La Garde tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Castellane at 4 km from La Garde

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Visit La Garde: highlights and tourist information

La Garde is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Garde in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Castellane at 4 km and Gorges du Verdon at 10 km.

La Garde, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Castellane

at 4 km (direction west-north-west)

The small town of Castellane has a pleasant historic centre and is dominated by...

See Castellane guide

Gorges du Verdon

Scenery at 10 km (direction west)

These gorges in northern Provence are one of the most impressive scenic highlights in...

See Gorges du Verdon guide

Bargeme

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction south), in the Var department

More than 1000 metres above sea-level, it is no surprise that the views are...

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Trigance

at 12 km (direction west-south-west), in the Var department

Trigance is a charming small village and castle to the east of the Gorges...

See Trigance guide

Annot

at 17 km (direction north-east)

The small village of Annot is most unusual, being built around great boulders in...

See Annot guide

Mons

at 20 km (direction south-east), in the Var department

The elevated position of Mons, at 800 metres altitude, means the views across the...

See Mons guide

Seillans

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south-south-east), in the Var department

The village of Seillans is a perched village in the Pays de Fayence region...

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Entrevaux

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

The narrow medieval streets and the citadel on the hill above the village are...

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Fayence

at 25 km (direction south-south-east), in the Var department

Fayence itself is a pleasant, unspoiled small town and well placed to explore the...

See Fayence guide

Tourrettes

at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Var department

The small village of Tourrettes is one of several perched villages in the Pays...

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Aiguines

at 26 km (direction west), in the Var department

Aiguines is a small traditional Provencal village between the Lac de Sainte-Croix and the...

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Moustiers

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west)

The setting of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie below steep cliffs and the lively historic centre make Moustiers-Sainte-Marie...

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Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne

at 28 km (direction south-east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

A visit to the small town of Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne might be combined with a trip...

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Callian

at 28 km (direction south-east), in the Var department

You might lose all sense of orientation in the winding streets of Callian- keep...

See Callian guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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Map of places to visit near La Garde

Markets in and near La Garde

• Castellane: market Saturday (4km)
• Saint-Andre-les-Alpes: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Annot: market Tuesday (17km)
• Fayence: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (26km)
• Moustiers: market Friday (27km)
• Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey: market Sunday (28km)
• Puget-Theniers: market Sunday (31km)
• Peymeinade: market Monday (33km)
• Draguignan: market Wednesday & Saturday (33km)
• Grasse: market Wednesday & Tuesday (35km)

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Tourist attractions near La Garde, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Verdon (19km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Seillans (23km)
• Moustiers (27km)
• Tourtour (34km)
• Gourdon (36km)

National Monuments

• Frejus Cathedral cloisters (47km)
• Thoronet Abbey (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Verdon (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (46km)
• Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (47km)
• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (34km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (39km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (46km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Grasse (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Barrage de Chaudanne (2km)
• Barrage de Castillon (6km)
• Lac de Castillon (6km)
• Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (28km)
• Lac de Sainte-Croix (31km)
• Lac de Quinson (44km)
• Lac d'Allos (46km)
• Clue de Barles (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Frejus (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Fréjus (42km)

Geography and distances

La Garde is in the south-east of France at 39 kilometres from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital (general information: La Garde is 645 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to La Garde from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castellane, Demandolx and Le Bourguet.

This page in French: Visiter La Garde