Calvisson tourism and travel guide

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Visit Calvisson: highlights and tourist information

Calvisson is situated in the Gard 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 Calvisson in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sommieres at 8 km and Jardins de la Fontaine at 14 km.

Calvisson, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sommieres

at 8 km (direction west)

Adults will enjoy seeing the many historic monuments in Sommieres, although children might prefer...

See Sommieres guide

Jardins de la Fontaine

Garden at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

The Jardins de la Fontaine is a lovely park and garden and home...

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Carré d'Art at Nimes

Museum at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

The Carré d'Art in Nimes is a Norman Foster designed building that houses the...

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Maison Carrée at Nimes

Ancient Monument at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Maison Carrée is an impressive 2000 year old Roman Temple in the heart of...

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Museum Romanite in Nimes

Museum at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

The Museum Romanite celebrates the history of Nimes, with an emphasis on the Roman...

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Amphitheatre in Nimes

Ancient Monument at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Built in the First century AD the amphitheatre in Nimes is one of the...

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Nimes

at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

Nimes contains some of the most complete ancient Roman monuments to be seen anywhere...

See Nimes guide

Tour Magne in Nimes

Ancient Monument at 16 km (direction north-east)

Tour Magne is a Roman fortified tower in the Jardins de la Fontaine in...

See Tour Magne in Nimes guide

Saint-Gilles

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

Saint-Gilles is a small town with an impressive 12th century abbey church...

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Aigues-Mortes

at 24 km (direction south)

The remarkable town of Aigues-Mortes is a fortified town that retains its entire medieval...

See Aigues-Mortes guide

Sauve

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

There are numerous places of interest to discover as you explore the narrow ancient...

See Sauve guide

La Grande-Motte

Seaside resort at 26 km (direction south-south-west), in the Herault department

The 1960's architecture gives La Grande-Motte its unique character, and the long beach attracts...

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Le Grau-du-Roi

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Le Grau-de-Roi is one of the most eastern, and one of the most popular,...

See Le Grau-du-Roi guide

Montpellier-Odysseum District

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Herault department

The Odysseum district of Montpellier is the vibrant modern new centre in the town,...

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Reserve excursions near Calvisson

Map of places to visit near Calvisson

Markets in and near Calvisson

Market days in Calvisson: weekly market: Sunday;

• Calvisson: market Sunday (0km)
• Vergeze: market Thursday (5km)
• Sommieres: market Saturday (8km)
• Aimargues: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Vauvert: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
• Lunel: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Marsillargues: market Tuesday (14km)
• Nimes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Monday all day & Friday (15km)
• Quissac: market Wednesday (21km)
• Marguerittes: market Saturday (22km)

More information about Calvisson, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Calvisson, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (30km)

Grand sites of France

• Camargue (13km)
• Pont du Gard (33km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Roman Arles (37km)
• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)

National Monuments

• Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (24km)
• Montmajour Abbey (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaucaire (36km)
• Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (31km)
• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (37km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Fontaine (15km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (29km)
• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (37km)
• Jardin des Sambucs (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Sommieres (8km)
• Nimes (15km)
• Saint-Gilles (23km)
• Montpellier (32km)
• Arles (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Etang de Scamandre (23km)
• Pointe de l'Espiguette (32km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (38km)
• Étangs palavasiens (41km)
• Cascades du Sautadet (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Uzes (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (30km)

Geography and distances

Calvisson is in the south of France at 15 kilometres from Nimes, the department capital (general information: Calvisson is 581 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Calvisson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigues-Vives, Aubais, Aujargues, Boissieres, Caveirac, Clarensac, Congenies, Junas, Langlade, Mus, Nages-et-Solorgues, Saint-Come-et-Maruejols, Saint-Dionizy, Souvignargues, Vergeze, Vestric-et-Candiac and Villetelle.

This page in French: Visiter Calvisson