Bouches-du-Rhône is a department inProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. The department is rich in landscape diversity with a humid environment with the Rhône delta and the Camargue, an arid zone with the Crau , massifs with the Alpilles , or the coast with the calanques.
43.6769444.6286113Arles — an inspiration for Vincent van Gogh, as well as numerous Roman remains
43.7438894.7952784Les Baux-de-Provence — one of the most picturesque villages in France, many of its buildings (in particular the castle) are picturesque ruins
43.2155565.5372225Cassis — a little fishing port, tucked between two exceptional natural sites (the celebrated Calanques and the majestic Cap Canaille)
43.1761115.6080566La Ciotat — the birthplace of cinema and of pétanque. Great for beaches, walking, sightseeing, touring, and a fantastic place to base a visit to the area.
The department's main museums include the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, the Musée de la Faïence de Marseille and the Marseille History Museum.
Major sites of tourism include:
The cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence
Roman and Romanesque monuments of Arles
The Camargue and the town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Alphonse Daudet's windmill in Fontvieille
Les Baux-de-Provence, medieval village
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum
Tarascon, medieval castle and church
Salon-de-Provence, city of Nostradamus, and one of the biggest citadels in Provence: Château de l'Empéri
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— nicknamed the "Provençale Venice"
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