Salernes tourism and travel guide
Visit Salernes: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Nicely situated in the Bresque river valley, both the medieval quarter and the shady valley in Salernes should feature on your itinerary
Salernes is situated in the Var department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Salernes. For detailed visitor information see the Salernes travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Salernes in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Popular places to visit nearby include Entrecasteaux at 5 km and Tourtour at 6 km.
Salernes, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Villecroze
at 4 km (direction east-north-east)Villecroze is a charming small village with a quaint historic centre and a park...
See Villecroze guide
Entrecasteaux
at 5 km (direction south)Entrecasteaux is a traditional Provencal town between the Gorges du Verdon and the French...
See Entrecasteaux guide
Tourtour
Most Beautiful Village at 6 km (direction east-north-east)Tourtour is a very attractive and traditional Provencal village with a great deal to...
See Tourtour guide
Aups
at 7 km (direction east-north-east)This pleasant town is interesting to visit during your stay near the Gorges du...
See Aups guide
Lorgues
at 13 km (direction east-south-east)The town of Lorgues is quite a quiet town, and very typical of Provencal...
See Lorgues guide
Flayosc
at 13 km (direction east)A stroll to admire the fountains in the quiet historic centre of Flayosc is...
See Flayosc guide
Barjols
at 18 km (direction west)The most striking characteristic of Barjols is the large number of washhouses, fountains and...
See Barjols guide
Draguignan
at 19 km (direction east)Much of the medieval centre of Draguignan is now lost, but the town will...
See Draguignan guide
Bauduen
Seaside resort at 20 km (direction north-north-west)Bauduen is a pretty village with a beach on the shores of Lac de...
See Bauduen guide
Les-Arcs-sur-Argens
at 23 km (direction east-south-east)Les Arcs, with its historical Parage quarter, is a very lovely historical town...
See Les-Arcs-sur-Argens guide
Lac de Sainte-Croix
Scenery at 23 km (direction north-north-west), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence departmentThe Lac de Sainte-Croix is a popular leisure lake with beaches near the Gorges...
See Lac de Sainte-Croix guide
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
at 23 km (direction north-north-west), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence departmentSainte-Croix-du-Verdon, France is a charming small resort on the west coast of the Lac...
See Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon guide
Aiguines
at 24 km (direction north-north-west)Aiguines is a small traditional Provencal village between the Lac de Sainte-Croix and the...
See Aiguines guide
Trigance
at 28 km (direction north-east)Trigance is a charming small village and castle to the east of the Gorges...
See Trigance guide
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Markets in and near Salernes
- Aups: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
- Cotignac: market Tuesday (8km)
- Carces: market Saturday (11km)
- Lorgues: market Tuesday (13km)
- Draguignan: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
- Le Luc: market Friday (20km)
- Brignoles: market Saturday (22km)
- Les Arcs: market Thursday (22km)
- Gonfaron: market Thursday (27km)
- Le Muy: market Thursday & Sunday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Salernes, France
What to do at Salernes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Salernes.
Grand sites of France
- Gorges du Verdon (22km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
National Monuments
- Thoronet Abbey (12km)
- Frejus Cathedral cloisters (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Grimaud (40km)
- Saint Cyr sur Mer (60km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Verdon (24km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (14km)
- Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (43km)
- Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin d’Elie Alexis (32km)
- Clos de Villeneuve (37km)
- Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (47km)
- Jardins du château de Sauvan (56km)
- Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (56km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac de Quinson (22km)
- Lac de Sainte-Croix (23km)
- Lac d'Esparron (29km)
- Barrage de Gréoux (32km)
- Massif des Maures (34km)
- Barrage de Chaudanne (40km)
- Barrage de Castillon (43km)
- Lac de Castillon (43km)
- Embouchure - Verdon (43km)
- Verdon (rivière) (43km)
- Massif de la Sainte-Baume (47km)
Amusement park / theme park
- OK Corral (54km)
Towns of Art and history
- Frejus (43km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Fréjus (42km)
Geography and distances
Salernes is in the south-east of France at 55 kilometres from Toulon, the department capital (general information: Salernes is 660 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Salernes
from Toulon (prefecture): 55 km
from Paris: 660 km
from Calais: 885 km
from Nice: 85 km
from Bordeaux: 561 km
from Strasbourg: 570 km
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 Salernes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Entrecasteaux, Sillans-la-Cascade, Tourtour and Villecroze.
This page in French: Visiter Salernes