Saturday Market
Unmissable - one of the best markets in the region, it has
everything from great food, to wine, clothes, soaps, gifts. On Wednesday morning there is a smaller
market selling just food.
Restaurants
There are lots of great restaurants, however our favourites
include:
Terroirs,
Place Aux Herbes, Uzes
04 66 03 41 90
Sitting here having a great salad in fabulous sunshine – it
doesn’t get any better.
La Table de Julien
Montaren, 12, Route
D’Uzes a Montaren
04 66 03 75 38
Always book, and soon after you arrive here as gets very
booked up.
Small intimate restaurant serving fine French food. Good value at lunchtime.
Le Comptoir de 7.
04 66 22 11 54
5 Boulevard Charles Gide, Uzes
Excellent bistro food
but restaurant prices. Just on the way
into Uzes on the Boulevard, near Parking des Marroniers.
Le Tracteur
Near Montaren on Avignon Road
04 66 37 19 31
Modern twist on traditional French cuisine, served up
informally on long bench tables.
L’huitre et la vigne
St. Hilaire d’Ozilhan
06 08 05 63 57
Found in the middle of a vineyard, if you like seafood you
will love this place. Do reserve for
platters of fresh fruit du mer. Unique
but expensive.
TOURIST INFORMATION
For precise information on regional tourism, visit the
Tourist Information Office on Place Albert Premier. Their website is http://uk.uzes-tourisme.com. The official Guide is particularly helpful
with many useful details and telephone numbers.
These include details on:
Walking Tours in Uzes
The Cathedral and Duchy
Le Jardin medieval.
Full of herbs and medicinal plants.
Worth a visit if you have a spare hour.
Great views from its tower, even better ones from the Duchy, however the
Duchy is more expensive to visit.
Golf club – 9 holes. Golf Club D’Uzes, Pont des Charrettes
Tel: 04 66 22 40 03.
Hot air ballooning – flights over Uzes and surrounding
region. Operated by Les Montgolfieres du
Sud. Tel: 04 66 37 28 02.
OTHER MARKETS
On Sunday morning there is a flea market held at the Rugby
Stadium in Uzes.
St. Quentin La Poterie – Friday market selling fresh
produce and some clothing and other bric-a-brac. Tuesday morning, a market of
just local producers.
Orange Market – Thursday mornings
Arles Market – Saturday morning
Carpantras Market – Friday mornings
Avignon and Nimes covered markets – every morning
from 7am – 13.00 Tuesday to Sunday.
CANOEING
There is a great place to go kayaking at Collias on the
Gardon, which is 10 minutes from Uzes.
You can hire kayaks for 2-3 people and make your way gently down the
river. It is a great way to see the
Roman Pont du Gard as you canoe beneath it.
You can take a picnic with you and stop at one of the small beaches to eat
and sunbathe. The cost is Euro
25 per person for the 8 km trip. A minibus is there to collect you at
the end and bring you back to your car in Collias. Allow at least 2 hours but preferably more in
order to have stops. We recommend Kayak
Vert and you should reserve in advance on 04 66 22 80 76. For groups of 12+ the price drops to Euro 20.
DAYS OUTS
ROMAN HISTORY
The main roman remains in this area are:
Arles – Roman amplitheatre and arena
The Unesco Pont du Gard at Vers/Pont du Gard between Uzes
and Remoulins.
Orange – the theatre
Nimes – the arena
LES BAUX DE PROVENCE
http://www.lesbauxdeprovence.com/home.html
If you visit here do not miss the Carrieres de Lumieres. Huge photos are magnified up onto the walls of
the natural cavern.
GOING TO THE BEACH
If you have a day free, we recommend a trip to the beach and
the Camargue. The Camargue is a large
salt-flat extending across the delta of the River Rhone. There are large areas devoted to rice
paddies, and also to raising black bulls and white horses. Great bird spotting is also possible. You can hire horses for pony trekking along
the beaches and across the etangs.
Salt production takes place at Salin de Giraud in the south –east. Best beaches are found around St. Maries de
la mer, which is also a nice place to stay for an informal seafood supper
before returning inland. Further along
the coast to the west are beaches at L’Espiguette near Port Camargue.
Orange and
Chateauneuf du Pape : lovely
combination of roman history with the amphitheatre at Orange, combined with
wine-tasting in Chateauneuf.
Avignon: A full day with the Pont du Gard en
route, Pont d’Avignon and the Popes
Palace. Plus great shopping.
Nimes: Wonderful covered market every morning,
great shopping, and the Roman arena.
Nice lunch overlooking the Greco roman temple, in the roof top restaurant
of Norman Foster’s building which houses an art gallery and the library of
Nimes.
Montpellier: Park in the centre, eg, the Polygone, and
explore the streets around the Place de la Comedie. Major shopping possibilities!
L’isle sur
Sorgue: A mecca for antiques and
brocante lovers. A large sale is held
every few months, but the weekends are always animated here.
