Saint-Genies-de-Varensal tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Genies-de-Varensal: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Genies-de-Varensal 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 Saint-Genies-de-Varensal in Occitanie.

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

Saint-Genies-de-Varensal, 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-east)

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

See Avene guide

Olargues

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction south-west)

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

See Olargues guide

Lunas and area

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lunas and area guide

Roquebrun

at 20 km (direction south)

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

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Belmont-sur-Rance

at 25 km (direction west-north-west), in the Aveyron department

The Cevennes village of Belmont-sur-Rance is small but very enjoyable to explore, and to...

See Belmont-sur-Rance guide

Lodeve

at 26 km (direction east)

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

See Lodeve guide

Saint-Chinian

at 29 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saint-Chinian guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 29 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 29 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

Villeneuvette

at 33 km (direction east)

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

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Clermont-l'Herault

at 35 km (direction east)

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

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

La Couvertoirade

Most Beautiful Village at 36 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

Beziers

at 41 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Brassac (Tarn)

at 41 km (direction west), in the Tarn department

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the...

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Genies-de-Varensal

Map of places to visit near Saint-Genies-de-Varensal

Markets in and near Saint-Genies-de-Varensal

• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (11km)
• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (14km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (29km)
• Saint-Chinian: market Thursday & Sunday (29km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (32km)
• Labastide-Rouairoux: market Thursday (37km)
• Capestang: market Sunday (39km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (40km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (42km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (44km)

More information about Saint-Genies-de-Varensal, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Saint-Genies-de-Varensal, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (29km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (44km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (47km)

Heritage sites

• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Olargues (15km)
• La Couvertoirade (36km)
• Minerve (42km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (44km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (47km)

National Monuments

• Enserune (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (26km)
• Pezenas (42km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (31km)
• Grands Causses (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (33km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (37km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Beziers (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Caroux (8km)
• Cirque du Moureze (29km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (29km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (33km)
• Céressou (35km)
• Cirque de Vissec (44km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (44km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (57km)
• Etangs du Bagnas (59km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (18km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Genies-de-Varensal is in the south of France at 71 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Saint-Genies-de-Varensal is 578 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Genies-de-Varensal from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arnac-sur-Dourdou, Castanet-le-Haut and Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Genies-de-Varensal