Marseille travel guide
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Visit Marseille: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Marseille is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Bouches-du-Rhone department. (General information: Marseille is 661 km from Paris and 892 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Marseille (page also includes a photo gallery for Marseille)
Popular places to visit near Marseille: these include Marseille at 1 km and Calanques at Marseille at 12 km. Chateau d'If is a listed 'national monument' at 1km and Marseille is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Marseille: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Marseille, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Marseille and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Marseille
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du 26e Centenaire (2km) : Parc Borély (4km) : Parc Longchamp (4km) : Jardin de la Magalone (4km) : Jardin d'Albertas (18km) : Parc municipal du Mugel (24km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (31km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (46km) : Jardin d’Elie Alexis (49km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (1km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Martigues (29km) : Istres (39km) : Sanary-sur-Mer (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (1km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (30km) : Ollioules (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (35km) :
Map of places to visit near Marseille & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Marseille
Canton: Marseille
Arrondissement: Marseille
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 13000
Distance to Marseille
from Marseille: 0 km
from Paris: 661 km
from Calais: 892 km
from Nice: 160 km
from Bordeaux: 505 km
from Strasbourg: 616 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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This page in French: Visitez Marseille