Riez travel guide
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Visit Riez: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Riez is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 33 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Riez is 629 km from Paris and 854 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Riez
Popular places to visit near Riez: these include Valensole at 9 km and Moustiers at 11 km.
Clos de Villeneuve is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Lac de Sainte-Croix is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km. 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 Riez, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Riez
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Riez.
Note that all distances from Riez shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Riez holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Riez (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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 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 Riez and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Clos de Villeneuve (9km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (29km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (29km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (49km) :
- National Monuments: Thoronet Abbey (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Moustiers (11km) : Tourtour (30km) : Seillans (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (25km) : Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Gorges du Verdon (23km) : Montagne Sainte-Victoire (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Riez & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Riez
Canton: Riez
Arrondissement: Digne-les-Bains
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04500
Distance to Riez
from Digne-les-Bains: 33 km
from Paris: 629 km
from Calais: 854 km
from Nice: 95 km
from Bordeaux: 542 km
from Strasbourg: 545 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Riez): Montagnac-Montpezat, Puimoisson and Roumoules.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Riez from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Riez