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Les Baux-de-Provence
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
Paradou works well as a base: 10 minutes from Fontvieille, 3km from Les Baux-de-Provence.
Paradou is a town located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. With a population of 1,228, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Paradou sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Paradou to your route.
Paradou (French pronunciation: [paʁadu], also Le Paradou; Occitan: Lo Parador) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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Paradou is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe. The coordinates are 43.7170 latitude, 4.7860 longitude.
Paradou has a population of approximately 1,228 people, making it a town in France.
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castle
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
3 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
4 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
26 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
26 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Remarkably preserved three-tiered Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD in southern France.
33 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
France's most powerful spring gushes from the foot of a cliff into an impossibly green pool.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world, still hosting events nearly 2,000 years after its construction.
37 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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