Aix-en-Provence travel guide
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Visit Aix-en-Provence: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Aix-en-Provence is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 27 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Aix-en-Provence is 638 km from Paris and 868 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Aix-en-Provence (page also includes a photo gallery for Aix-en-Provence)
Popular places to visit near Aix-en-Provence: these include Aix-en-Provence at 1 km and Ansouis at 23 km. Jardin d'Albertas is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Jardin d'Eguilles is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Aix-en-Provence: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Aix-en-Provence has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Aix-en-Provence, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Aix-en-Provence and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Aix-en-Provence
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Albertas (9km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (9km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (19km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (27km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (28km) : Jardin de la Magalone (30km) : Parc Borély (30km) : Parc Longchamp (30km) : Jardin de la Louve (35km) : Parc municipal du Mugel (43km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (26km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ansouis (23km) : Lourmarin (27km) : Menerbes (39km) : Roussillon (43km) : Gordes (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (24km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Martigues (34km) : Istres (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (26km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (39km) : Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (44km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (16km) :
Map of places to visit near Aix-en-Provence & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Aix-en-Provence
Canton: Aix-en-Provence
Arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 13090
Distance to Aix-en-Provence
from Marseille: 27 km
from Paris: 638 km
from Calais: 868 km
from Nice: 148 km
from Bordeaux: 502 km
from Strasbourg: 589 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Aix-en-Provence (within 6 km): Le Tholonet : Meyreuil : Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde :
Aix-en-Provence holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Aix-en-Provence