Celles tourism and travel guide

Visit Celles: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of activities and several places of interest close by
Celles is situated in the Herault department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Celles. For detailed visitor information see the Celles travel guide.
Popular places to visit nearby include Cirque de Moureze at 5 km and Villeneuvette at 7 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Celles, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Celles in Occitanie.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Le Lac-du-Salagou
at 2 km (direction east-south-east)The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of...
See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Cirque de Moureze
at 5 km (direction south-south-east)The Cirque de Moureze is one of the loveliest scenic spectacles in...
See Cirque de Moureze guide

Villeneuvette
at 7 km (direction south-east)Villeneuvette is a pretty small village, interesting because it was originally built...
See Villeneuvette guide

Lodeve
at 8 km (direction north-north-west)It is undoubtedly the Saint-Fulcran cathedral that will form the centre of...
See Lodeve guide

Clermont-l'Herault
at 8 km (direction east-south-east)Clermont-l'Herault is a pleasant place to take a break if you are...
See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Lunas and area
at 18 km (direction north-west)Lunas is one of the villages in the attractive 'Land of Mountains...
See Lunas and area guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert
Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction east-north-east)Even as you approach Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert along the Gorges de l'Herault you can...
See Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert guide

Avene
at 22 km (direction west-north-west)More famous for the beauty products produced here, the steep streets of...
See Avene guide

Pezenas
at 23 km (direction south-south-east)The wide range of architecture and its unspoiled character make Pezenas one...
See Pezenas guide

La Couvertoirade
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aveyron departmentLa Couvertoirade, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', is one...
See La Couvertoirade guide

Roquebrun
at 31 km (direction west-south-west)The seting on the River Orb and the Mediterranean garden add to...
See Roquebrun guide

Loupian
at 32 km (direction south-east)Take a stroll around the town of Loupian, then visit the 1st...
See Loupian guide

Meze
at 34 km (direction south-east)The harbour is the centre of activity in the fishing village of...
See Meze guide

Saint-Martin-de-Londres
at 35 km (direction east-north-east)There are various historic buildings of interest in Saint-Martinde-Londres village including a...
See Saint-Martin-de-Londres guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Herault
Map of places to visit near Celles
Markets in and near Celles
- Bedarieux: market Monday all day (16km)
- Paulhan: market Thursday (17km)
- Gignac: market Saturday (17km)
- Aniane: market Thursday (20km)
- Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (22km)
- Pezenas: market Saturday all day (24km)
- Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (34km)
- Gigean: market Tuesday (35km)
- Balaruc-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Friday (37km)
- Marseillan: market Monday & Wednesday & Friday & Saturday - seasonal market only (37km)
Hotels near Celles
More information about Celles, Languedoc-Roussillon
Tourist attractions near Celles, France
What to do at Celles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Celles.
Grand sites of France
- Valle du Salagou (2km)
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (19km)
- Cirque de Navacelles (29km)
Heritage sites
- Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (19km)
- La Couvertoirade (28km)
- Olargues (36km)
National Monuments
- Enserune (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Grands Causses (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardin du château de Margon (19km)
- Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (26km)
- Jardin des Sambucs (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Beziers (37km)
- Montpellier (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Cirque de Mourèze (5km)
- Cirque du Moureze (5km)
- Céressou (14km)
- Grotte de la Clamouse (18km)
- Cirque de Vissec (28km)
- Mont Caroux (29km)
- Etang de Thau (36km)
- Etangs du Bagnas (42km)
- Grotte des Demoiselles (43km)
- Étangs palavasiens (44km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Le Caylar (23km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Fraisse-sur-Agout (44km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lunaret (43km)
Geography and distances
Celles is in the south of France at 44 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Celles is 583 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Celles
Canton: Clermont-l'Hérault
Arrondissement: Lodève
Department: Herault
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 34800
Distance to Celles
from Montpellier (prefecture): 44 km
from Paris: 583 km
from Calais: 818 km
from Nice: 316 km
from Bordeaux: 338 km
from Strasbourg: 644 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Celles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lavalette, Le Bosc, Le Puech, Liausson, Merifons, Moureze, Octon, Olmet-et-Villecun, Salasc and Villeneuvette.
This page in French: Visiter Celles