Gard: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Gard
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In Gard, the Pont du Gard rises almost 48.77 metres high as a three-tiered aqueduct bridge.
If you would like to find a hotel for your stay in Gard, you can choose accommodation that suits your travel dates.
Culture and history
The museum at the Pont du Gard presents Roman water culture and the construction of aqueducts through an immersive exhibition. Gard is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Pont du Gard, the Abbey of Saint-Gilles, the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, and the landscapes of Causses and Cévennes.
The wider region is home to the UNESCO cultural landscape of Causses and CĂ©vennes, a mountainous area with deep valleys shaped by agropastoral systems and marked by drailles.
Getting around Gard
Gard’s greenway network is reserved for non-motorised traffic. This includes bicycles, pedestrians and scooter riders. In total, Gard has 120 kilometres of cycle paths.
A greenway connects the marinas of Beaucaire and Saint-Gilles along the towpath of the Rhône–Sète Canal. The Pont du Gard site is designed as a pedestrian area and is free for people arriving on foot or by bicycle.
The route information from Latitude Gard includes details on distance, duration, difficulty level, elevation data, activity type, route description, sights and recommendations.
Food and wine
Gard has 13 AOP-AOC and 5 IGP wine designations. Wine tourism includes visits to wineries, tastings and walks among the vineyards.
The officially highlighted specialities include Oignon doux des Cévennes, Figue de Vézénobres, Olivette du pays de Nîmes, Tavel wine and Camargue bull meat.
In the wider region, Oignon doux des CĂ©vennes has AOC status; its fields are visible in the CĂ©vennes landscape.
Nature
Gard has more than 10,000 kilometres of hiking trails. Gard also offers horse riding in the Camargue and canoeing on the Cèze.
The Camargue gardoise is designated as a Grand Site de France. Three UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and four regional nature reserves are associated with Gard.
When hiking around the Cascades du Sautadet, you should follow the marked trails because the site is considered dangerous.
Other places: Dourbies, Valleraugue.
To the higher-level travel overview: Languedoc-Roussillon.
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