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Getting Around
If you have a car, the auto-
routes are fast and bypass
slow traffic in the towns. The
A8 autoroute which leads
along the Riviera meets the
Paris-Marseille A7 Autoroute
du Soleil 17 km (11 miles)
de la Camargueamargue
de la C west of Aix, while the A9
Languedocienne heads west
through Nîmes towards Spain.
The main towns are all linked
by trains and buses, though
bus services tend to be poor
View across the harbour of Fort St-Jean, Marseille outside towns. Arles and Aix-
en-Provence make particularly
good bases for getting around.
Boat trips are organized from
Cavaillon
St-Andiol Arles and Stes-Maries-de-la-
Mer in the Camargue, where
a good way to see the
Orgon
countryside is to hire
Eygalières the native horses.
Senas
Digne
Castel de La Roque- ABBAYE DE
Eyguières Roquemartine d'Anthéron SILVACANE
Pertuis
r
ra
Durance
SALON-DE- Lambesc Meyrargues
PROVENCE Peyrolles-en-
Provence
BOUCHES- DU- RHONE St-Cannat
Miramas
Eguilles
Saint-Chamas AIX-EN- Montagne
Istres Velaux PROVENCE Ste -Victoire
Berre-l’Etang Nice
Étang Trets
de Berre Gardanne
MARTIGUES Marignane
Port-de-
Bouc
St-Antoine
l 'Estaque Roquevaire
Carro
Carry-le- Aullach
Rouet
AUBAGNE
MARSEILLE
Gémenos
Château d'If St-Marcel
Key
Cap Croisette
Motorway CASSIS Toulon
Major road
CA
C
LES CALANQUES
Secondary road Cap
Canaille La Ciotat
Minor road
Scenic route
Main railway
0 kilometres 10
Minor railway
0 miles 10
Regional border