national park
Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue
A wild wetland delta of pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls between the arms of the Rhône.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
About Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône sits on the route: 25 minutes from Fos-sur-Mer, 37km from Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue.
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 8,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fos-sur-Mer, about 13 km away.
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ sɛ̃ lwi dy ʁon]; Occitan: Pòrt Sant Loís), commonly known as Port-Saint-Louis or Port of Saint Louis is a port and commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The town serves as a second backup port for the Fos port section of the port ofRead more
Marseille Fos, major port in France.
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What is there to see near Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône?
Within an hour or so of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône: Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue (37 km), Les Baux-de-Provence (40 km), Carrières des Lumières (40 km), Notre-Dame de la Garde Viewpoint (47 km).
Are there any good drives near Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône?
The nearest famous roads are Route des Crêtes (Cassis), Gorges de la Nesque Road and Corniche Sublime (D71).
Where is Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône?
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 13 km from Fos-sur-Mer.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,503
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.3882, 4.8036
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Worth the detour from Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Les Baux-de-Provence
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
40 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Carrières des Lumières
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Notre-Dame de la Garde 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Aigues-Mortes
A perfectly rectangular walled medieval port town rising from the Camargue salt marshes and pink lagoons.
53 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Calanques National Park
Dramatic limestone fjord-like inlets with turquoise waters and white cliffs stretching between Marseille and Cassis on the Mediterranean coast.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 47 kmNotre-Dame de la Garde ViewpointMarseille'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.
- 63 kmPont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 64 kmRoute des Crêtes (Cassis)A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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