In the area

We are situated between the wilds of the Camargue, the beaches of the Mediterranean coast, the Cévennes and its elevated plains, the vineyards that criss-cross the horizon, and we have the beautiful weather of the South. Domaine de Massane is an ideal starting point for exploring the multi-faceted treasures of our region.

• Montpellier and its architectural and cultural heritage: the Fabre Museum, its historic town centre (Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Comédie, the Peyrou, Jardin des Plantes…).
• Seaside resorts: la Grande Motte, Carnon….
• The Roman city of Nîmes and its arena, the ‘Maison carrée’, Jardin de la Fontaine Gardens, and its 'Féria' street festivals…
• The Roman aqueduct at ‘Pont du Gard*’,
• Camargue nature reserve: fauna and flora, horse rides
• Aigues Mortes town and its ramparts , the Salins du Midi saltworks,
• Saintes Maries de la Mer, a historic place of pilgrimage for the gypsies, with Camargue cowboy huts, and herds of cows…
• The ‘Canal du Midi*’, nicknamed the Two-sea Canal which joins the Mediterranean and Atlantic,

• Sète: the Languedoc tradition of sea jousting, the fish market, the Thau lagoon.
• Saint Guilhem le Désert* with its Monastery in Gellone , and its circus….

…and for children: the Haribo Museum, Lunaret Zoo and the Montpellier Amazonian glasshouse, horse rides on Espiguette beaches, Odysseum activity centre (Vegapolis ice rink, Gaumont Multiplex cinema, Galilee Planetarium, Mare Nostrum Aquarium), caves at Clamouse and Demoiselle and much more...
 

 

*UNESCO world heritage site
** Photos: Gérard REY