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Visit Garons: highlights and tourist information

Garons is situated in the Gard 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 Garons in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Museum Romanite in Nimes at 9 km and Amphitheatre in Nimes at 9 km.

Garons, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Museum Romanite in Nimes

Museum at 9 km (direction north-west)

The Museum Romanite celebrates the history of Nimes, with an emphasis on the Roman...

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Amphitheatre in Nimes

Ancient Monument at 9 km (direction north-west)

Built in the First century AD the amphitheatre in Nimes is one of the...

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Nimes

at 9 km (direction north-west)

Nimes contains some of the most complete ancient Roman monuments to be seen anywhere...

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Maison Carrée at Nimes

Ancient Monument at 9 km (direction north-west)

Maison Carrée is an impressive 2000 year old Roman Temple in the heart of...

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Carré d'Art at Nimes

Museum at 9 km (direction north-west)

The Carré d'Art in Nimes is a Norman Foster designed building that houses the...

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Jardins de la Fontaine

Garden at 10 km (direction north-west)

The Jardins de la Fontaine is a lovely park and garden and home...

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Saint-Gilles

at 10 km (direction south)

Saint-Gilles is a small town with an impressive 12th century abbey church...

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Tour Magne in Nimes

Ancient Monument at 15 km (direction north-west)

Tour Magne is a Roman fortified tower in the Jardins de la Fontaine in...

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Beaucaire

at 18 km (direction east)

Beaucaire is well situated for exploring the popular towns of Arles, Nimes and Avignon...

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Chateau de Beaucaire

Castle at 18 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Beaucaire is a castle in ruins with a triangular keep and...

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Chateau de Tarascon

Castle at 19 km (direction east), in the Bouches-du-Rhone department

The Chateau de Tarascon is an imposing 15th century castle on the banks of...

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Fondation Vincent Van Gogh

at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Bouches-du-Rhone department

The Fondation Vincent Van Gogh is a contemporary art gallery in Arles dedicated to...

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Thermal Baths of Constantine

at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Bouches-du-Rhone department

The Thermal Baths of Constantine in Arles are one of the best preserved in...

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Tarascon

at 19 km (direction east), in the Bouches-du-Rhone department

Tarascon is a pleasant town with a substantial castle on the Rhone river, well...

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Map of places to visit near Garons

Markets in and near Garons

• Manduel: market Wednesday (6km)
• Bellegarde: market Friday (7km)
• Nimes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Monday all day & Friday (9km)
• Marguerittes: market Saturday (10km)
• Saint-Gilles: market Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Vauvert: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Vergeze: market Thursday (17km)
• Beaucaire: market Thursday & Sunday (17km)
• Calvisson: market Sunday (19km)
• Arles: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (20km)

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Tourist attractions near Garons, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (45km)

Grand sites of France

• Camargue (15km)
• Pont du Gard (21km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
• Roman Arles (19km)
• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Avignon Centre (36km)
• Orange Roman Theatre (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Baux-de-Provence (30km)

National Monuments

• Montmajour Abbey (20km)
• Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (30km)
• Glanum (33km)
• Fort Saint-Andre (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaucaire (18km)
• Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Alpilles (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (19km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (20km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (27km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Fontaine (9km)
• Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (29km)
• Jardin de l'Alchimiste (42km)
• Jardin du château de Brantes (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (45km)
• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nimes (9km)
• Saint-Gilles (11km)
• Arles (20km)
• Sommieres (27km)
• Avignon (37km)
• Villeneuve-les-Avignon (37km)
• Montpellier (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Etang de Scamandre (18km)
• Pointe de l'Espiguette (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Uzes (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (48km)
• Istres (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (47km)

Geography and distances

Garons is in the south of France at 9 kilometres from Nimes, the department capital (general information: Garons is 587 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouillargues, Caissargues and Manduel.

This page in French: Visiter Garons