From Porte d'Arles on: Istres’s list
Every one of its 3 places to visit is in Istres. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Further afield lies Terrasse du café le soir, at 34 km.
Best known, in and near Istres
The rest of the best known are 2 attractions.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Finding your way
The farthest of them, Dinosaur'Istres, is 1 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Istres; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
They are all other sights: 3 in all.
Dark: in Istres. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The list is 3 places, all in town.
The 3 places in Istres first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Terrasse du café le soir, at 34 km.
AttractionTerrasse du café le soir34 km northwest, in ArlesAttractionAttractionLa Nuit étoilée34 km northwest, in Arles
AttractionChâteau d'If38 km southeast, in Marseille 7eAttractionAttractionPont Flavien6 km northeast, in Saint-Chamas
AttractionCathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure39 km southeast, in Marseille 2e
Archaeological siteArènes d'Arles33 km northwest, in Arles
MuseumMusée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée39 km southeast, in Marseille 2eAttractionAttractionAncienne cathédrale Saint-Trophime à Arles34 km northwest, in Arles
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence38 km east, in Aix-en-ProvenceAttractionAttractionLes Alyscamps33 km northwest, in Arles
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille40 km southeast, in Marseille 7e
AttractionThéâtre antique d'Arles33 km northwest, in ArlesPlaces within 40 km of Istres with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Istres
What is there to see in Istres?
The first on our list in Istres are Porte d'Arles, Dinosaur'Istres and Le Jet d'eau. We list 3 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Istres?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Istres or within 5 km.
Which places in Istres are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Istres is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Porte d'Arles.
What well-known places are within a day out of Istres?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Terrasse du café le soir (34 km), La Nuit étoilée (34 km), Château d'If (38 km), Pont Flavien (6 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Istres, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Terrasse du café le soir: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'If: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure: Guiguilacagouille, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arènes d'Arles: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée: Olena Ilnytska, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence: Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille: Bjs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théâtre antique d'Arles: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.