Marseillan tourism and travel guide

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Visit Marseillan: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Marseillan is one of the liveliest harbour towns on the Etng de Thau

Marseillan 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 Marseillan in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Etang de Thau at 8 km and Meze at 10 km.

Marseillan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Agde

at 6 km (direction south-west)

Agde is a very pleasant, unspoiled town a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast...

See Agde guide

Etang de Thau

at 8 km (direction east-north-east)

The large lagoon of the Etang de Thau has several interesting small fishing villages...

See Etang de Thau guide

Meze

at 10 km (direction north-east)

The harbour is the centre of activity in the fishing village of Meze, with...

See Meze guide

Cap d'Agde

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction south-south-west)

The resort at Cap d'Agde is one of the liveliest on the Languedoc coast,...

See Cap d'Agde guide

Loupian

at 13 km (direction north-east)

Take a stroll around the town of Loupian, then visit the 1st century mosaics...

See Loupian guide

Pezenas

at 14 km (direction north-west)

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

See Pezenas guide

Sete

at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

Sete is a very active harbour town on the Etang de Thu...

See Sete guide

Bouzigues

at 15 km (direction north-east)

No visit to Bouzigues, on the Etang de Thau, would be complete without sampling...

See Bouzigues guide

Balaruc-le-Vieux

at 17 km (direction north-east)

Balaruc-le-Vieux is a small village on the Etang-de-Thau and near Balaruc-le-Bains, a long-established spa...

See Balaruc-le-Vieux guide

Beziers

at 25 km (direction west)

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

See Beziers guide

Villeneuvette

at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Villeneuvette guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 31 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Maguelone

Cathedral at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

The Cathedral at Maguelone stands on a small volcanic island on the southern edge...

See Maguelone guide

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Markets in and near Marseillan

Market days in Marseillan: weekly market: Tuesday; seasonal market: Monday & Wednesday & Friday & Saturday;

• Marseillan: market Monday & Wednesday & Friday & Saturday - seasonal market only (0km)
• Marseillan: market Tuesday (0km)
• Agde: market Tuesday & Wednesday - seasonal market only (6km)
• Agde: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
• Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (8km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (14km)
• Sete: market Wednesday & Monday & Friday (15km)
• Portiragnes: market Every day except Thursday & Saturday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Balaruc-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Marseillan, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (42km)

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (36km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (42km)

Heritage sites

• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (42km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pezenas (14km)
• Lodeve (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (38km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (20km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (23km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (25km)
• Montpellier (40km)
• Narbonne (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Etangs du Bagnas (5km)
• Etang de Thau (10km)
• Céressou (24km)
• Étangs palavasiens (31km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (33km)
• Cirque du Moureze (33km)
• Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (33km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (39km)
• Mont Caroux (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (42km)

Geography and distances

Marseillan is in the south of France at 40 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Marseillan is 618 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agde, Etang de Thau, Florensac, Pinet and Pomerols.

This page in French: Visiter Marseillan