> Sport and nature around Castillon
A wide range of sporting activities is available within less than an hour's drive from the hotel: golf (around ten courses), mountain biking and 4x4 driving in the garrigue, go-karting at the nearby Lédenon circuit, horse riding, rambling, canoeing down the Gardon and the Ardèche, water sports (Plages du Languedoc beaches in Port Camargue, Le Grau du Roi and La Grande Motte) and hot-air ballooning.
A stay at Le Vieux Castillon is also an opportunity to explore a range of remarkably diverse landscapes right on the doorstep: the garrigue, the Alpilles mountains, the Camargue, the Languedoc coast, the Cévennes, the Gardon, Cèze and Ardèche valleys and the Lubéron plateau.
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> Leisure and cultural attractions in the area
There is a rich diversity of places to explore and shows and events to enjoy all within an 80 km radius (about an hour's drive), including:
- The Pont du Gard and the Gardon valley
- The Duchy of Uzès, with its traditional Saturday morning market and programme of musical evenings (in July),
as well as the Haribo Confectionery Museum.
- The potteries of Saint Quentin la Poterie
- Nîmes la Romaine, also famous for its annual bull-fighting festivals
(at Whitsun and in September, for the harvest)
- Avignon: the Palace of the Popes and the Festival in July
- The vineyards of Les Costières de Nîmes, Tavel, Lirac and, of course, Châteauneuf du Pape
(cellar tours and tastings)
- Bagnols sur Cèze and the Cèze valley (Aven Armand)
- Orange: the Roman amphitheatre and the Chorégies opera festival (July)
- Arles, gateway to the Camargue, with bull-fighting festivals at Easter and in September
- Saint Rémy de Provence, Les Baux de Provence and the Alpilles
- Pont Saint-Esprit bridge and the Ardèche valley
- Anduze (potteries), La Bambouseraie, the Trabuc caves and the foothills of the Cévennes
- The Languedoc coast and the beaches of Port Camargue, Le Grau du Roi and La Grande Motte
- The Camargue (Les Saintes Maries de la Mer and Aigues-Mortes)
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