Discover Vauvert: nature, trails and cultural heritage
Accommodation in Vauvert
Vauvert lies in the heart of the Grand Site de France de la Camargue gardoise. Wildlife watching, trails and buildings reveal different sides of the destination. When planning your stay, you can focus on specific themes: protected habitats, marked routes, religious architecture and guided nature visits.
Discover nature and landscapes
The 240-hectare RĂ©serve Naturelle RĂ©gionale du Scamandre is located in Vauvert. The Centre de DĂ©couverte du Scamandre offers environmental education activities for all audiences. Its trails pass through habitats dedicated to the protection of fauna and flora. The reception building, a former sheepfold, offers exhibitions, videos, documentation and a specialist shop. This lets you combine trails through protected habitats with insights into environmental education.
The Parc des Aigrettes is a landscaped natural area on the banks of the Vistre, at the entrance to Vauvert. Its planted ponds are home to diverse fauna, including waterbirds, and the park is a good place for wildlife watching. Vauvert therefore offers different ways to experience nature: the trails and environmental education activities at the Centre de DĂ©couverte du Scamandre, and the observation of wildlife and plants at the Parc des Aigrettes.
Trails and guided nature experiences
The marked Voie Verte Vauvert–Gallician is an 8.16-kilometre out-and-back route starting in Vauvert. It is open to cyclists, walkers, roller skaters and people with reduced mobility. For more than five kilometres, it runs alongside the Canal Philippe Lamour. Check the route’s current conditions before your visit.
Another route option is the GR®653, which passes through Vauvert’s town centre. It was inaugurated in 1990 and is the last of the four Way of St James routes. The trail is continuous and well marked. While the Voie Verte is a circular route with a specified length and several permitted user groups, the GR®653 places Vauvert on a pilgrimage route. The Maison du Guide de Camargue offers walking and cycling tours in regional or local nature reserves, as well as guided visits to the nature reserves of the Camargue gardoise.
Buildings and history
The Tour de l’Horloge was restored in 2025. It stands atop the only surviving medieval gate in Vauvert’s castle fortifications and is open to visitors. This building thus combines the opportunity to visit today with a surviving element of the medieval fortifications.
The Chapelle de Montcalm is a Neo-Romanesque chapel with a centralised floor plan and a dome above the crossing. Its stained-glass windows, signed by E. Didron and dating from 1886, depict the life of Saint Lazarus. The chapel has been protected as a Monument historique since a decree dated 31 July 2000. Vauvert’s Protestant temple was built between 1811 and 1817 to plans by the architect Charles Durand. The building as a whole is protected as a Monument historique by inscription under a decree dated 30 January 2012. Architectural details, dates of construction and protected status offer different points of interest if you are interested in the built heritage.
More things to see and do in Vauvert
Manade Sylvéréal offers sightseeing tours of the grounds by miniature train, which include demonstrations. At Vauvert’s weekly market, you can find olives, spices, fruit and vegetables. These experiences offer a different focus from nature trails and buildings: the tours combine a visit to the grounds with demonstrations, while the market puts the listed produce centre stage.
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