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Visit Arles: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Arles is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 73 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Arles is 602 km from Paris and 835 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Arles: these include Fontvieille at 8 km and Tarascon at 14 km. Baux-de-Provence is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 15km and Beaucaire is a listed 'town of art and history' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Arles: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; Arles has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Arles, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Arles and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Arles
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (22km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (27km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (28km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (42km) :
- National Monuments: Glanum (20km) : Fort Saint-Andre (35km) : Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (38km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (15km) : Menerbes (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (15km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (16km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (33km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (41km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (34km) : Martigues (45km) :
- Heritage Sites: Pont du Gard (31km) : Avignon Centre (33km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Beaucaire (15km) : Nimes (28km) : Uzes (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (30km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (49km) :
- Grand Site of France: Camargue (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Arles & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Arles
Canton: Arles
Arrondissement: Arles
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 13200
Distance to Arles
from Marseille: 73 km
from Paris: 602 km
from Calais: 835 km
from Nice: 212 km
from Bordeaux: 434 km
from Strasbourg: 596 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Arles (within 6 km): Fourques : Roman Arles :
Arles holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Provence
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Holiday rentals: Bouches-du-Rhone gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Arles