Fontes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Villeneuvette at 8 km from Fontes

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Visit Fontes: highlights and tourist information

Fontes 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 Fontes in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villeneuvette at 8 km and Cirque de Moureze at 9 km.

Fontes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Villeneuvette

at 8 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 9 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Pezenas

at 9 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Pezenas guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 11 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 13 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

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

Lodeve

at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Lodeve 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

Marseillan

at 23 km (direction south-east)

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

See Marseillan guide

Bouzigues

at 25 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Bouzigues guide

Beziers

at 25 km (direction south-west)

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

See Beziers guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction north-east)

Even as you approach Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert along the Gorges de l'Herault you can see it...

See Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert guide

Balaruc-le-Vieux

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Fontes

Markets in and near Fontes

• Paulhan: market Thursday (6km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (10km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (19km)
• Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (20km)
• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (20km)
• Aniane: market Thursday (23km)
• Marseillan: market Monday & Wednesday & Friday & Saturday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Marseillan: market Tuesday (24km)
• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (25km)
• Agde: market Tuesday & Wednesday - seasonal market only (26km)

More information about Fontes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Fontes, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (44km)

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (13km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (26km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (41km)

Heritage sites

• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (25km)
• Olargues (38km)
• La Couvertoirade (42km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pezenas (9km)
• Lodeve (22km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (8km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (14km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (26km)
• Montpellier (41km)
• Narbonne (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Céressou (1km)
• Cirque du Moureze (9km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (9km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (23km)
• Etang de Thau (24km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (28km)
• Mont Caroux (33km)
• Étangs palavasiens (38km)
• Cirque de Vissec (41km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (42km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (50km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (36km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (41km)

Geography and distances

Fontes is in the south of France at 41 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Fontes is 596 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Adissan, Aspiran, Cabrieres, Caux, Lezignan-la-Cebe, Lieuran-Cabrieres, Neffies, Nizas, Peret and Roujan.

This page in French: Visiter Fontes