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Visit Mimet: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Mimet is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 18 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Mimet is 652 km from Paris and 881 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aix-en-Provence at 12 km from Mimet
Popular places to visit near Mimet: these include Aix-en-Provence at 12 km and Aubagne at 15 km.
Jardin d'Albertas is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Montagne Sainte-Victoire 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.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Mimet, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Mimet
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 Mimet.
Note that all distances from Mimet shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Mimet holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Mimet (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 Mimet and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Albertas (9km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (18km) : Jardin de la Magalone (20km) : Parc Longchamp (20km) : Parc Borély (20km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (21km) : Parc municipal du Mugel (29km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (31km) : Jardin d’Elie Alexis (39km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (40km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (17km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ansouis (36km) : Lourmarin (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (37km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Martigues (37km) : Sanary-sur-Mer (41km) : Istres (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (17km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (31km) : Ollioules (42km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Mimet & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Mimet
Canton: Gardanne
Arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13105
Distance to Mimet
from Marseille: 18 km
from Paris: 652 km
from Calais: 881 km
from Nice: 145 km
from Bordeaux: 510 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Mimet): Cadolive, Fuveau, Gardanne, Greasque, Peypin, 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 Mimet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Mimet