The Bagnols-sur-Cèze tourist office will reopen frequently this summer

L'Espace Rabelais et office de tourisme de Bagnols-sur-Cèze, place Mallet. C. C. – MIDI LIBRE

It will welcome the public four and a half days a week starting in July. The tourist offices of Pont-Saint-Esprit, Goudargues and Aiguèze also have extended hours for the summer season.

Here's news that will delight many! How many times, in recent months, in recent years, traders, restaurateurs or ordinary citizens have deplored the closure of the Bagnols tourist office (open only on Wednesday morning this year). year) ? "This is greatly missed. At the time, we put a lot of effort into welcoming tourists to Bagnols, former mayor Gérard Revol recently commented. The tourist office is lacking in my opinion. In the third city of the department, this is unheard of." And for the one who led it for more than twenty years, until ;rsquo;in 2013, it’s heartbreaking: "I spoke about it to Jean-Yves Chapelet and Jean-Christian Rey, testified Gyslaine Bernardet a few weeks ago when a tribute was paid to the late Mr. Vianney who had worked hard for the tourist office."Everyone does it online” they answer. But a tourist office is a meeting place for tourists and locals. The tourist office had three stars and was certified for welcoming people with disabilities. We operated all year round. In winter, we offered activities and exhibitions that highlighted all of Bagnolais' associative work. I have just returned from Dordogne, in every small village there is a tourist office. This saddens me. People wander the city looking for a map."

Events around wine?

With the launch of the Provence Occitane summer season (read here), we learn that the tourist office, established for several years at the Espace oenotouristique, place Mallet, is reopening four days and a half per week from July 1. "We have to make it known, rejoices Gyslaine Bernardet. And that there is correct signage." "We'll try again and we'll try again to visit the Espace Rabelais. We are going to do statistics. For the rest, we will advise based on attendance", explained Tuesday at Midi Libre the director of Provence Occitane Sandy Eysseric . The Deputy Vice-President for Tourism of the Agglo, Benoît Trichot, recalls: in previous summers, "we prioritized the tourist truck [advisers on board a vehicle adorned with the colors of Provence Occitane, with plenty of documentation, who come into contact with the public during events]. We try to optimize based on attendance figures". The leaders of Provence Occitane also want to recreate events around wine, in this dedicated space that is the Espace Rabelais, "but it is difficult to find a formula that bring people in, we tried lots of things". In addition to the various tourist offices in the area whose hours are adapted to the summer season, the tourist truck will also resume its activity.

Bagnols, Pont, Aiguèze, Goudargues, summer opening hours of Provence Occitane tourist offices

Bagnols-sur-Cèze tourist office, à l’Espace Rabelais, place Mallet, à from July, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m.   12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m., and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 13 h 30.

The Pont-Saint-Esprit tourist office will be open 5 and a half days a week this summer: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. à 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. à 6 p.m. then Saturday from 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m., For Aiguéze, open 7 days a week in summer, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. For Goudargues: open 6 and a half days a week, in the summer, from Monday to Friday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m.   agrave; 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 30 p.m. 12 h 30.