Saint-Jean-du-Gard tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jean-du-Gard: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-du-Gard is situated in the Gard 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-Jean-du-Gard in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Anduze at 9 km and Prafrance bamboo garden at 9 km.

Saint-Jean-du-Gard, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Anduze

at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

The historic heart of Anduze, with its small squares and medieval houses, is very...

See Anduze guide

Prafrance bamboo garden

Garden at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

We enjoyed walking through the alleys of bamboo at the bamboo garden at Prafrance...

See Prafrance bamboo garden guide

Sauve

at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

There are numerous places of interest to discover as you explore the narrow ancient...

See Sauve guide

Vezenobres

at 21 km (direction east)

The village of Vézénobres, north-west of Nimes, is a delightful small village quite overlooked...

See Vezenobres guide

Le Vigan

at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Le Vigan guide

Saint-Ambroix

at 31 km (direction east-north-east)

Saint-Ambroix is an interesting town, in part because of the ruined castles and the...

See Saint-Ambroix guide

Le Pont de Montvert

at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Lozere department

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

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

Florac

at 34 km (direction north-west), in the Lozere department

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

See Florac guide

Banne

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Ardeche department

The exceptional views from Banne are the highlight, and the streets of the small...

See Banne guide

Saint-Martin-de-Londres

at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Herault department

There are various historic buildings of interest in Saint-Martinde-Londres village including a 12th century...

See Saint-Martin-de-Londres guide

Meyrueis

at 37 km (direction west), in the Lozere department

The small rivers that meet in the centre of the town and the lively...

See Meyrueis guide

Lussan

at 39 km (direction east)

Lussan is a pretty village of character in Languedoc-Roussillon with two ancient castles...

See Lussan guide

Naves

at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Ardeche department

Stroll through the pretty village of Naves and you will see progressively more ancient...

See Naves guide

Sommieres

at 39 km (direction south-south-east)

Adults will enjoy seeing the many historic monuments in Sommieres, although children might prefer...

See Sommieres guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-du-Gard

Market days in Saint-Jean-du-Gard: weekly market: Tuesday;

• Saint-Jean-du-Gard: market Tuesday (0km)
• Anduze: market Thursday (10km)
• Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
• Ales: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Monday & Friday (16km)
• La Grand-Combe: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Valleraugue: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
• Quissac: market Wednesday (24km)
• Le Vigan: market Saturday (25km)
• Besseges: market Thursday (27km)
• Saint-Ambroix: market Tuesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-du-Gard, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Navacelles (38km)
• Gorges du Tarn (47km)
• Aven d'Orgnac (49km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (49km)
• Gorges de l'Ardeche (52km)

Heritage sites

• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (48km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (49km)
• Balazuc (59km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (61km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (8km)
• Jardin des Sambucs (19km)
• Jardin du Tomple (31km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (34km)
• Jardins de la Fontaine (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Sommieres (39km)
• Nimes (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Aigoual (24km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (25km)
• Grotte de la Cocaliere (30km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (31km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (33km)
• Mont Lozère (38km)
• Bois de Païolive (40km)
• Cirque de Vissec (41km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (44km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Uzes (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (16km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-du-Gard is in the south of France at 48 kilometres from Nimes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-du-Gard is 541 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Jean-du-Gard from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Corbes, Mialet, Peyroles, Soudorgues and Thoiras.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-du-Gard