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Visit Palavas-les-Flots: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: At Palavas-les-Flots you will find a long beach and a resort that is popular in summer

Palavas-les-Flots 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 Palavas-les-Flots in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montpellier-Odysseum District at 9 km and Montpellier-Antigone District at 9 km.

Palavas-les-Flots, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Maguelone

Cathedral at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Maguelone guide

Montpellier-Odysseum District

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

The Odysseum district of Montpellier is the vibrant modern new centre in the town,...

See Montpellier-Odysseum District guide

Montpellier-Antigone District

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

In the Antigone district of Montpellier you can see several exeptional examples of neo-classical...

See Montpellier-Antigone District guide

Montpellier

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

The most vibrant city on the Languedoc coast, Montpellier is a very lively university...

See Montpellier guide

La Grande-Motte

Seaside resort at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

The 1960's architecture gives La Grande-Motte its unique character, and the long beach attracts...

See La Grande-Motte guide

Le Grau-du-Roi

Seaside resort at 17 km (direction east), in the Gard department

Le Grau-de-Roi is one of the most eastern, and one of the most popular,...

See Le Grau-du-Roi guide

Balaruc-le-Vieux

at 21 km (direction west-south-west)

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

Aigues-Mortes

at 22 km (direction east), in the Gard department

The remarkable town of Aigues-Mortes is a fortified town that retains its entire medieval...

See Aigues-Mortes guide

Sete

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Sete guide

Bouzigues

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Bouzigues guide

Les Matelles

at 24 km (direction north-north-west)

The small medieval village of Les Matelles makes a pleasant break from the coast...

See Les Matelles guide

Loupian

at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Loupian guide

Meze

at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Meze guide

Etang de Thau

at 30 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Etang de Thau guide

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Markets in and near Palavas-les-Flots

Market days in Palavas-les-Flots: seasonal market: Sunday; weekly market: Wednesday & Monday & Friday;

• Palavas-les-Flots: market Sunday - seasonal market only (0km)
• Palavas-les-Flots: market Wednesday & Monday & Friday (0km)
• Lattes: market Wednesday & Sunday (5km)
• Mauguio: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday all day (12km)
• Castelnau-le-Lez: market Thursday & Saturday & Friday (12km)
• La Grande-Motte: market Thursday - seasonal market only (14km)
• La Grande-Motte: market Sunday (14km)
• Gigean: market Tuesday (17km)
• Le Grau-du-Roi: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Le Grau-du-Roi: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (18km)

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Tourist attractions near Palavas-les-Flots, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (8km)

Grand sites of France

• Camargue (34km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (38km)
• Valle du Salagou (47km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (52km)

Heritage sites

• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (38km)

National Monuments

• Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (22km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pezenas (41km)
• Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (9km)
• Jardins de la Fontaine (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Montpellier (10km)
• Sommieres (31km)
• Saint-Gilles (44km)
• Nimes (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étangs palavasiens (6km)
• Pointe de l'Espiguette (16km)
• Etang de Thau (28km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (36km)
• Etang de Scamandre (37km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (40km)
• Céressou (43km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (45km)
• Cirque de Vissec (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (13km)

Geography and distances

Palavas-les-Flots is in the south of France at 10 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Palavas-les-Flots is 605 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Palavas-les-Flots from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lattes, Perols and Villeneuve-les-Maguelone.

This page in French: Visiter Palavas-les-Flots