Caux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Caux: highlights and tourist information

Caux is situated in the Herault 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 Caux in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pezenas at 7 km and Villeneuvette at 12 km.

Caux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pezenas

at 7 km (direction south-east)

The wide range of architecture and its unspoiled character make Pezenas one of our...

See Pezenas guide

Villeneuvette

at 12 km (direction north-north-east)

Villeneuvette is a pretty small village, interesting because it was originally built as a...

See Villeneuvette guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 12 km (direction north-north-east)

The Cirque de Moureze is one of the loveliest scenic spectacles in northern Languedoc-Roussillon...

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

Clermont-l'Herault is a pleasant place to take a break if you are exploring the...

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Le Lac-du-Salagou

at 16 km (direction north-north-east)

The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of activities and...

See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Loupian

at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

Take a stroll around the town of Loupian, then visit the 1st century mosaics...

See Loupian guide

Beziers

at 21 km (direction south-west)

Beziers is a lively, thriving town with a good number of interesting monuments to...

See Beziers guide

Marseillan

at 22 km (direction south-east)

Marseillan is one of the liveliest harbour towns on the Etng de Thau...

See Marseillan guide

Meze

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

The harbour is the centre of activity in the fishing village of Meze, with...

See Meze guide

Etang de Thau

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

The large lagoon of the Etang de Thau has several interesting small fishing villages...

See Etang de Thau guide

Agde

at 24 km (direction south-south-east)

Agde is a very pleasant, unspoiled town a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast...

See Agde guide

Bouzigues

at 25 km (direction east)

No visit to Bouzigues, on the Etang de Thau, would be complete without sampling...

See Bouzigues guide

Lodeve

at 25 km (direction east)

It is undoubtedly the Saint-Fulcran cathedral that will form the centre of your visit...

See Lodeve guide

Balaruc-le-Vieux

at 27 km (direction east)

Balaruc-le-Vieux is a small village on the Etang-de-Thau and near Balaruc-le-Bains, a long-established spa...

See Balaruc-le-Vieux guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Caux

Map of places to visit near Caux

Markets in and near Caux

• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (8km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (8km)
• Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (17km)
• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (21km)
• Marseillan: market Monday & Wednesday & Friday & Saturday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Marseillan: market Tuesday (22km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (22km)
• Portiragnes: market Every day except Thursday & Saturday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Agde: market Tuesday & Wednesday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Agde: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (23km)

More information about Caux, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Caux, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (46km)

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (16km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (29km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (44km)

Heritage sites

• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (29km)
• Olargues (37km)
• La Couvertoirade (45km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pezenas (7km)
• Lodeve (25km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (49km)
• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (5km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (10km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (22km)
• Montpellier (43km)
• Narbonne (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Céressou (5km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (13km)
• Cirque du Moureze (13km)
• Etang de Thau (24km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (26km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (26km)
• Mont Caroux (32km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (38km)
• Étangs palavasiens (39km)
• Cirque de Vissec (44km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (54km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (58km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (44km)

Geography and distances

Caux is in the south of France at 43 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Caux is 600 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Adissan, Alignan-du-Vent, Fontes, Margon, Neffies, Nizas, Pezenas, Roujan and Vailhan.

This page in French: Visiter Caux