Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
Martigues is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Port-de-Bouc, 38km from Calanques National Park.
Martigues is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 46,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Port-de-Bouc, about 6 km away.
Martigues (Occitan: Lo Martegue in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.
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Nicknamed the "Provençale Venice", Martigues is a point of passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Martigues (now Etang de Berre), close to the Côte d'Azur. The charm of its canals, its docks and bridges made it "The Venice of Provence". Martigues possesses also its cooperative winery "La Venise provençale": Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, rosé, red and white wines, fruit juices and natural oils in the region. Main varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Clairette.
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Within an hour or so of Martigues: Notre-Dame de la Garde Viewpoint (29 km), Calanques National Park (38 km), Les Baux-de-Provence (43 km), Carrières des Lumières (44 km).
The nearest famous roads are Route des Crêtes (Cassis), Gorges de la Nesque Road and Corniche Sublime (D71).
Martigues is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 6 km from Port-de-Bouc.
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scenic viewpoint
Marseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.
29 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Dramatic limestone fjord-like inlets with turquoise waters and white cliffs stretching between Marseille and Cassis on the Mediterranean coast.
38 km · about 45 min drive
castle
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
43 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
44 km · about 50 min drive
beach
The most beautiful of the Calanques, a slender turquoise inlet hemmed by needle-sharp white pinnacles.
44 km · about 50 min drive
coastal drive
A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.
46 km · about 55 min drive
national park
A wild wetland delta of pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls between the arms of the Rhône.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A stunning hilltop village of white stone houses perched dramatically above the Luberon valley.
57 km · about 65 min drive
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
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