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Visit Sommieres: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Adults will enjoy seeing the many historic monuments in Sommieres, although children might prefer the river beach...

Sommieres is situated in the Gard department and Occitanie region.

Tourist classifications for Sommieres include "secteur sauvegarde".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sommieres in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Jardins de la Fontaine at 22 km and Carré d'Art at Nimes at 22 km.

Sommieres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sauve

at 21 km (direction north-west)

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

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Jardins de la Fontaine

Garden at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

The Jardins de la Fontaine is a lovely park and garden and home...

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Carré d'Art at Nimes

Museum at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

The Carré d'Art in Nimes is a Norman Foster designed building that houses the...

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Maison Carrée at Nimes

Ancient Monument at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

Maison Carrée is an impressive 2000 year old Roman Temple in the heart of...

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Museum Romanite in Nimes

Museum at 23 km (direction east)

The Museum Romanite celebrates the history of Nimes, with an emphasis on the Roman...

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Amphitheatre in Nimes

Ancient Monument at 23 km (direction east)

Built in the First century AD the amphitheatre in Nimes is one of the...

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Nimes

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

Nimes contains some of the most complete ancient Roman monuments to be seen anywhere...

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Les Matelles

at 23 km (direction west), in the Herault department

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

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Tour Magne in Nimes

Ancient Monument at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

Tour Magne is a Roman fortified tower in the Jardins de la Fontaine in...

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Montpellier-Odysseum District

at 24 km (direction south-west), in the Herault department

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

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La Grande-Motte

Seaside resort at 25 km (direction south), in the Herault department

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

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Montpellier-Antigone District

at 25 km (direction south-west), in the Herault department

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

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Aigues-Mortes

at 25 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Montpellier

at 25 km (direction south-west), in the Herault department

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

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Markets in and near Sommieres

Market days in Sommieres: weekly market: Saturday;

• Sommieres: market Saturday (0km)
• Calvisson: market Sunday (8km)
• Vergeze: market Thursday (12km)
• Lunel: market Thursday & Sunday (12km)
• Aimargues: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (15km)
• Marsillargues: market Tuesday (15km)
• Quissac: market Wednesday (16km)
• Vauvert: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Mauguio: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday all day (20km)
• Castelnau-le-Lez: market Thursday & Saturday & Friday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Sommieres, France

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

Aquarium

• Mare Nostrum (24km)

Grand sites of France

• Camargue (18km)
• Pont du Gard (40km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (43km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Roman Arles (45km)
• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (44km)

National Monuments

• Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Beaucaire (45km)
• Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (37km)
• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Fontaine (23km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (23km)
• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (34km)
• Jardin des Sambucs (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nimes (23km)
• Montpellier (25km)
• Saint-Gilles (30km)
• Arles (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Etang de Scamandre (28km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (31km)
• Pointe de l'Espiguette (32km)
• Étangs palavasiens (36km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (44km)
• Mont Aigoual (55km)
• Etang de Thau (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Uzes (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (38km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lunaret (23km)

Geography and distances

Sommieres is in the south of France at 23 kilometres from Nimes, the department capital (general information: Sommieres is 580 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asperes, Aubais, Aujargues, Beaulieu, Boisseron, Campagne, Congenies, Fontanes, Galargues, Garrigues, Junas, Lecques, Saint-Christol, Saint-Clement, Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir, Saint-Series, Salinelles, Saussines, Souvignargues, Villetelle and Villevieille.

This page in French: Visiter Sommieres