Saint-Raphael travel guide
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Visit Saint-Raphael: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Raphael is situated in the Var department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 76 km from Toulon, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Raphael is 693 km from Paris and 915 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Saint-Raphael (page also includes a photo gallery for Saint-Raphael)
Popular places to visit near Saint-Raphael: these include Frejus at 2 km and Agay at 7 km.
Frejus is a listed 'town of art and history' at 2km and Frejus Cathedral cloisters is a listed 'national monument' at 2km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Raphael: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Raphael, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-RaphaelSee France This Way travel guides for Var and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Raphael.
Note that all distances from Saint-Raphael shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Raphael holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Raphael (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 Var 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 Saint-Raphael and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de la Napoule (18km) : Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (26km) : Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (29km) : Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (34km) : Domaine du Rayol (38km) : Le Vallon du Brec (47km) :
- National Monuments: Frejus Cathedral cloisters (2km) : Thoronet Abbey (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Seillans (25km) : Gassin (26km) : Gourdon (37km) : Tourtour (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (3km) : Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (24km) : Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (37km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cannes (24km) : Bormes-les-Mimosas (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Frejus (2km) : Grasse (29km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Grimaud (26km) :
- Grand Site of France: Gorges du Verdon (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Raphael & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Raphaël
Canton: Saint-Raphaël
Arrondissement: Draguignan
Department: Var
Region: Provence
Postcode: 83700
Distance to Saint-Raphael
from Toulon: 76 km
from Paris: 693 km
from Calais: 915 km
from Nice: 51 km
from Bordeaux: 607 km
from Strasbourg: 579 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 1 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Raphael): Frejus.
Getting here
Var is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into the airports at Nice or Toulon. To drive from the channel ports allow about 11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Saint-Raphael from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Raphael
