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Attractions in Fréjus

Fréjus to see, Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus first

Around Fréjus, the places to visit include 6 museums, 5 attractions and 2 water parks. We list 17 places to visit in Fréjus and 4 within 5 km of its centre. France lists 4 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. 7 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. The big name further out is Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes, 25 km from the centre.

Photo: Mémorial des guerres en Indochine, Cyrilb1881 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Fréjus
17
inside the commune
Within 5 km
4
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
7
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
5
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
4
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

The headline places in Fréjus

Next to Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus, the best known are 2 attractions, a monastery and a fort.

CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjusin townAttractionAttractionPagode Hông Hiên Tuin townAttractionMémorial des guerres en Indochinein townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Dominicaines de Fréjusin townFortFortRemparts de Fréjusin townChâteauChâteauVilla Auréliennein town

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.

Map

How they lie

Head to the southeast for most of the 4 on the list.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fréjus; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What they are

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (7) and châteaux or heritage sites (5).

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 1 gallery5 in town · 2 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 1 cathedral · 1 monastery · 1 fort · 1 château · 1 ruin5 in town
Zoos, parks & days out 2 water parks · 1 zoo · 1 theme park3 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions4 in town · 1 nearby

Dark: in Fréjus. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything to see

21 places in all: 17 in town and 4 within 5 km of its centre.

The 17 places in Fréjus first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Fréjus → · Parks and trails in Fréjus →

Further afield

Names further out

Out of town, Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes (25 km) leads 12 names to know.

AttractionPalais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes25 km northeast, in CannesAttractionAbbaye de Lérins26 km east, in CannesAbbeyAbbaye du Thoronet39 km west, in Le ThoronetMuseumMusée Picasso35 km northeast, in AntibesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea d'Antibes35 km northeast, in AntibesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse28 km northeast, in GrasseFortFort carré35 km northeast, in AntibesChâteauChâteau de la Napoule19 km northeast, in Mandelieu-la-NapouleMuseumMusée national Fernand-Léger36 km northeast, in BiotChâteauChâteauChâteau Vallombrosa25 km northeast, in CannesGardenJardin botanique de la villa Thuret34 km northeast, in AntibesChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Colle Noire18 km north, in Montauroux

Places within 40 km of Fréjus with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Seeing Fréjus: your questions

What is there to see in Fréjus?

The first on our list in Fréjus are Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus, Pagode Hông Hiên Tu, Mémorial des guerres en Indochine and Couvent des Dominicaines de Fréjus. We list 17 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Fréjus?

7 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des troupes de marine de Fréjus, Centre d'Histoire et d'Étude des Troupes d'Outre-Mer, Musée Archéologique and Atelier d'art Tramoni.

Which places in Fréjus are listed historic monuments?

4 places on this page in Fréjus are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus, Couvent des Dominicaines de Fréjus, Remparts de Fréjus and Villa Aurélienne.

What well-known places are within a day out of Fréjus?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes (25 km), Abbaye de Lérins (26 km), Abbaye du Thoronet (39 km), Musée Picasso (35 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 Fréjus, 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)

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.