Location: Gard < Languedoc-Roussillon < France
Nearest Airport:
Nîmes at 20
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Nearest Ferry:
Calais or Dieppe at 100
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Nearest Train:
Avignon TGV at 15
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Nearest Motorway:
Remoulins at 5
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 50.0
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Car: recommended
Montfrin is between Avignon and Nîmes, roughly 15 km from each. It is on the river Gardon which flows under the Pont du Gard at Remoulins, 8 km up river. With Montfrin as a base it is a short drive to Avignon, Arles, Nimes and the beautiful countryside of the Alpilles to the east of Tarascon. In under an hour if you head south you reach the Camargue (lagoons with flamingos, bulls, wild horses and long sandy beaches). To the West you reach the Luberon (Peter Mayle country) and the market at Ile sur la Sorgue is well worth a visit. The area has much to offer - beautiful and varied countryside, history ( the arênes at Arles and Nimes, the Antique theatre at Arles, the Palais de Pâpes in Avignon, the Pont du Gard..), a succession of summer festivals (in Avignon, Arles, Orange and Aix en Provence to mention the most famous). If you like walking Montfrin is on the GR footpath leading from Beaucaire to the Pont du Gard.