Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer travel guide
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Visit Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 78 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is 622 km from Paris and 856 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (page also includes a photo gallery for Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer)
Popular places to visit near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: these include Camargue at 3 km and Aigues-Mortes at 23 km.
Camargue is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 14km and Etang de Scamandre is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 20km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
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 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
Note that all distances from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (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 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la Fontaine (43km) : Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (45km) :
- National Monuments: Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (23km) : Montmajour Abbey (30km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (22km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (25km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (30km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (30km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arles (30km) : Beaucaire (43km) : Nimes (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Canton: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Arrondissement: Arles
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13460
Distance to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
from Marseille: 78 km
from Paris: 622 km
from Calais: 856 km
from Nice: 230 km
from Bordeaux: 428 km
from Strasbourg: 625 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 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer): Camargue.
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 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer