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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Things to see in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

134 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A diorama or scale model depicting an underwater archaeological excavation site with miniature figures, a boat, and structural remains.

Arles · Heritage Trails

Arles Antique Museum (Musée Départemental Arles Antique)

Roman antiquities museum housing the oldest bust of Juliu...
A crowded pebble beach with people sunbathing and swimming in clear blue water, backed by a stone seawall, a harbor with a lighthouse, and a hilltop fortress (Château de Cassis) under a clear sky.

Cassis · Beaches

Plage de la Grande Mer

Central Cassis beach with crystal clear waters
A night view of a harbor with colorful buildings and boats, featuring a prominent illuminated church tower in the background.

Saint-tropez · Coastal & Maritime

Port de Saint-Tropez

Historic harbor in the fishing district of La Ponche
A large, fortified stone castle with crenellated towers, arched windows, and a prominent double spiral staircase, set on a hillside surrounded by green trees and dry scrubland.

Aix-en-provence · Castles

Château de la Barben

1000-year-old castle in the Alpilles
A wide tree-lined avenue in Toulon filled with market stalls and pedestrians leading to a church.

Toulon · Urban Exploration

Marché de Toulon

Provençal open-air market in Toulon's historic center
Fruit and vegetable stalls at the Marché Forville in Cannes

Cannes · Local Cuisine

Marché Forville

The covered food market of Cannes
A large medieval stone fortress with two prominent round towers and a high curtain wall, situated behind a parking lot with cars and a tree in the foreground.

Gordes · Museums & Culture

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Gordes

Museum in 16th-century castle
The Place de l'Horloge with the town hall and café terraces, Avignon

Avignon · City Centers

Place de l'Horloge

Avignon's lively main square, with the town hall and opera
A wide-angle daytime view of a large European plaza with distinctive black-and-white checkered paving, flanked by colorful buildings with arched ground-floor colonnades and topped by white statues of seated figures on tall poles.

Nice · Historic Architecture

Place Masséna

Black-and-white lattice square with Plensa sculptures
An aerial view of a large, densely packed marina filled with numerous white yachts and boats, situated along a curved coastline backed by a densely built-up urban area with white buildings and terracotta roofs, featuring a prominent breakwater and

Antibes · Coastal Promenades

Port Vauban

Mediterranean's largest yacht marina with historic Vauban...
A street-level view of a curved, multi-story beige building with wrought-iron balconies and ground-floor shops including "DESSANGE" and "RESTAURANT," adjacent to a white church facade under a clear blue sky.

Marseille · City Centers

Quai du Port

Historic Greek-founded port and city center
A pedestrianized urban street lined with multi-story stone buildings housing retail shops, featuring overhead tram or trolleybus wires and a distant classical building at the terminus.

Grasse · Guided Experiences

Rue de la République

Main thoroughfare in Grasse, the perfume capital