Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Bouches-du-Rhône

Eglise romane
13200 Arles

Montmajour Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in 948 near Arles, is a medieval and classical architectural ensemble of Bouches-du-Rhône, marked by its Romanesque cloister and its 14th century fortified tower.

Phare classé MH
13200 Arles

The Beauduc Lighthouse, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Arles en Camargue, is a coastal stone lighthouse, deactivated in 2019 and classified as a historic monument. It marked the point of the Sablons between ponds and sea.

Patrimoine défensif
13002 Marseille

Fort Saint John is a military fortress of the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries located in Marseilles, now integrating the MuCEM. Built on a rocky spur overlooking the Old Port, it symbolizes the defensive and maritime history of the city.

Fontaine
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The fountain of the Quatre-Dauphins, a Baroque work of 1667 by Jean-Claude Rambot, adorns the eponymous square in the heart of the Mazarin district in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Château
13510 Eguilles

The Château d'Eguilles, built in the 3rd quarter of the 17th century, is a historic building located in Eguilles in the Bouches-du-Rhône, serving today as a city hall and partially classified as a historical monument.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The Grand-Saint-Jean estate, located in Aix-en-Provence, is a historical complex dating from the 11th to the 17th century, including a castle, a chapel and a sheepfold on the plateau of Puyricard.

Basilique
13006 Marseille 6ème

Notre-Dame de la Garde, a 19th-century minor basilica in Marseille, dominates the city from a 162-metre hill. An emblematic symbol of the Phocean city, it combines Romano-Byzantine architecture and Marian devotion, with a monumental statue of the golden copper Virgin.

Eglise romane et gothique
13200 Arles

The primatiale Saint-Trophime d'Arles, a masterpiece of Provence's 12th–15th century novel, combines majestic nave, carved cloister and Gothic choir. Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, it was cathedral and later minor basilica, classified at UNESCO.