Les Rives tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Couvertoirade at 8 km from Les Rives

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Visit Les Rives: highlights and tourist information

Les Rives 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 Les Rives in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Couvertoirade at 8 km and Lunas and area at 9 km.

Les Rives, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Couvertoirade

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction north-east), in the Aveyron department

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

See La Couvertoirade guide

Lunas and area

at 9 km (direction south-west)

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

See Lunas and area guide

Lodeve

at 13 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Lodeve guide

Avene

at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Avene guide

Le Lac-du-Salagou

at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction east-south-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

Cirque de Moureze

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 27 km (direction south-east)

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

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Villeneuvette

at 28 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Villeneuvette guide

La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

at 31 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aveyron department

The tiny village of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, in the Gorges de la Dourbie, is well...

See La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite guide

Le Vigan

at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gard department

Le Vigan is one of the most interesting towns to visit within the Cevennes...

See Le Vigan guide

Millau

at 32 km (direction north-west), in the Aveyron department

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

See Millau guide

Millau bridge

Bridge at 33 km (direction north-west), in the Aveyron department

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

See Millau bridge guide

Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Aveyron department

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

See Peyre guide

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Reserve excursions near Les Rives

Map of places to visit near Les Rives

Markets in and near Les Rives

• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (27km)
• Aniane: market Thursday (31km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (31km)
• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (31km)
• Le Vigan: market Saturday (32km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (32km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (33km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (37km)
• Valleraugue: market Wednesday & Saturday (40km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (45km)

More information about Les Rives, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Les Rives, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Navacelles (20km)
• Valle du Salagou (22km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (26km)

Heritage sites

• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Couvertoirade (8km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (26km)
• Peyre (35km)
• Olargues (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (13km)
• Pezenas (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des Sambucs (38km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque de Vissec (17km)
• Cirque du Moureze (26km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (26km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (28km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (31km)
• Céressou (35km)
• Mont Caroux (35km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (35km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (39km)
• Mont Aigoual (40km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (42km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (45km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (61km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (5km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Maison des vautours (vultures) (39km)

Geography and distances

Les Rives is in the south of France at 55 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Les Rives is 562 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Caylar, Romiguieres, Roqueredonde and Saint-Felix-de-l'Heras.

This page in French: Visiter Les Rives