Gardanne travel guide
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Visit Gardanne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gardanne is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 19 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Gardanne is 647 km from Paris and 877 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aix-en-Provence at 8 km from Gardanne
Popular places to visit near Gardanne: these include Aix-en-Provence at 8 km and Marseille at 19 km.
Jardin d'Albertas is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 4km and Jardin d'Eguilles is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Gardanne: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Gardanne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gardanne
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 Gardanne.
Note that all distances from Gardanne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gardanne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gardanne (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 Gardanne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Albertas (4km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (16km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (20km) : Parc Borély (23km) : Jardin de la Magalone (23km) : Parc Longchamp (23km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (27km) : Parc municipal du Mugel (34km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (36km) : Jardin d’Elie Alexis (43km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (19km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ansouis (32km) : Lourmarin (35km) : Menerbes (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (32km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Martigues (34km) : Istres (39km) : Sanary-sur-Mer (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (19km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (36km) : Ollioules (47km) : Apt (47km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Gardanne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gardanne
Canton: Gardanne
Arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13120
Distance to Gardanne
from Marseille: 19 km
from Paris: 647 km
from Calais: 877 km
from Nice: 148 km
from Bordeaux: 506 km
from Strasbourg: 597 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Gardanne): Bouc-Bel-Air, Greasque, Meyreuil, Mimet, Saint-Savournin and Simiane-Collongue.
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 Gardanne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gardanne