L'Auberge Cavalière du Pont des Bannes

Camargue


This classy resort-hotel fits perfectly into the lush Camargue wetlands 1.5km north of Stes-Maries, somehow unobtrusively blending in tennis courts, a spa, bars, restaurants, horse riding and anything else you may feel the need to indulge in. Some rooms overlook a bird-filled pond; the thatched cabins are cosily independent. On-site restaurant Pont de Barre offers four fantastic courses for €54.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Camargue attractions

1. Église des Stes-Maries

1.1 MILES

Built on the potential first site of Christianity in the Camargue, this fortified church is of uncertain vintage, but probably hails from the 12th century…

2. Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau

1.74 MILES

Flamingos are a dime a dozen in the Camargue, but this park is one of the best places to see the many other migratory and seasonal species that thrive in…

3. Manade des Baumelles

4.35 MILES

Located on the Petit Rhône, this manade (bull farm) lets visitors enter the world of the gardians ('cowboys'), watching their strenuous work from the…

4. La Digue à la Mer

6.16 MILES

This 2.5m-high dyke was built in the 19th century to cut the delta off from the sea, making the southern Camargue arable. A 20km-long walking and cycling…

5. Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue

11.24 MILES

Enclosed by the Petit Rhône and Grand Rhône rivers, most of the Camargue wetlands fall within the 850-sq-km Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue, established…

6. Musée de la Camargue

12.19 MILES

Inside a 19th-century sheep shed 10km southwest of Arles, this museum evokes traditional life in the Camargue, with exhibitions covering history, culture,…

7. Réserve Nationale de Camargue

12.35 MILES

One of the oldest nature reserves in France (first delineated in 1927 and given official protected status in 1975), it covers 132 sq km of wetlands,…

8. Les Salins du Midi

13.41 MILES

Glowing a peculiar pink in the sunlight, the vast, flat salt pans that stretch southwards from Aigues-Mortes have for centuries produced the region's…