Le Palmier de Mira is located in a quiet village with all its shops and close to the main roads. An ideal location for day trips to visit a beautiful region that combines: 
The Cévennes, Alès, Anduze, the cornice of the Cévennes- Uzès, the Uzège and Garrigues region, the Pont-du-Gard and the Gardon gorges
- Avignon and the Castle of the Popes
- Arles, its arenas, Aigues-Mortes, the Camargue and its superb nature reserves and salt marshes
- Nîmes, the Maison de la Romanité, its arenas, the Maison Carrée
- Montpellier and its beaches, Sète...
A little further away but also close by: Alex, Marseille, Orange, Carcassone, Béziers, ...
Saint-Chaptes and the Palmier de Mira are located near the sea and the mountains and enjoy a protected climate.
Saint-Chaptes and the Palmier de Mira are close to the sea and the mountains and benefit from a protected climate.Location
The lodge is located at:
Distance from the sea: 70 km from the Mediterranean Sea and the beaches (very beautiful beach l'Espiguette with a large strip of sand very long; attention a naturist part is at the end of the beach)- Distance to city centre : 1,5 km
- Distance to shops : 1,5km
- Distance to nearest ski slopes: 105km (Prat Peyot, Mont Aigoual at 1567m and Mont Lozère à 1702m)
- Distance to airports:
- Nîmes Alès Camargue : 35km
- Montpellier-Méditerranée Aéroport : 72km
- Marseille-Marignane : 128km
- Distance to train stations SNCF:
- Nozières-Brignon is the nearest station at 7km from the lodge, on the SNCF line:
Alès | Boucoiran | Nozières-Brignon | St Géniès-de-Malgoirès | Fons-St Mamert | Nîmes centre.
These intermediate stations are not necessarily served on every journey. - Alès: 28 km
- Nîmes Centre: 23km
- Nîmes-Pont du Gard TGV: 36km
- Avignon Centre: 52km
- Avignon TGV: 56km
- Montpellier: 69km
- Nozières-Brignon is the nearest station at 7km from the lodge, on the SNCF line:
Feel free to check out the 'Map of the Surroundings' which shows lots of points of interest or useful links. You can search for these links by category/area of interest.
How to get to us
How to get to Saint-Chaptes, in Uzège, in the Gard,
1° By road
If you arrive from the south-east, in the direction of Alès or Uzès:
- via the A7 ("Autoroute du Soleil") from Valence/Lyon:
- Solution 1: exit Montélimar sud (exit 18),
It is possible to exit before Montélimard South (especially if the section between Valence and Montélimard is quite busy), but the national road then crosses many villages and roundabouts, which lengthens the journey in time.
GoogleMap route
If you exit at Montélimard Sud, you must then take the direction of Alès and pass through the towns/villages of:- Pierrelatte
- Lapalud
- Pont-Saint-Esprit
- Bagnols-sur-Cèze
- Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret
- Saint-Quentin La Poterie
- Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac
Saint-Chaptes
- Solution 2: exit Bollène (exit 19),
GoogleMap route- Pont-Saint-Esprit
- Bagnols-sur-Cèze
- Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret
- Saint-Quentin La Poterie
- Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac
- Saint-Chaptes
- Solution 1: exit Montélimar sud (exit 18),
- Continue on the A9 (La Languedocienne):
- Solution 3: exit Remoulins (exit 23)
GoogleMap route- Remoulins
- Pont du Gard
- Vers Pont-du-Gard
- Uzès
- Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac
- Saint-Chaptes
- Solution 4: Interchange at Nîmes-Ouest (Exit 25)
GoogleMap route- Direction Alès, exit Nîmes, take the N106 expressway
- Exit "La Calmette"
- Saint-Chaptes.
- Solution 3: exit Remoulins (exit 23)
For our friends from the north of Europe who come from Belgium, a relatively new motorway has been opened which allows you to avoid going through Luxembourg and the Metz-Nancy region (from where you usually take the motorway back to Toul) and which is not a very pleasant stretch of road where the speed limits change very often, with a busy road and many speed cameras. And moreover this new route is shorter in km. :-) From Brussels to Reims the road is relatively fast with many sections of motorway that remain free of charge, only returning to the toll motorway from Reims. When leaving Brussels, you have to go through:
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- Charleroi (the crossing is a bit surprising with fast lanes at the level of the houses in some places).
- Philippeville
- Couvin
- Rocroi (you will find the A304)
- Charleville-Mézières (then the A34)
- Rethel
- Reims (Autoroute A4, with toll).
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If you like to discover the countryside and take your time making your journey a real trip, we can also recommend taking the Cévennes route from Lyon/St Etienne and passing through the Pilat Regional Nature Park and the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park.
2° By train
Numerous TGVs (even direct from Brussels to Nîmes or Brussels to Avignon in just 4.5 to 5.15 hours) allow you to travel relaxed and at ease.
The list of stations is at the top of the page.
Car rental services have improved considerably at Nîmes station and there are many offers.
It is also possible to organise a shuttle to pick you up at one of the stations in Nîmes or Avignon, or to organise a taxi according to our availability.
3° By plane
Several regional airports have routes with so-called "low-cost" operators with regular routes all year round and also other routes between late spring and early autumn.
Some of the larger airports such as Marseille are within easy reach and it is also possible to reach the lodge by train and public transport or by renting a car (either at the airport or at the SNCF station at the end of your transfer to Nîmes or Avignon). It is also possible to arrange a taxi or even a shuttle depending on availability.