museum
Carrières des Lumières
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Tarascon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
About Tarascon
Tarascon works well as a base: 10 minutes from Vallabrègues, 39km from Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue.
Tarascon is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vallabrègues, about 6 km away.
Tarascon (French pronunciation: [taʁaskɔ̃]; Occitan: Tarascon), sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune situated at the extreme west of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Inhabitants are referred to as Tarasconnais or Tarasconnaises. The patron saintRead more
of the city is Martha of Bethany, whose motto is "Concordia Felix".
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tarascon?
Within an hour or so of Tarascon: Carrières des Lumières (12 km), Les Baux-de-Provence (13 km), Circuit de Ledenon (18 km), Pont du Gard (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Tarascon?
The nearest famous roads are Gorges de la Nesque Road, Route des Crêtes (Cassis) and Route Napoléon.
Where is Tarascon?
Tarascon is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 6 km from Vallabrègues.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,735
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.8058, 4.6603
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
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 Tarascon
8 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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Circuit de Ledenon
Twisting, roller-coaster circuit in the sun-baked hills near Nimes, famed as France's most technical track; a favourite of motorcyclists and track-day drivers, and one of few French circuits run anti-clockwise.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Pont du Gard
Remarkably preserved three-tiered Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD in southern France.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Arena of Nimes
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world, still hosting events nearly 2,000 years after its construction.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Tarascon
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 20 kmPont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 58 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.
- 64 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.
- 68 kmPlateau de Sault Lavender FieldsEndless rows of purple lavender perfume the high Vaucluse plateau every summer beneath Mont Ventoux.
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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