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Visit Paradou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Paradou is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 67 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Paradou is 601 km from Paris and 833 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Baux-de-Provence at 3 km from Paradou
Popular places to visit near Paradou: these include Baux-de-Provence at 3 km and Fontvieille at 6 km.
Alpilles is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 2km and Baux-de-Provence is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 3km. 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 Paradou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Paradou
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 Paradou.
Note that all distances from Paradou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Paradou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Paradou (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 Paradou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l'Alchimiste (14km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (15km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (33km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (36km) : Jarditrain (41km) : Jardin de la Louve (44km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (49km) :
- National Monuments: Glanum (9km) : Montmajour Abbey (13km) : Fort Saint-Andre (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (3km) : Menerbes (36km) : Gordes (40km) : Venasque (43km) : Roussillon (46km) : Lourmarin (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (13km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (21km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (25km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (28km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (33km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (40km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (43km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (28km) : Martigues (41km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (13km) : Avignon Centre (25km) : Pont du Gard (32km) : Orange Roman Theatre (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arles (13km) : Beaucaire (15km) : Nimes (36km) : Uzes (43km) : Carpentras (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pernes-les-Fontaines (38km) : Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Paradou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Paradou
Canton: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Arrondissement: Arles
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13520
Distance to Paradou
from Marseille: 67 km
from Paris: 601 km
from Calais: 833 km
from Nice: 200 km
from Bordeaux: 444 km
from Strasbourg: 587 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 Paradou): Baux-de-Provence and Fontvieille.
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 Paradou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Paradou