Grottes de Calès, Lamanon

Name: Grottes de Calès
Address: Lamanon, France

#1 among attractions in Lamanon

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The caves of Calès, near Lamanon, at the eastern end of the Alpilles massif, are a settlement site that was occupied from prehistoric times until the 15th century.

They are composed, on several levels of the cliff, of troglodytic habitats dug by man. They were used either as a refuge or as a permanent residence over the millennia.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°42'15"N, 5°4'55"E

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Day trips

Grottes de Calès – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de l'Empéri, Canal de Craponne, Château, Chapel of the White Penitents.

4.5 miS
Architecture, Historical place, Museum
Château de l'Empéri, Salon-de-Provence
115 min walk • The Château de l'Empéri is a 9th-century castle built on the rock of Puech which dominates the immense plain of Crau in the commune of Salon-de-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France. It is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1956.
3 miS
Canal
Canal de Craponne, Salon-de-Provence
77 min walk • The Canal de Craponne, Craponne canal, is a canal in the Pélissanne commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France.
4.4 miE
Forts and castles
Château, Vernègues
112 min walk • The Château de Vernègues is a ruined castle in the commune of Vernègues in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France.
4 miE
Church
Chapel of the White Penitents, Alleins
102 min walk • The Chapel of the White Penitents, or Notre-Dame-de-Pitié Chapel, is a chapel located in Alleins, in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
4.3 miS
Church
St. Lawrence Church, Salon-de-Provence
109 min walk • The Saint-Laurent de Salon-de-Provence church-collegiale is a former collegiate church located in Salon-de-Provence, France.
4.5 miS
Church
St. Michael's Church, Salon-de-Provence
114 min walk • Saint-Michel Church is a Catholic church located in Salon-de-Provence, in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
7.2 miSE
Locality
La Barben
185 min walk • La Barben is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbenais or Barbenaises. The town is perhaps best known for its castle and its zoo.
2.6 miW
Forts and castles
Castellas de Roquemartine
66 min walk • Roquemartine is the name of an ancient castrum located in the commune of Eyguières. Its ruined castle, called " castellas de Roquemartine " or " château de la Reine Jeanne ", dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.
4.4 miS
43°38'29"N • 5°5'49"E
Clock Tower, Salon-de-Provence
113 min walk • Shopping, Tower
4.5 miS
43°38'24"N • 5°5'57"E
Fontaine Robert de Lamanon, Salon-de-Provence
115 min walk • Museum
3.8 miE
Locality
Aurons
98 min walk • Aurons is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auronais or Auronaises.