Martigues travel guide
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Visit Martigues: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Martigues is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 29 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Martigues is 641 km from Paris and 873 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Martigues
Popular places to visit near Martigues: these include Martigues at 1 km and Carry-le-Rouet at 11 km.
Istres is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 13km and Marseille is a listed 'town of art and history' at 29km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Martigues: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Martigues, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Martigues
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 Martigues.
Note that all distances from Martigues shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Martigues holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Martigues (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 Martigues and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Eguilles (30km) : Jardin d'Albertas (30km) : Parc Longchamp (31km) : Parc Borély (31km) : Jardin de la Magalone (31km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (31km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (40km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (48km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (29km) : Montmajour Abbey (46km) : Glanum (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (43km) : Lourmarin (47km) : Ansouis (49km) : Menerbes (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (35km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (40km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (13km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (29km) : Arles (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Martigues & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Martigues
Canton: Martigues
Arrondissement: Istres
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13500
Distance to Martigues
from Marseille: 29 km
from Paris: 641 km
from Calais: 873 km
from Nice: 181 km
from Bordeaux: 477 km
from Strasbourg: 612 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Martigues): 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 Martigues from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Martigues