VIEWS OF MONTFRIN

and the surrounding area

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Aerial view of Montfrin

Montfrin is mid-way between Avignon and Nîmes, on the left bank of the Gardon, near the Rhône. You can see the Gardon top left (picture taken looking north) and the château on the right.

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A few minutes walk up the hill from the centre of Montfrin is the château. Built in the 17th-18th centuries around a 12th century tower, it is privately occupied. From here you can see the Rhône flowing between the châteaux of Beaucaire and Tarascon a few miles south, on its way to the Camargue.

Château de Montfrin

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Beyond the château you can walk for miles between olive trees, orchards and vineyards. It gets hot in summer, with temperatures in the 30s (90s Fahrenheit) but you can walk down to the river to cool off.

An evening swim in Montfrin

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The spectacular 49-metre high Pont du Gard - about 5 miles (8km) upstream of Montfrin - is part of a 2,000-year-old aqueduct which carried springwater from Ucetia (Roman Uzès) to Nemausus (Nîmes).

The Pont du Gard

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Tuesday is market day in the Cours Jean-Jaurès where you can buy fruit, vegetables, fish, cheese, flowers, olives and roast chickens.

Peaches and melons for sale in Montfrin market

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To see a street plan of Montfrin, click here

For your vacation in Montfrin, stay in our holiday house in the 12th Century Knights Templar Commanderie

Take a cybertrip to Nîmes

Aerial photos were taken from a Robin DR400 hired from AéroClub du Gard (at Nîmes-Courbessac airfield, 12 miles from Montfrin)

Page last modifed 25 May 2002