Mialet’s places to visit, starting with Musée du Désert
Visitors to Mialet can choose from 3 attractions, 3 châteaux and 2 museums. 3 places to visit are mapped in Mialet, with 7 more within 5 km of its centre. Allow a day for Montdardier, 35 km off.
First stops in Mialet
Then come 2 attractions, a zoo and a château, behind Musée du Désert.
MuseumMusée des vallées cévenoles4.7 km west, in Saint-Jean-du-GardBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
The places, mapped
The map puts most of the 7 to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mialet; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Other sights are the biggest group (3), then châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Mialet. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 10 on the list
First the 3 in town, then the 7 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Mialet first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Of the 12 day trips, Montdardier (35 km) is the best known.
AttractionChâteau de Montferrand38 km south, in Saint-Mathieu-de-TréviersChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Uzès39 km east, in UzèsGardenGardenArboretum de Puéchagut33 km southwest, in Bréau-MarsPlaces within 40 km of Mialet with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Mialet
What is there to see in Mialet?
The first on our list in Mialet are Musée du Désert, Grotte de Trabuc and Jardin Animalier de Mialet. We list 3 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mialet?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du Désert and Musée des vallées cévenoles.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mialet?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Montdardier (35 km), Bambouseraie en Cévennes (5.1 km), Château de Portes (19 km), Grotte des Demoiselles (28 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Mialet, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Musée des vallées cévenoles: sunappu-shashin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Montferrand: yselzner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.