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Les Baux-de-Provence
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Salon-de-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
About Salon-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Grans, 27km from Les Baux-de-Provence.
Salon-de-Provence is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Grans, about 5 km away.
Salon-de-Provence (French: [salɔ̃ d(ə) pʁɔvɑ̃s], locally [saˈlɔ̃ᵑ də pχoˈvãⁿsə]; Provençal Occitan: Selon de Provença or Seloun de Prouvènço, pronounced [seˈlu de pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Metropolis ofRead more
Aix-Marseille Provence), region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southern France. It is the home of an important French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace) air base.
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What is there to see near Salon-de-Provence?
Within an hour or so of Salon-de-Provence: Les Baux-de-Provence (27 km), Carrières des Lumières (27 km), Gordes (31 km), Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Salon-de-Provence?
The nearest famous roads are Gorges de la Nesque Road, Route des Crêtes (Cassis) and Route Napoléon.
Where is Salon-de-Provence?
Salon-de-Provence is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 5 km from Grans.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 41,397
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.6423, 5.0948
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Salon-de-Provence
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Carrières des Lumières
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Gordes
A stunning hilltop village of white stone houses perched dramatically above the Luberon valley.
31 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
France's most powerful spring gushes from the foot of a cliff into an impossibly green pool.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Roussillon
A vibrant Provencal village built atop ochre cliffs, famous for its striking red and orange facades.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Abbaye de Sénanque
A serene 12th-century Cistercian abbey framed by its own postcard rows of summer lavender.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
41 km · about 50 min drive
bridge
Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)
The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Salon-de-Provence
- 42 kmPont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 46 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.
- 49 kmGorges de la Nesque RoadA serene Provençal balcony drive (D942) winding above a 400 m-deep limestone canyon near Mont Ventoux, with the Belvédère de Castellaras as its showpiece viewpoint.
- 56 kmPlateau de Sault Lavender FieldsEndless rows of purple lavender perfume the high Vaucluse plateau every summer beneath Mont Ventoux.
- 61 kmMont Ventoux Summit ViewpointThe 'Beast of Provence' at 1,912 metres, a barren lunar summit offering views from the Alps to the Mediterranean on clear days.
- 61 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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