The surroundings

The castellan hotel benefits from an ideal location in an exceptional environment.
Located opposite the Sainte Catherine Park - an esplanade lined with superb Mediterranean gardens blooming with a variety of plants and flowers and including a playground for children. Here you will also find the St Sulpice Chapel - Istres's oldest monument currently used for art expositions.

This calm and lush location is enhanced by the "etang de l'Olivier" and its fountain (with the highest water jet in France) and next to the imposing "Oppidum du Castellan".
This provides the opportunity for leisure activities like "Pétanque", electric boats, jousting and long promenades.

A very pleasant visit to the Old Town begins at the "Portail d'Arles" and wanders past the colorful houses and the charming small squares then climbs up to the belvedere in front of the church "Notre Dame de Beauvoir". From here you have a panoramic view of the bays, "etang de l'Olivier" and "etang de Berre", as far as the Sainte Victoire mountain in Aix en provence.