Montauroux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Montauroux: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Most visitors will combine a trip to Montauroux with some time at the leisure Lake of Saint-Cassien nearby

Montauroux 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 Montauroux in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne at 4 km and Tourrettes at 5 km.

Montauroux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Callian

at 1 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Callian guide

Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne

at 4 km (direction north-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

Tourrettes

at 5 km (direction west)

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

See Tourrettes guide

Fayence

at 6 km (direction west)

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

See Fayence guide

Mons

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

The elevated position of Mons, at 800 metres altitude, means the views across the...

See Mons guide

Tanneron

at 9 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

Seillans

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction west)

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

See Seillans guide

Bagnols-en-Foret

at 10 km (direction south-west)

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

See Bagnols-en-Foret guide

Grasse

at 13 km (direction east-north-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 14 km (direction east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

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

See Pegomas guide

Massif de l'Esterel

at 14 km (direction south-south-east)

The Massif d'Esterel is a substantial region of countryside on the riviera with hiking...

See Massif de l'Esterel guide

Mandelieu-la-Napoule

at 16 km (direction east-south-east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

While lacking the attractions of the more important Riviera towns, Mandelieu-la-Napoule is well placed...

See Mandelieu-la-Napoule guide

Opio

at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

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

See Opio guide

Mougins

at 18 km (direction east), in the Alpes-Maritimes department

You will want to pause several times to admire the views across Cannes Bay...

See Mougins guide

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Markets in and near Montauroux

• Fayence: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (6km)
• Peymeinade: market Monday (9km)
• Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey: market Sunday (11km)
• Grasse: market Wednesday & Tuesday (14km)
• Mandelieu-la-Napoule: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (16km)
• Mouans-Sartoux: market Tuesday & Thursday (16km)
• Valbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (20km)
• Frejus: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (21km)
• Le Cannet: market Tuesday & Sunday (21km)
• Cannes: market Monday - seasonal market only (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Montauroux, France

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

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (29km)

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Verdon (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Seillans (10km)
• Gourdon (21km)
• Tourtour (37km)
• Gassin (45km)
• Moustiers (51km)
• Coaraze (51km)

National Monuments

• Frejus Cathedral cloisters (21km)
• Thoronet Abbey (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Grimaud (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Verdon (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (21km)
• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (21km)
• Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (21km)
• Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (13km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (18km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (29km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (30km)
• Jardin botanique (41km)
• Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Grasse (14km)
• Nice (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (6km)
• Barrage de Chaudanne (31km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (33km)
• Lac de Castillon (34km)
• Barrage de Castillon (34km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (42km)
• Massif des Maures (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Frejus (21km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (21km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Fréjus (16km)
• Parc Phœnix (37km)
• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (46km)

Geography and distances

Montauroux is in the south-east of France at 87 kilometres from Toulon, the department capital (general information: Montauroux is 674 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 Montauroux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Callian, Fayence, Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne, Saint-Paul-en-Foret and Tourrettes.

This page in French: Visiter Montauroux