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Visit Apt: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Apt is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 47 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Apt is 601 km from Paris and 830 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Apt
Popular places to visit near Apt: these include Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt at 8 km and Roussillon at 8 km.
Luberon is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 7km and Roussillon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Apt: 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Apt, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Apt
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Apt.
Note that all distances from Apt shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Apt holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Apt (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Provence and Vaucluse gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Apt and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la Louve (9km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (12km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (22km) : Jarditrain (27km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (31km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (31km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (34km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (38km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (44km) : Jardin d'Albertas (47km) :
- National Monuments: Glanum (46km) : Fort Saint-Andre (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Roussillon (8km) : Lourmarin (13km) : Menerbes (16km) : Gordes (16km) : Ansouis (16km) : Venasque (24km) : Seguret (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (16km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (19km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (25km) : Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (43km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (48km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Avignon Centre (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (34km) : Vaison-la-Romaine (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pernes-les-Fontaines (30km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (34km) : Montagne Sainte-Victoire (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Apt & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Apt
Canton: Apt
Arrondissement: Apt
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84400
Distance to Apt
from Avignon: 47 km
from Paris: 601 km
from Calais: 830 km
from Nice: 152 km
from Bordeaux: 486 km
from Strasbourg: 554 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Apt): Auribeau, Buoux, Gargas, Saignon, Sivergues and Villars.
Getting here
Vaucluse is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - coming by car to the region takes about 10 hours from the cross-channel ferry ports. For driving distances to Apt from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Apt