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Visit Mons: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The elevated position of Mons, at 800 metres altitude, means the views across the Mediterranean stretch an extraordinary distance

Mons is situated in the Var 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 Mons in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fayence at 8 km and Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne at 8 km.

Mons, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tourrettes

at 8 km (direction south)

The small village of Tourrettes is one of several perched villages in the Pays...

See Tourrettes guide

Fayence

at 8 km (direction south-south-west)

Fayence itself is a pleasant, unspoiled small town and well placed to explore the...

See Fayence guide

Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne

at 8 km (direction east-south-east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

A visit to the small town of Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne might be combined with a trip...

See Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne guide

Callian

at 8 km (direction south-south-east)

You might lose all sense of orientation in the winding streets of Callian- keep...

See Callian guide

Seillans

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction south-west)

The village of Seillans is a perched village in the Pays de Fayence region...

See Seillans guide

Montauroux

at 9 km (direction south-east)

Most visitors will combine a trip to Montauroux with some time at the leisure...

See Montauroux guide

Bargeme

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

More than 1000 metres above sea-level, it is no surprise that the views are...

See Bargeme guide

Bagnols-en-Foret

at 17 km (direction south)

Bagnols-en-Foret is a pleasant town close to the popular Gorges of the Blavet River...

See Bagnols-en-Foret guide

Tanneron

at 17 km (direction east-south-east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

Tanneron is a small village, often visited by those enjoying the leisure lake at...

See Tanneron guide

Grasse

at 17 km (direction east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

Grasse, the perfume capital of France, also has a very extensive old town with...

See Grasse guide

Pegomas

at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

The traditional Provencal town of Pegomas is ideally visited in early spring as part...

See Pegomas guide

Gourdon

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

Gourdon is practically the archetypal Provencal village, unmissable by you and by the many...

See Gourdon guide

Opio

at 22 km (direction east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

Opio is a tiny village in the hills, with very far-reaching views...

See Opio guide

Le Bar-sur-Loup

at 22 km (direction east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

An attractive village with ruins of a castle and fortified walls, and surrounded by...

See Le Bar-sur-Loup guide

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Markets in and near Mons

• Fayence: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (8km)
• Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey: market Sunday (11km)
• Peymeinade: market Monday (14km)
• Grasse: market Wednesday & Tuesday (17km)
• Mouans-Sartoux: market Tuesday & Thursday (22km)
• Castellane: market Saturday (23km)
• Valbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (24km)
• Mandelieu-la-Napoule: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (24km)
• Draguignan: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
• Le Muy: market Thursday & Sunday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Mons, France

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

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (34km)

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Verdon (29km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Seillans (8km)
• Gourdon (22km)
• Tourtour (35km)
• Moustiers (43km)

National Monuments

• Frejus Cathedral cloisters (29km)
• Thoronet Abbey (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Verdon (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (29km)
• Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (29km)
• Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (30km)
• Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (17km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (26km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (29km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (35km)
• Jardin botanique (44km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Grasse (17km)
• Nice (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (9km)
• Barrage de Chaudanne (22km)
• Barrage de Castillon (25km)
• Lac de Castillon (25km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (35km)
• Lac de Sainte-Croix (43km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Frejus (29km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (29km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Fréjus (24km)
• Parc Phœnix (41km)

Geography and distances

Mons is in the south-east of France at 90 kilometres from Toulon, the department capital (general information: Mons is 665 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Mons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Escragnolles.

This page in French: Visiter Mons