Bouches-du-Rhône



Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The department is rich in landscape diversity with a humid environment with the Rhône delta and the Camargue, an arid zone with the Crau, massifs with the Alpilles, or the coast with the calanques.

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Map of Bouches-du-Rhône

  • 1 Marseille — France's cosmopolitan second city, known for its Mediterranean harbour, its calanques, and its seafood
  • 2 Aix-en-Provence — city of water, city of art
  • 3 Arles — an inspiration for Vincent van Gogh, as well as numerous Roman remains
  • 4 Les Baux-de-Provence — one of the most picturesque villages in France, many of its buildings (in particular the castle) are picturesque ruins
  • 5 Cassis — a little fishing port, tucked between two exceptional natural sites (the celebrated Calanques and the majestic Cap Canaille)
  • 6 La Ciotat — the birthplace of cinema and of pétanque. Great for beaches, walking, sightseeing, touring, and a fantastic place to base a visit to the area.
  • 7 Martigues Martigues on Wikipedia — nicknamed the "Provençale Venice"
  • 8 Puyloubier
  • 9 Saintes Maries de la Mer — site of an important bird reserve that is homecto hundreds of pink flamingos
  • 10 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence — has the ruins of an old ancient Roman/Gaul city
  • 11 Salon-de-Provence — a walled city that has a jusrum in the last home of Nostradamus

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  • 1 Alpilles Alpilles on Wikipedia — a low range of mountains whose pretty villages both inspired and haunted the imagination of Van Gogh
  • 2 Camargue — one of Europe's largest river deltas and wetlands, a great place to spot flamingos and French cowboys
  • 3 Calanques National Park — famous for its many steep bays and a cave with prehistoric cave paintings

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The department's main museums include the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, the Musée de la Faïence de Marseille and the Marseille History Museum.

Major sites of tourism include:

  • The cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence
  • Roman and Romanesque monuments of Arles
  • The Camargue and the town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
  • Alphonse Daudet's windmill in Fontvieille
  • Les Baux-de-Provence, medieval village
  • Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum
  • Tarascon, medieval castle and church
  • Salon-de-Provence, city of Nostradamus, and one of the biggest citadels in Provence: Château de l'Empéri
  • The Calanque de Sormiou, Marseille

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