Saturday Market
Unmissable - one of the best markets in the region, it has
everything from great food, to wine, clothes, soaps, gifts. On Wednesday morning there is a smaller
market selling just food.
Restaurants
There are lots of great restaurants, however our favourites
include:
Terroirs,
Place Aux Herbes, Uzes
04 66 03 41 90
Sitting here having a great salad in fabulous sunshine – it
doesn’t get any better.
La Table de Julien
Montaren, 12, Route
D’Uzes a Montaren
04 66 03 75 38
Always book, and soon after you arrive here as gets very
booked up.
Small intimate restaurant serving fine French food. Good value at lunchtime.
Le Comptoir de 7.
04 66 22 11 54
5 Boulevard Charles Gide, Uzes
Excellent bistro food
but restaurant prices. Just on the way
into Uzes on the Boulevard, near Parking des Marroniers.
Le Tracteur
Near Montaren on Avignon Road
04 66 37 19 31
Modern twist on traditional French cuisine, served up
informally on long bench tables.
L’huitre et la vigne
St. Hilaire d’Ozilhan
06 08 05 63 57
Found in the middle of a vineyard, if you like seafood you
will love this place. Do reserve for
platters of fresh fruit du mer. Unique
but expensive.
TOURIST INFORMATION
For precise information on regional tourism, visit the
Tourist Information Office on Place Albert Premier. Their website is http://uk.uzes-tourisme.com. The official Guide is particularly helpful
with many useful details and telephone numbers.
These include details on:
Walking Tours in Uzes
The Cathedral and Duchy
Le Jardin medieval.
Full of herbs and medicinal plants.
Worth a visit if you have a spare hour.
Great views from its tower, even better ones from the Duchy, however the
Duchy is more expensive to visit.
Golf club – 9 holes. Golf Club D’Uzes, Pont des Charrettes
Tel: 04 66 22 40 03.
Hot air ballooning – flights over Uzes and surrounding
region. Operated by Les Montgolfieres du
Sud. Tel: 04 66 37 28 02.
OTHER MARKETS
On Sunday morning there is a flea market held at the Rugby
Stadium in Uzes.
St. Quentin La Poterie – Friday market selling fresh
produce and some clothing and other bric-a-brac. Tuesday morning, a market of
just local producers.
Orange Market – Thursday mornings
Arles Market – Saturday morning
Carpantras Market – Friday mornings
Avignon and Nimes covered markets – every morning
from 7am – 13.00 Tuesday to Sunday.
CANOEING
There is a great place to go kayaking at Collias on the
Gardon, which is 10 minutes from Uzes.
You can hire kayaks for 2-3 people and make your way gently down the
river. It is a great way to see the
Roman Pont du Gard as you canoe beneath it.
You can take a picnic with you and stop at one of the small beaches to eat
and sunbathe. The cost is Euro
25 per person for the 8 km trip. A minibus is there to collect you at
the end and bring you back to your car in Collias. Allow at least 2 hours but preferably more in
order to have stops. We recommend Kayak
Vert and you should reserve in advance on 04 66 22 80 76. For groups of 12+ the price drops to Euro 20.
DAYS OUTS
ROMAN HISTORY
The main roman remains in this area are:
Arles – Roman amplitheatre and arena
The Unesco Pont du Gard at Vers/Pont du Gard between Uzes
and Remoulins.
Orange – the theatre
Nimes – the arena
LES BAUX DE PROVENCE
http://www.lesbauxdeprovence.com/home.html
If you visit here do not miss the Carrieres de Lumieres. Huge photos are magnified up onto the walls of
the natural cavern.
GOING TO THE BEACH
If you have a day free, we recommend a trip to the beach and
the Camargue. The Camargue is a large
salt-flat extending across the delta of the River Rhone. There are large areas devoted to rice
paddies, and also to raising black bulls and white horses. Great bird spotting is also possible. You can hire horses for pony trekking along
the beaches and across the etangs.
Salt production takes place at Salin de Giraud in the south –east. Best beaches are found around St. Maries de
la mer, which is also a nice place to stay for an informal seafood supper
before returning inland. Further along
the coast to the west are beaches at L’Espiguette near Port Camargue.
Orange and
Chateauneuf du Pape : lovely
combination of roman history with the amphitheatre at Orange, combined with
wine-tasting in Chateauneuf.
Avignon: A full day with the Pont du Gard en
route, Pont d’Avignon and the Popes
Palace. Plus great shopping.
Nimes: Wonderful covered market every morning,
great shopping, and the Roman arena.
Nice lunch overlooking the Greco roman temple, in the roof top restaurant
of Norman Foster’s building which houses an art gallery and the library of
Nimes.
Montpellier: Park in the centre, eg, the Polygone, and
explore the streets around the Place de la Comedie. Major shopping possibilities!
L’isle sur
Sorgue: A mecca for antiques and
brocante lovers. A large sale is held
every few months, but the weekends are always animated here.
