Salon-de-Provence travel guide
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Visit Salon-de-Provence: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Salon-de-Provence is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 44 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Salon-de-Provence is 617 km from Paris and 849 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Salon-de-Provence
Popular places to visit near Salon-de-Provence: these include Menerbes at 23 km and Oppede-le-Vieux at 24 km.
Istres is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 16km and Gorges de Régalon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Salon-de-Provence: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Salon-de-Provence, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Salon-de-Provence
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 Salon-de-Provence.
Note that all distances from Salon-de-Provence shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Salon-de-Provence holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Salon-de-Provence (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 Salon-de-Provence and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l'Alchimiste (18km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (22km) : Jardin de la Louve (27km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (32km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (33km) : Jardin d'Albertas (33km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (35km) : Jarditrain (41km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (45km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (46km) :
- National Monuments: Glanum (27km) : Montmajour Abbey (38km) : Fort Saint-Andre (44km) : Chateau d'If (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Menerbes (23km) : Lourmarin (26km) : Baux-de-Provence (27km) : Gordes (32km) : Ansouis (32km) : Roussillon (33km) : Venasque (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (19km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (31km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (32km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (36km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (38km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (16km) : Martigues (26km) :
- Heritage Sites: Roman Arles (38km) : Avignon Centre (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arles (38km) : Beaucaire (41km) : Marseille (44km) : Carpentras (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (36km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Salon-de-Provence & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Salon-de-Provence
Canton: Salon-de-Provence
Arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13300
Distance to Salon-de-Provence
from Marseille: 44 km
from Paris: 617 km
from Calais: 849 km
from Nice: 175 km
from Bordeaux: 471 km
from Strasbourg: 587 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Salon-de-Provence): Aurons, Grans, Lancon-Provence, Pelissanne and Vernegues.
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 Salon-de-Provence from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Salon-de-Provence