La Fare-les-Oliviers tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Fare-les-Oliviers: highlights and tourist information

La Fare-les-Oliviers is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Fare-les-Oliviers in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Salon-de-Provence at 13 km and Collegiate Church Saint-Laurent at 13 km.

La Fare-les-Oliviers, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Salon-de-Provence

at 13 km (direction north-west)

The castle and Collegiale church of Saint-Laurent are among the principal places of interest...

See Salon-de-Provence guide

Collegiate Church Saint-Laurent

Church at 13 km (direction north-west)

The Collegiate Saint-Laurent is an imposing 14th century church that contains the tomb of...

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Martigues

at 20 km (direction south-west)

The harbour area and quaint fishermen cottages is the principal attraction in the large...

See Martigues guide

Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence

Cathedral at 20 km (direction east)

The Cathedral of Aix-de-Provence has 5th century origins and an impressive baptistery and cloister...

See Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence guide

Church Saint-Jean-de-Malte

Church at 21 km (direction east)

The Church Saint-Jean-de-Malte is the oldest gothic church in Provence, built in the 13th...

See Church Saint-Jean-de-Malte guide

Aix-en-Provence

at 21 km (direction east)

The vibrant town of Aix-en-Provence is a traditional Provence town, with many museums and...

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Carry-le-Rouet

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction south-south-west)

Slightly outside the main Riviera, the beaches and coastal paths of Carry-le-Rouet are very...

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Cadenet

at 26 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Cadenet is a small town in the south of the Luberon Regional Natural Park...

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Chateau de Lourmarin

Castle at 27 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

The Chateau de Lourmarin is a castle on the edge of the village of...

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Lourmarin

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Lourmarin is one of the most important scenic villages in the Luberon region...

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Pertuis

at 30 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Pertuis is a small Provencal town to the south of the Luberon Regional Natural...

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Extraordinary Museum of Georges Mazoyer

Museum at 30 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Museum featuring an eclectic collection of objects discovered in the ocean and various works...

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Ansouis

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

The quaint medieval centre, the castle and the views from Ansouis make it one...

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Menerbes

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

One of our favourite Luberon villages, the streets of old Menerbes are overflowing with...

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Map of places to visit near La Fare-les-Oliviers

Markets in and near La Fare-les-Oliviers

• Berre-l'Etang: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
• Lambesc: market Friday (13km)
• Marignane: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (15km)
• Istres: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Chateauneuf-les-Martigues: market Friday (19km)
• Martigues: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (20km)
• Mallemort: market Friday (20km)
• Aix-en-Provence: market every day except Sunday (20km)
• Bouc-Bel-Air: market Sunday (21km)
• Eyguieres: market Tuesday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near La Fare-les-Oliviers, France

What to do at La Fare-les-Oliviers? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Fare-les-Oliviers.

Grand sites of France

• Montagne Sainte-Victoire (36km)

Heritage sites

• Avignon Centre (54km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lourmarin (27km)
• Ansouis (30km)
• Menerbes (31km)
• Baux-de-Provence (39km)
• Roussillon (40km)
• Gordes (40km)

National Monuments

• Chateau d'If (32km)
• Glanum (40km)
• Montmajour Abbey (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Apt (40km)
• Beaucaire (53km)
• Saint Cyr sur Mer (59km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Alpilles (37km)
• Luberon (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (21km)
• Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (40km)
• Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (42km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (46km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eguilles (13km)
• Jardin d'Albertas (21km)
• Jardin du château de Val Joanis (30km)
• Jardin de l'Alchimiste (31km)
• Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (32km)
• Jardin de la Louve (32km)
• Parc du 26e Centenaire (34km)
• Parc Borély (36km)
• Jardin de la Magalone (36km)
• Parc Longchamp (36km)
• Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (48km)
• Parc municipal du Mugel (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Aix-en-Provence (20km)
• Avignon (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de Régalon (23km)
• Calanque (42km)
• Cap Canaille (46km)
• Colorado Provencal (48km)
• Verdon (rivière) (48km)
• Embouchure - Verdon (48km)
• Cap Canaille (Cassis) (49km)
• Massif de la Sainte-Baume (51km)
• Calanque de Figuerolles (54km)
• Parc du Mugel (54km)

Amusement park / theme park

• OK Corral (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Marseille (32km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Istres (17km)
• Martigues (20km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo de La Barben (8km)

Geography and distances

La Fare-les-Oliviers is in the south-east of France at 32 kilometres from Marseille, the department capital (general information: La Fare-les-Oliviers is 629 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 La Fare-les-Oliviers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coudoux, Lancon-Provence and Velaux.

This page in French: Visiter La Fare-les-Oliviers