Location & Local Info
Nearest airport: Nimes (25km).
Nearest train station: Nimes (25km).
Nearest town: Uzes (10km).
- Uzès (10km), is one of the most delightful Provencal towns. With its colourful Saturday morning "Grand marché" and Wednesday morning "growers market" on the Place aux Herbes, it also has numerous shops and amenities, and a good choice of restaurants. A visit to the Duchy and the medieval herbgarden comes recommended.
- Many festivals in the area : modern dance, musical nights, votives festivals, wine fairs, Christmas markets, truffle days.
- Haras National Stud Farm has equestrian presentations by riding master Lucien Gruss, traditional harness team competitions, farrier competitions, national endurance championships, national championship of Provencal donkeys.
- Within easy reach of cities of historical and cultural interest: Nîmes (20km), Avignon (50km), Arles, Les Baux de Provence.
- 5km from the picturesque village of Dions with its castle and its Espeluca natural abyss.
- Bamboo growing farm of Prafrance in Anduze and natural caves in Trabuc.
- Museum of sweets/Misée du Bonbon (Haribo at Pont des Charrettes/Uzès): candies, chocolate, and an explanation of how Zan and Tagada strawberry are manufactured.
- Museum of Provence (anno 1900), railway museum, motorbike museum.
- Pottery at Saint-Quentin la Poterie.
- Wine tasting.
- For further local information visit www.uzes-tourisme.com or
- Collias: canoeing and kayaking on the river along the Gorges du Gardon down to the Pont du Gard, the famous aqueduct built by the Romans.
- Rockclimbing at la Capelle and Masmolène (anchor points and boulders), or on the cliffs at Collias and Russan.
- 9-hole golf course at Pont des Charrettes (Uzès).
- Gardon river: natural swimming pools, fishing and canoeing.
- Walking and moutainbiking: many circular routes and itineraries, hiking paths (GR 6 and GR 63).
- Water Park La Bouscarasse in Serviers (8 km).
- Fishing in the Gardon, Alzon, or Seynes rivers and lake fishing at la Capelle and Masmolène.
- Hot-air ballooning in Uzès, the only place in the Gard where this sport takes place.
- Horse-riding in Collias and Russan.