorges du...

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Le Vigan

at 28 km (direction south-south-west), in the Gard department

Le Vigan is one of the most interesting towns to visit within the Cevennes...

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Mende

at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

On the northern edge of the Cevennes National Park, Mende itself has a cathedral...

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Reserve excursions near Barre-Des-Cevennes

Map of places to visit near Barre-Des-Cevennes

Markets in and near Barre-Des-Cevennes

• Le Pont du Montvert: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (15km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (17km)
• Valleraugue: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Saint-Jean-du-Gard: market Tuesday (24km)
• Le Vigan: market Saturday (28km)
• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (29km)
• La Grand-Combe: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)
• Villefort: market Thursday (31km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Barre-Des-Cevennes, France

What to do at Barre-Des-Cevennes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Barre-Des-Cevennes.

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (23km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (24km)
• La Garde-Guerin (37km)
• La Couvertoirade (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des Sambucs (24km)
• Jardin du Tomple (27km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (31km)
• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (12km)
• Mont Aigoual (15km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (20km)
• Mont Lozère (21km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (24km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (37km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (38km)
• Grotte de la Cocaliere (40km)
• Cirque de Vissec (41km)
• Bois de Païolive (46km)
• Tanargue (54km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (41km)
• Le Caylar (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Maison des vautours (vultures) (33km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (41km)

Geography and distances

Barre-Des-Cevennes is in the south of France at 33 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Barre-Des-Cevennes is 522 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Barre-Des-Cevennes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Pompidou, Molezon, Rousses and Saint-Laurent-de-Treves.

This page in French: Visiter Barre-Des-Cevennes