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Spend the day at Magic Park Land
Magic Park Land · Ensuès-la-Redonne (13)
On the Côte Bleue, this amusement park set in a shady pine wood brings together more than 38 rides and attractions, with shows every day.
Things to do with kids in Martigues
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Martigues, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Explore the maze castle at Kids Park
Kids Park Marignane · Marignane (13)
On a business park in Marignane, this indoor park of more than 1,000 m² welcomes children up to 12.
Pools, beaches and water
Cruise the canals of Martigues
Balade en bateau sur les canaux de Martigues · Martigues (13)
From the quay in front of the town hall, a skipper takes families on a 45-minute trip along the canals of the Provençal Venice, between the Étang de Berre and the sea.
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Hunt for treasure in the Provençal Venice
Box Chasseurs de Trésor de Martigues · Martigues (13)
Sold at the tourist office, the Chasseurs de Trésor box holds a riddle booklet, a puzzle, a map, a tape measure and a magnet to explore the three historic districts of Martigues.
Shows and workshops
Go out as a family at Les Salins
Théâtre des Salins, scène nationale de Martigues · Martigues (13)
Martigues' national stage programmes several young-audience shows each season, from theatre with puppets to dance.
Shows and workshops
Learn about film at the Jean-Renoir
Cinéma Jean Renoir · Martigues (13)
On allée Jean-Renoir in Martigues, this arthouse cinema holds the Jeune Public label and runs workshops that teach children how to read images.
Museums and science
Paint like Ziem at the Martigues museum
Musée Ziem, ateliers enfants · Martigues (13)
Awarded the Môm'Art label for welcoming families, the municipal Ziem museum shows the painters who loved Martigues, starting with Félix Ziem.
Pools, beaches and water
Paddle at Ferrières beach
Plage de Ferrières · Martigues (13)
In the heart of Martigues, a stone's throw from the aquatic stadium, Ferrières beach opens onto the Étang de Berre with showers, toilets and playgrounds for children.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim outdoors in winter at Avatica
Avatica, stade nautique de Martigues · Martigues (13)
Martigues' aquatic stadium combines a fifty-metre Nordic pool heated all year, where you swim outdoors even in January, with a twenty-five-metre indoor pool and a shallow learner pool.
Sport and adventure
Play explorers in the Figuerolles trees
Indian Forest Figuerolles · Martigues (13)
In the large Figuerolles park, between Martigues and the Côte Bleue, eight courses start with two yellow circuits for children from age 4.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim next to Carro harbour
Plage de Carro · Martigues (13)
Right by the small fishing port of Carro, still in use, this half sand, half pebble beach draws families and, on windy days, a few surfers.
Animals and farms
Meet the animals at Figuerolles
Ferme pédagogique du Parc de Figuerolles · Martigues (13)
At the northern entrance to Martigues, near the Étang de Berre, the municipal farm in the Figuerolles park welcomes families free of charge.
Pools, beaches and water
Picnic below the Sainte-Croix chapel
Plage de Sainte-Croix · Martigues (13)
On the La Couronne coast, the fine sandy beach of Sainte-Croix is overlooked by a seventeenth-century chapel, once a place of pilgrimage.
Parks and nature
Watch the birds at La Roselière
Sentier botanique de la Roselière · Sausset-les-Pins (13)
Beside a stream in Sausset-les-Pins, this one-hour loop first crosses a reed bed of common reeds, Provence cane and bulrushes, visited by many birds.
Pools, beaches and water
Cruise past the Côte Bleue coves
Croisières Côte Bleue · Carry-le-Rouet (13)
From Carry harbour, the Albatros follows the Côte Bleue from cove to cove as far as Niolon, with explanations about the sea bed and local fishing.
Parks and nature
Follow the Lizard Trail at Carry
Sentier du Lézard · Carry-le-Rouet (13)
Starting from Carry harbour, this easy path follows the sea westwards to the Tuilière cove, passing the small Fernandel beach.
Pools, beaches and water
Follow an underwater trail at Carry
Sentier sous-marin du Cap Rousset (Parc marin de la Côte Bleue) · Carry-le-Rouet (13)
Every summer the Côte Bleue marine park takes small groups snorkelling from the Cap Rousset cove.
Shows and workshops
Go to a show at the Théâtre de Fos
Le Théâtre de Fos · Fos-sur-Mer (13)
On avenue René-Cassin, Fos-sur-Mer's main hall programmes circus, dance and children's shows with Scènes et Cinés, puppets or musical tales, often in the early evening so families can come after school.
Pools, beaches and water
Paddle along the Carry coves
Carry Kayak, plage du Rouet · Carry-le-Rouet (13)
From Le Rouet beach, Carry Kayak rents single, double and triple sea kayaks and paddleboards to follow the small coves of the Côte Bleue.
Leisure parks
Play laser tag in Istres
Laser Games Istres · Istres (13)
Near the Ranquet roundabout, this centre has two mazes on mezzanines where teams battle with laser guns from age 7.
Sport and adventure
Ride the big Estéou skatepark
Base de loisirs de l'Estéou · Marignane (13)
West of Marignane, the Estéou leisure base brings together a skatepark described as one of the largest in France, children's play equipment, a fitness trail and an open-air theatre.
Pools, beaches and water
Laze on the sand at Le Jaï
Plage du Jaï · Marignane (13)
On the strip of land between the Étang de Berre and the Étang de Bolmon, Jaï beach unrolls more than six hundred metres of sand and grass, the largest in Marignane.
Shows and workshops
Watch a film at the Saint-Exupéry cinema
Cinéma Saint-Exupéry · Marignane (13)
Inside the Saint-Exupéry arts centre, this two-screen municipal cinema with air conditioning has an arthouse rating and the Young Audience label.
Leisure parks
Bowl a few frames at the town bowling alley
Bowling municipal d'Istres · Istres (13)
Run by the town, this ten-lane bowling alley is one of the cheapest indoor outings in the area.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim in the Étang de Berre
Plage de la Romaniquette · Istres (13)
Near central Istres, this sandy beach on the Étang de Berre is lifeguarded all summer, with a first aid post and toilets.
Parks and nature
Play around the pond in Berre
Parc Maurin · Berre-l'Étang (13)
Maurin park brings together an equipped play area, a botanical garden of Provençal plants and a pond to walk around.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim at Petit Méjean
Calanque du Petit Méjean · Ensuès-la-Redonne (13)
On the Côte Bleue, the Petit Méjean cove shelters a small pebble beach and a beach hut serving fried fish by the water, next to Grand Méjean and its little fishing harbour.
Parks and nature
Meet dinosaurs on the Castellan hill
Dinosaur'Istres · Istres (13)
Just behind Istres town hall, a three-kilometre path climbs through the Castellan pine wood among some forty life-size dinosaurs.
Pools, beaches and water
Steer an electric boat on the Olivier lake
Base nautique de l'Olivier · Istres (13)
Below old Istres, the Olivier lake can be explored by licence-free electric boat, pedalo or canoe.
Sport and adventure
Drive a kart in the hills of Le Rove
Karting le Rove · Le Rove (13)
Opened in 1962 between Marseille and the Côte Bleue, this 500-metre outdoor track offers karts sized for children.
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