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Istres travel guide

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Visit Istres: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Istres is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 39 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Istres is 628 km from Paris and 860 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Martigues at 13 km from Istres

Popular places to visit near Istres: these include Martigues at 13 km and Salon-de-Provence at 17 km. Martigues is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 13km and Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) is a listed 'religious monument' at 27km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Istres: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;

Selected places to visit and attractions near Istres, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Martigues 13km

Salon-de-Provence 17km

Carry-le-Rouet 24km

Baux-de-Provence 30km

Fontvieille 33km

Saint-Remy-de-Provence 33km

Arles 34km

Aix-en-Provence 38km

Marseille 40km

Menerbes 40km

Oppede-le-Vieux 40km

Lourmarin 41km

Tarascon 42km

Lacoste 42km

Beaucaire 43km

Bonnieux 43km

Things to see in Istres and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Istres

'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l'Alchimiste (28km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (30km) : Jardin d'Albertas (35km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (41km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (42km) : Parc Borély (43km) : Parc Longchamp (43km) : Jardin de la Louve (43km) : Jardin de la Magalone (43km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (46km) :
National Monuments: Glanum (33km) : Montmajour Abbey (34km) : Chateau d'If (40km) :
Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (30km) : Menerbes (40km) : Lourmarin (41km) : Ansouis (46km) : Gordes (47km) :
Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (27km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (34km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (34km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (46km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (47km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (48km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Martigues (13km) :
Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (34km) :
Towns of Art and History: Arles (34km) : Marseille (40km) : Beaucaire (43km) :
Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (46km) :