Velaux travel guide
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Visit Velaux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Velaux is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 27 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Velaux is 633 km from Paris and 864 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aix-en-Provence at 16 km from Velaux
Popular places to visit near Velaux: these include Aix-en-Provence at 16 km and Salon-de-Provence at 18 km.
Jardin d'Eguilles is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Jardin d'Albertas is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 15km. 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 Velaux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Velaux
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 Velaux.
Note that all distances from Velaux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Velaux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Velaux (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 Velaux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Eguilles (9km) : Jardin d'Albertas (15km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (27km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (29km) : Jardin de la Magalone (31km) : Parc Longchamp (31km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (31km) : Parc Borély (31km) : Jardin de la Louve (34km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (36km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (27km) : Glanum (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lourmarin (28km) : Ansouis (29km) : Menerbes (34km) : Roussillon (42km) : Gordes (43km) : Baux-de-Provence (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (22km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (43km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (46km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Martigues (21km) : Istres (22km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (27km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (41km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Velaux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Velaux
Canton: Pélissanne
Arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13880
Distance to Velaux
from Marseille: 27 km
from Paris: 633 km
from Calais: 864 km
from Nice: 163 km
from Bordeaux: 487 km
from Strasbourg: 594 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Velaux): Coudoux, La Fare-les-Oliviers, Rognac and Ventabren.
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 Velaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Velaux