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Things to do with kids in Arles

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Arles, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 9 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Parks and nature

Watch the birds of the Vaccarès lagoon

La Capelière, Maison de la Réserve et du Vaccarès · Arles (13)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10

On the shore of the Vaccarès lagoon, this farmhouse welcomes visitors to the Camargue nature reserve with a small exhibition and then a trail dotted with bird hides.

Parks and nature

Walk the boardwalks of Vigueirat

Marais du Vigueirat · Arles (13)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

South of Arles, this nature reserve opens the Étourneau trails, with walkways and hides above the marshes.

Museums and science

Discover the Camargue at Pont de Rousty

Musée de la Camargue · Arles (13)

All ages · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Housed in a former sheepfold between Arles and Saintes-Maries, this museum tells the story of herdsmen, rice and salt with hands-on and listening displays.

Museums and science

See the Roman barge of Arles

Musée départemental Arles antique · Arles (13)

From age 3 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

On the banks of the Rhône, this museum displays a thirty-metre Roman barge raised from the river with its cargo of stones.

Museums and science

Hunt for creatures at Museon Arlaten

Museon Arlaten, musée de Provence · Arles (13)

From age 6 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In the heart of Arles, this museum founded by Mistral gathers costumes, furniture, charms and everyday objects from Provençal life.

Museums and science

Discover the stony plain of the Crau

Écomusée de la Crau · Saint-Martin-de-Crau (13)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In Saint-Martin-de-Crau, this eco-museum explains the nearby pebble plain, the only steppe in France, where sheep graze in winter and rare birds nest.

Castles and heritage

Climb the tower of Montmajour

Abbaye de Montmajour · Arles (13)

From age 4 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10

Set on a rock that once rose above the marshes, Montmajour abbey combines a cloister, a carved crypt and chapels cut into the stone.

Leisure parks

Run wild at Royal Kids Arles

Royal Kids Arles · Arles (13)

From age 1 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In the northern business zone of Arles, this indoor park lines up net mazes, slides and ball pits, with a separate corner for toddlers.

Leisure parks

Travel back in time in Arles

Get Back Escape Game · Arles (13)

From age 10 · Indoor · Over €25 · Good on rainy days

In the northern zone of Arles, Get Back sends teams to fetch an object lost in another era before the time machine leaves.