Castelbouc tourism and travel guide

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Visit Castelbouc: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and in an exceptional riverside location

Castelbouc 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 Castelbouc in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Gorges du Tarn at 5 km and Sainte-Enimie at 5 km.

Castelbouc, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montbrun

at 3 km (direction east)

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

See Montbrun guide

Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Gorges du Tarn guide

Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Sainte-Enimie guide

Quezac

at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Quezac guide

Ispagnac

at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Ispagnac guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 6 km (direction west)

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

See Saint-Chely-du-Tarn guide

Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 7 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gard department

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

See Cevennes National Park guide

Florac

at 11 km (direction east)

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

See Florac guide

La Malène

at 12 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See La Malène guide

Meyrueis

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Meyrueis guide

Les Vignes

at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

Les Vignes is a village on the banks of the Tarn river, surrounded by...

See Les Vignes guide

Mende

at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Mende guide

Le Pont de Montvert

at 22 km (direction east)

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

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

Les loups du Gevaudan

at 24 km (direction west)

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Lozere

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Reserve excursions near Castelbouc

Map of places to visit near Castelbouc

Markets in and near Castelbouc

• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (7km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (20km)
• Le Pont du Montvert: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (24km)
• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (27km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (31km)
• Valleraugue: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Villefort: market Thursday (39km)
• Le Vigan: market Saturday (40km)

More information about Castelbouc, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Castelbouc, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (5km)

Heritage sites

• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (5km)
• La Garde-Guerin (41km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (44km)
• Peyre (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du Tomple (38km)
• Jardin des Sambucs (38km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (41km)
• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (16km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (16km)
• Mont Lozère (24km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (24km)
• Mont Aigoual (26km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (31km)
• Cascade du Déroc (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (23km)
• Aumont-Aubrac (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Maison des vautours (vultures) (24km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (24km)

Geography and distances

Castelbouc is in the south of France at 20 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Castelbouc is 509 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cevennes National Park, Ispagnac, Mas-Saint-Chely, Montbrun, Quezac and Sainte-Enimie.

This page in French: Visiter Castelbouc