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 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);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Aix-en-Provence, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Aix-en-Provence
See France This Way travel guides for Bouches-du-Rhone and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Aix-en-Provence.
Note that all distances from Aix-en-Provence shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Aix-en-Provence holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Aix-en-Provence (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Provence and Bouches-du-Rhone gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Aix-en-Provence and wondering what to do next!
- '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
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!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Aix-en-Provence): Le Tholonet, Meyreuil and Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde.
Getting here
Bouches-du-Rhone is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into the airport at Marseille or drive from the UK with a journey time of around 10-11 hours. For driving distances to Aix-en-Provence from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Aix-en-Provence