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Visit Aurel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Aurel is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 53 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Aurel is 576 km from Paris and 804 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Sault at 4 km from Aurel
Popular places to visit near Aurel: these include Sault at 4 km and Montbrun-les-Bains at 5 km.
Gorges de la Nesque is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 12km and Mont Ventoux is a listed 'grand site of france' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Aurel, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Aurel
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Aurel.
Note that all distances from Aurel shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Aurel holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Aurel (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 Aurel and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jarditrain (29km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (34km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (34km) : Jardin de la Louve (35km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (39km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (46km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Venasque (27km) : Roussillon (27km) : Gordes (30km) : Seguret (33km) : Menerbes (37km) : Lourmarin (41km) : Ansouis (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (30km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (31km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (36km) : Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (41km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (47km) :
- Heritage Sites: Orange Roman Theatre (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vaison-la-Romaine (31km) : Carpentras (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (28km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (33km) : Nyons (34km) : Sisteron (42km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (13km) :
Map of places to visit near Aurel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Aurel
Canton: Sault
Arrondissement: Carpentras
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84390
Distance to Aurel
from Avignon: 53 km
from Paris: 576 km
from Calais: 804 km
from Nice: 155 km
from Bordeaux: 483 km
from Strasbourg: 526 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 Aurel): Ferrassieres, Montbrun-les-Bains, Reilhanette, Saint-Trinit, Sault and Savoillan.
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 Aurel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Aurel