Bras travel guide
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Visit Bras: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bras is situated in the Var department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 38 km from Toulon, the department capital. (General information: Bras is 660 km from Paris and 887 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume at 8 km from Bras
Popular places to visit near Bras: these include Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume at 8 km and Barjols at 11 km.
Jardin d’Elie Alexis is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 14km and Thoronet Abbey is a listed 'national monument' at 25km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bras, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bras
See France This Way travel guides for Var and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bras.
Note that all distances from Bras shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bras holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bras (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 Var 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 Bras and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d’Elie Alexis (14km) : Domaine d'Orvès (37km) : Jardin de Baudouvin (37km) : Parc Saint Bernard (41km) : Jardin du castel Sainte Claire (41km) : Parc Olbius Riquier (41km) : Clos de Villeneuve (41km) : Jardin d’oiseaux tropicaux (43km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (44km) : Parc municipal du Mugel (44km) :
- National Monuments: Thoronet Abbey (25km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Tourtour (31km) : Moustiers (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (28km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Sanary-sur-Mer (41km) : Hyeres (41km) : Bormes-les-Mimosas (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (38km) : Ollioules (39km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (26km) : Gorges du Verdon (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Bras & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bras
Canton: Barjols
Arrondissement: Brignoles
Department: Var
Region: Provence
Postcode: 83149
Distance to Bras
from Toulon: 38 km
from Paris: 660 km
from Calais: 887 km
from Nice: 109 km
from Bordeaux: 543 km
from Strasbourg: 585 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 1 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Bras): Chateauvert.
Getting here
Var is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into the airports at Nice or Toulon. To drive from the channel ports allow about 11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Bras from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bras