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Saint-Raphael tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Raphael: highlights and tourist information

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France This Way comment: The clean and popular resort of Saint-Raphael is one of our favourites along this section of the Riviera

Saint-Raphael is situated in the Var department and Provence region, in the south-east of France at 76 kilometres from Toulon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Raphael is 693 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Agay at 7 km and Massif de l'Esterel at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Saint-Raphael, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Raphael in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Var

Map of places to visit near Saint-Raphael

Markets in and near Saint-Raphael

Market days in Saint-Raphael: weekly market: Tuesday & Monday;

• Saint-Raphael: market Tuesday & Monday (0km)
• Frejus: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (3km)
• Roquebrune-sur-Argens: market Friday (10km)
• Le Muy: market Thursday & Sunday (17km)
• Mandelieu-la-Napoule: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (19km)
• Fayence: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (23km)
• Les Arcs: market Thursday (24km)
• Cannes: market Monday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Cannes: market every day except Monday (24km)
• Peymeinade: market Monday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Raphael, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Raphael.

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (36km)

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Verdon (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Seillans (25km)
• Gassin (26km)
• Gourdon (37km)
• Tourtour (42km)

National Monuments

• Frejus Cathedral cloisters (2km)
• Thoronet Abbey (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Grimaud (26km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Verdon (59km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (0km)
• Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (3km)
• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (24km)
• Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de la Napoule (18km)
• Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (26km)
• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (29km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (34km)
• Domaine du Rayol (38km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (47km)
• Jardin botanique (51km)
• Jardin d’oiseaux tropicaux (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Grasse (29km)
• Nice (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (26km)
• Massif des Maures (35km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (47km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Frejus (2km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (24km)
• Bormes-les-Mimosas (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Fréjus (6km)
• Parc Phœnix (45km)
• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (54km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Saint-Raphael is in the south-east of France. 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 Saint-Raphael from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

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

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Raphael