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Tarascon sur Ariège

Camping near Tarascon

Are you looking for a cheap mobile home rental or a tent or campervan pitches in a campsite near Tarascon? Located 15 km from Tarascon-sur-Ariège, La Bexanelle campground welcomes you for an exceptional riverside holiday. From our establishment, you will take less than 10 minutes by car to reach the city of Tarasconnaise by the D8.

Introducing Tarascon

Made up of a high and a lower part, Tarascon-sur-Ariège is one of the character cities of Ariège. This town of about 3,000 inhabitants labelled “green station” was built at the confluence of two rivers, ariège and Vicdessos.

In addition to the medieval-era fortifications, you will see several remarkable monuments: Our Lady of Sabart Chapel, St. Quitter’s Church, Our Lady of the Daurade Church, Castella Tower, St. Michael’s Tower… The town also has a prehistoric shelter and a prehistoric park.

Top 5 things to do in Tarascon

  • Lombrives Cave: a cave 7 km long to 3 km from Tarascon, part of which is open to the public.
  • Pyrenean Park of Prehistoric Art: a cultural space inaugurated in 1994 that is part of the Great Sites of Occitanie, a magnificent journey into the heart of prehistory adapted to children.
  • Cave of Niaux: This open cavity on the Vicdessos Valley is one of the most beautiful ornate caves in the Pyrenees. The walls contain several representations of animals such as bison, horses, ibex and fish.
Parc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique Tarascon
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  • Atv trip to the Artats pond: a nice walk to go as a couple or as a family, a change of scenery and guaranteed preserved landscapes!
  • Hiking: beautiful loops of different lengths for all levels, to gain height and enjoy great views of the city embedded between mountains and rivers.

  • Lombrives Cave: a cave 7 km long to 3 km from Tarascon, part of which is open to the public.
  • Pyrenean Park of Prehistoric Art: a cultural space inaugurated in 1994 that is part of the Great Sites of Occitanie, a magnificent journey into the heart of prehistory adapted to children.
  • Cave of Niaux: This open cavity on the Vicdessos Valley is one of the most beautiful ornate caves in the Pyrenees. The walls contain several representations of animals such as bison, horses, ibex and fish.

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