Oppidum de la Tête de l'Ost and more: what to see in Mimet
Mimet and its surroundings hold 6 attractions, 3 museums and a fort. We list 3 places to visit in Mimet and 9 within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Drive 21 km to reach Château d'If.
Start here in Mimet
Beyond Oppidum de la Tête de l'Ost, there are 3 museums, a château and a zoo.
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.
Where they are
The 9 outside town cluster to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mimet; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Ahead are other sights (6); next, museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Mimet. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
In town there are 3, and the list adds 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Mimet first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
First of the 12 big names within reach is Château d'If, 21 km away.
AttractionChâteau d'If21 km southwest, in Marseille 7e
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde19 km southwest, in Marseille 6e
AttractionCathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure18 km southwest, in Marseille 2e
MuseumMusée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée18 km southwest, in Marseille 2e
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence13 km north, in Aix-en-Provence
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille18 km southwest, in Marseille 7e
MuseumMusée Granet12 km north, in Aix-en-Provence
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille16 km southwest, in Marseille 4e
FortFort Saint-Jean18 km southwest, in Marseille 2eMuseumMuseumMusée Cantini18 km southwest, in Marseille 6e
MuseumCamp des Milles13 km northwest, in Aix-en-Provence
AttractionPalais du Pharo18 km southwest, in Marseille 7ePlaces within 40 km of Mimet with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Mimet: questions and answers
What is there to see in Mimet?
The first on our list in Mimet are Oppidum de la Tête de l'Ost, Château-Bas and Maison de la Mémoire. We list 3 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mimet?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison de la Mémoire, Musée de la Mine and Musée Gardanne Autrefois.
Which places in Mimet are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Mimet is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Oppidum de la Tête de l'Ost.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mimet?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château d'If (21 km), Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde (19 km), Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure (18 km), Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée (18 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 Mimet, 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 (11)
- Château d'If: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure: Guiguilacagouille, CC BY-SA 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
- Musée Granet: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille: Jan Drewes (www.jandrewes.de), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Jean: Robert Valette, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp des Milles: Alaric Favier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais du Pharo: Remontees, 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.