Castellane travel guide
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Visit Castellane: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Castellane is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 35 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Castellane is 642 km from Paris and 864 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Castellane
Popular places to visit near Castellane: these include Gorges du Verdon at 7 km and Bargeme at 14 km.
Lac de Castillon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 4km and Gorges du Verdon is a listed 'grand site of france' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Castellane: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Castellane, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Castellane
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Castellane.
Note that all distances from Castellane shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Castellane holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Castellane (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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 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 Castellane and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (38km) : Clos de Villeneuve (42km) : Le Vallon du Brec (43km) :
- National Monuments: Thoronet Abbey (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Moustiers (23km) : Seillans (26km) : Tourtour (33km) : Gourdon (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (47km) : Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Grasse (39km) :
- Grand Site of France: Gorges du Verdon (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Castellane & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Castellane
Canton: Castellane
Arrondissement: Castellane
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04120
Distance to Castellane
from Digne-les-Bains: 35 km
from Paris: 642 km
from Calais: 864 km
from Nice: 63 km
from Bordeaux: 574 km
from Strasbourg: 535 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Castellane): Demandolx and La Garde.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Castellane from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Castellane