Fos-sur-Mer travel guide
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Visit Fos-sur-Mer: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fos-sur-Mer is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 38 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Fos-sur-Mer is 635 km from Paris and 867 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Martigues at 9 km from Fos-sur-Mer
Popular places to visit near Fos-sur-Mer: these include Martigues at 9 km and Carry-le-Rouet at 21 km.
Istres is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 9km and Martigues is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Fos-sur-Mer: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Fos-sur-Mer, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fos-sur-Mer
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 Fos-sur-Mer.
Note that all distances from Fos-sur-Mer shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fos-sur-Mer holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fos-sur-Mer (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 Fos-sur-Mer and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Eguilles (36km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (36km) : Jardin d'Albertas (38km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (40km) : Parc Borély (41km) : Parc Longchamp (41km) : Jardin de la Magalone (41km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (48km) :
- National Monuments: Montmajour Abbey (37km) : Chateau d'If (38km) : Glanum (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (36km) : Menerbes (49km) : Lourmarin (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (26km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (37km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (43km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (9km) : Martigues (10km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arles (37km) : Marseille (38km) : Beaucaire (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Fos-sur-Mer & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fos-sur-Mer
Canton: Istres-Sud
Arrondissement: Istres
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13270
Distance to Fos-sur-Mer
from Marseille: 38 km
from Paris: 635 km
from Calais: 867 km
from Nice: 190 km
from Bordeaux: 467 km
from Strasbourg: 612 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 Fos-sur-Mer): Port-de-Bouc and Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts.
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 Fos-sur-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fos-sur-Mer