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Fournes tourism and travel guide

Visit Fournes: highlights and tourist information

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Fournes is situated in the Gard department and Languedoc-Roussillon region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the south of France at 22 kilometres from Nimes, the department capital (general information: Fournes is 574 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Pont du Gard at 6 km and Beaucaire at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Beaucaire hotels

Fournes, 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 Fournes in Occitanie.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Fournes

Markets in and near Fournes

• Remoulins: market Friday (3km)
• Aramon: market Wednesday (7km)
• Beaucaire: market Thursday & Sunday (14km)
• Marguerittes: market Saturday (15km)
• Villeneuve-les-Avignon: market Thursday (16km)
• Manduel: market Wednesday (16km)
• Avignon: market every day except Monday (17km)
• Uzes: market Saturday (17km)
• Roquemaure: market Tuesday (20km)
• Bellegarde: market Friday (21km)

More information about Fournes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Fournes, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fournes.

Grand sites of France

• Pont du Gard (6km)
• Camargue (37km)
• Aven d'Orgnac (45km)

Heritage sites

• Avignon Centre (16km)
• Roman Arles (28km)
• Orange Roman Theatre (29km)
• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
• Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Baux-de-Provence (26km)
• La Roque-sur-Ceze (30km)
• Aigueze (42km)
• Venasque (44km)
• Seguret (46km)

National Monuments

• Fort Saint-Andre (16km)
• Glanum (24km)
• Montmajour Abbey (25km)
• Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaucaire (14km)
• Pernes-les-Fontaines (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Alpilles (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (16km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (17km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (25km)
• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (28km)
• Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (39km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (16km)
• Jardins de la Fontaine (22km)
• Jardin du château de Brantes (23km)
• Jardin de l'Alchimiste (34km)
• Jarditrain (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Villeneuve-les-Avignon (16km)
• Avignon (17km)
• Nimes (22km)
• Arles (28km)
• Saint-Gilles (31km)
• Sommieres (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cascades du Sautadet (30km)
• Etang de Scamandre (39km)
• Grotte de Saint-Marcel (45km)
• Dentelles de Montmirail (46km)
• Grotte de la Cocaliere (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Uzes (17km)
• Carpentras (38km)
• Vaison-la-Romaine (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (47km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castillon-du-Gard, Domazan, Estezargues, Meynes, Montfrin, Remoulins, Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard, Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan, Sernhac and Theziers.

This page in French: Visiter Fournes