Creissan tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Chinian at 8 km from Creissan

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Visit Creissan: highlights and tourist information

Creissan 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 Creissan in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Chinian at 8 km and Bize-Minervois at 13 km.

Creissan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Chinian

at 8 km (direction north-west)

The busy village of Saint-Chinian in the Minerves is best known for the good...

See Saint-Chinian guide

Bize-Minervois

at 13 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aude department

Bize-Minervois is a small village but its pretty houses and popular swimming river in...

See Bize-Minervois guide

Roquebrun

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

The seting on the River Orb and the Mediterranean garden add to the charm...

See Roquebrun guide

Aigne

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

The fortified village centre of Aigne make it one of our favourite Minervois villages...

See Aigne guide

Beziers

at 17 km (direction east)

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

See Beziers guide

Narbonne

at 21 km (direction south), in the Aude department

Among other highlights, the parts of Narbonne along the canal and around the cathedral...

See Narbonne guide

Minerve

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west)

The ancient streets of the attractive village of Minerve are very pleasant to explore,...

See Minerve guide

Olargues

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

With a lovely medieval centre and the scenic background of the Jaur river that...

See Olargues guide

Fontfroide Abbey

Abbey at 29 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aude department

The Abbey at Fontfroide dates from the 12th century, and is one of the...

See Fontfroide Abbey guide

Gruissan

at 30 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

As well as the pleasure port and old village centre, Gruissan is also well...

See Gruissan guide

Pezenas

at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Pezenas guide

Agde

at 38 km (direction east)

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

See Agde guide

Sigean Nature Reserve

at 38 km (direction south), in the Aude department

Sigean is a very popular wildlife park where thousands of animals such as lions,...

See Sigean Nature Reserve guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 39 km (direction north-east)

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

See Cirque de Moureze guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Creissan

Map of places to visit near Creissan

Markets in and near Creissan

• Capestang: market Sunday (6km)
• Saint-Chinian: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
• Coursan: market every day except Monday (16km)
• Fleury: market every day (19km)
• Narbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Monday - seasonal market only (21km)
• Narbonne: market Sunday (21km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (24km)
• Serignan: market Wednesday & Monday & Friday (24km)
• Olonzac: market Tuesday (25km)
• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (25km)

More information about Creissan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Creissan, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (42km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (59km)

Heritage sites

• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (57km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (59km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Minerve (22km)
• Olargues (22km)
• Lagrasse (45km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (59km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (11km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pezenas (35km)
• Lodeve (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (30km)
• Haut-Languedoc (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (24km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (27km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (17km)
• Narbonne (21km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (25km)
• Mont Caroux (26km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (27km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (30km)
• Céressou (36km)
• Cirque du Moureze (39km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (39km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (42km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (45km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (57km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (62km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (31km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (34km)

Geography and distances

Creissan is in the south of France at 75 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Creissan is 612 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Capestang, Cazedarnes, Cebazan, Cruzy, Pierrerue, Puisserguier, Quarante and Saint-Chinian.

This page in French: Visiter Creissan