La Tour-sur-Orb tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Tour-sur-Orb: highlights and tourist information

La Tour-sur-Orb 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 La Tour-sur-Orb in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Avene at 12 km and Lunas and area at 15 km.

La Tour-sur-Orb, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Avene

at 12 km (direction north-north-west)

More famous for the beauty products produced here, the steep streets of the old...

See Avene guide

Lunas and area

at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

Lunas is one of the villages in the attractive 'Land of Mountains and Springs'...

See Lunas and area guide

Lodeve

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lodeve guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 17 km (direction east)

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

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Le Lac-du-Salagou

at 17 km (direction east)

The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of activities and...

See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Roquebrun

at 20 km (direction south-west)

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

See Roquebrun guide

Villeneuvette

at 21 km (direction east)

Villeneuvette is a pretty small village, interesting because it was originally built as a...

See Villeneuvette guide

Olargues

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

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

See Olargues guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 23 km (direction east)

Clermont-l'Herault is a pleasant place to take a break if you are exploring the...

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Saint-Chinian

at 31 km (direction south-west)

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

See Saint-Chinian guide

Pezenas

at 31 km (direction south-east)

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

See Pezenas guide

La Couvertoirade

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Aveyron department

La Couvertoirade, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', is one of the...

See La Couvertoirade guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction 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

Beziers

at 35 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Beziers guide

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Reserve excursions near La Tour-sur-Orb

Map of places to visit near La Tour-sur-Orb

Markets in and near La Tour-sur-Orb

• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (4km)
• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (9km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (28km)
• Saint-Chinian: market Thursday & Sunday (31km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (31km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (32km)
• Aniane: market Thursday (35km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (36km)
• Capestang: market Sunday (37km)
• Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (39km)

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Tourist attractions near La Tour-sur-Orb, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (17km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (33km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (39km)

Heritage sites

• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Olargues (22km)
• La Couvertoirade (31km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (33km)
• Minerve (47km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (57km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (16km)
• Pezenas (31km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (41km)
• Grands Causses (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (23km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (28km)
• Jardin des Sambucs (59km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Caroux (14km)
• Cirque du Moureze (17km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (17km)
• Céressou (23km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (33km)
• Cirque de Vissec (37km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (41km)
• Etang de Thau (47km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (29km)

Geography and distances

La Tour-sur-Orb is in the south of France at 59 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: La Tour-sur-Orb is 581 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to La Tour-sur-Orb from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bedarieux, Camplong, Graissessac, Le Bousquet-d'Orb, Le Pradal, Lunas, Saint-Etienne-Estrechoux and Villemagne-L'Argentiere.

This page in French: Visiter La Tour-sur-Orb