Montbel tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Garde-Guerin at 17 km from Montbel

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Visit Montbel: highlights and tourist information

Montbel is situated in the Lozere 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 Montbel in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Garde-Guerin at 17 km and Mende at 19 km.

Montbel, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Garde-Guerin

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction east-south-east)

The isolated village of La Garde-Guerin is one of the best preserved and unspoiled...

See La Garde-Guerin guide

Mende

at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

On the northern edge of the Cevennes National Park, Mende itself has a cathedral...

See Mende guide

Pradelles

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Loire department

Both the picturesque historic village centre and the lovely viwes make Pradelles a highlight...

See Pradelles guide

Le Pont de Montvert

at 25 km (direction south)

The village of Le Pont-de-Montvert is one of the prettiest villages in the Cevennes...

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 28 km (direction south-west), in the Gard department

The varied landscapes of the Cevennes National Park are famous as the setting for...

See Cevennes National Park guide

Ispagnac

at 28 km (direction south-west)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

See Ispagnac guide

Quezac

at 29 km (direction south-west)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

See Quezac guide

Florac

at 31 km (direction south-south-west)

Both the surrounding scenery and the town centre of Florac make it a very...

See Florac guide

Montbrun

at 33 km (direction south-west)

The small but very pretty village of Montbrun is at the eastern end of...

See Montbrun guide

Marvejols

at 34 km (direction west)

The quiet regional town of Marvejols has several interesting historic monuments to discover...

See Marvejols guide

Castelbouc

at 34 km (direction south-west)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

See Castelbouc guide

Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction south-west)

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

See Sainte-Enimie guide

Arlempdes

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Loire department

Arlempdes is a very small village but the character of the village, the ruined...

See Arlempdes guide

Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 35 km (direction south-west)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

See Gorges du Tarn guide

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Reserve excursions near Montbel

Map of places to visit near Montbel

Markets in and near Montbel

• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (10km)
• Langogne: market Saturday (19km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (19km)
• Pradelles: market Thursday (24km)
• Villefort: market Thursday (24km)
• Le Pont du Montvert: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (25km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (28km)
• Landos: market Tuesday (29km)
• Coucouron: market Wednesday (31km)
• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Montbel, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (35km)
• Gorges du Gardon (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Garde-Guerin (17km)
• Pradelles (24km)
• Sainte-Enimie (35km)
• Arlempdes (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du Tomple (29km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Lozère (18km)
• Tanargue (29km)
• Lac du Bouchet (36km)
• Cascade de la Beaume (42km)
• Bois de Païolive (44km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (46km)
• Grotte de la Cocaliere (47km)
• Cascade du Ray-Pic (47km)
• Mont Gerbier de Jonc (49km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (50km)
• Mont Mouchet (51km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Aumont-Aubrac (37km)
• La Canourgue (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de bisons d'Europe de Sainte-Eulalie (30km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (50km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (57km)

Geography and distances

Montbel is in the south of France at 19 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Montbel is 486 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allenc, Belvezet, Chateauneuf-de-Randon, Laubert and Saint-Frezal-d'Albuges.

This page in French: Visiter Montbel