Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
Thiers works well as a base: 11km from Calanques National Park.
Thiers is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 5,300 people. You drive on the right here.
Thiers (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁ] ) is a neighbourhood (French: quartier) of the 1st arrondissement of Marseille. A cultural and student quarter in the centre of Marseille, it is located between Place Jean-Jaurès and La Canebière, near the Vieux-Port.
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Within an hour or so of Thiers: Notre-Dame de la Garde Viewpoint (2 km), Calanques National Park (11 km), Calanque d'En-Vau (15 km), Route des Crêtes (Cassis) (17 km).
The nearest famous roads are Route des Crêtes (Cassis), Gorges de la Nesque Road and Corniche Sublime (D71).
Thiers is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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Full driving guide for France6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
2 km · about 5 min drive
national park
Dramatic limestone fjord-like inlets with turquoise waters and white cliffs stretching between Marseille and Cassis on the Mediterranean coast.
11 km · about 20 min drive
beach
The most beautiful of the Calanques, a slender turquoise inlet hemmed by needle-sharp white pinnacles.
15 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.
17 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
French Formula 1 circuit near the Côte d'Azur famous for its distinctive blue and red run-off stripes.
34 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 584 m limestone mountain looming over Toulon, climbed by a narrow corniche road of tight hairpins beloved of the Tour de France; the summit offers superb views over one of Europe's finest natural harbours.
48 km · about 55 min drive
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
April to October
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