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Avignon travel guide

Photo of Avignon

For a full visitor guide see Avignon, and to arrange a visit see Avignon holiday accommodation.

For places to visit near Avignon and other places of interest see the map and listings below:


Avignon map of selected places to visit

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Avignon apartments, holiday rentals and villas

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Local Highlights and Tourist Information

Places to visit and attractions near Avignon (within about 40km, on france this way)

Luberon Natural Park (Scenic highlight) - 27km Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (Popular village) - 34km Saint-Remy-de-Provence (Village and Glanum) - 17km Villeneuve-les-Avignon (Town near Avignon) - 3km Aigueze (Most beautiful village) - 49km Dentelles de Montmirail (Mountain range) - 37km Uzes (Important town) - 44km Menerbes (Most beautiful village) - 45km Tarascon (Town and castle) - 23km Roman Arles (World Heritage Site) - 35km Baux-de-Provence (Most beautiful village) - 22km Salon-de-Provence (Town) - 46km Gordes (Most beautiful village) - 43km Pont du Gard (World Heritage Site) - 31km Provencal Drome (Region of France) - 49km Avignon (Historic city and World Heritage Site) - 1km Nimes airport (airport) - 48km Orange (Famous for Roman theatre) - 21km Vaison-la-Romaine (Town in the Drome) - 43km Arles (Provencal town) - 36km Avignon airport (airport) - 10km La Roque-sur-Ceze (Most beautiful village) - 43km Beaucaire (Town of art and history) - 24km Fontvieille (Small Provence town) - 26km

Villages and towns in bloom within about 40km

3 fleurs: Saint-Martin-de-Crau (location info only) 3 fleurs: Salon-de-Provence 2 fleurs: Arles 2 fleurs: Beaucaire 2 fleurs: Beaumes-de-Venise (location info only) 2 fleurs: Bollene (location info only) 2 fleurs: Carpentras (location info only) 2 fleurs: Cavaillon (location info only) 2 fleurs: Chateaurenard (location info only) 2 fleurs: Le Pontet (location info only) 2 fleurs: Mallemort (location info only) 2 fleurs: Miramas (location info only) 2 fleurs: Monteux (location info only) 2 fleurs: Pernes-les-Fontaines (location info only) 2 fleurs: Sorgues (location info only) 2 fleurs: Velleron (location info only) 2 fleurs: Venasque (location info only)

(Known in France as Ville Fleuris, the top award is 4-fleurs. 1-fleur towns are very common and not listed here.)

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Location Detail

Avignon (commune) > Avignon (canton)> Avignon (arrondissement) > Vaucluse (department) > Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur (region) > 84000 (postcode)


Other communes within a few kilometres

Barbentane Chateaurenard Le Pontet Les Angles Pujaut Rognonas Sorgues Villeneuve-les-Avignon

 

 

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