Banon travel guide
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Visit Banon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Banon is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 49 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Banon is 591 km from Paris and 819 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Simiane-la-Rotonde at 8 km from Banon
Popular places to visit near Banon: these include Simiane-la-Rotonde at 8 km and Oppedette at 12 km.
Jardins du prieuré de Salagon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km and Jardins du château de Sauvan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km. 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 Banon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Banon
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Banon.
Note that all distances from Banon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Banon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Banon (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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 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 Banon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (16km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (16km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (33km) : Jardin de la Louve (35km) : Clos de Villeneuve (36km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (40km) : Jarditrain (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Roussillon (31km) : Ansouis (36km) : Gordes (37km) : Lourmarin (37km) : Venasque (39km) : Menerbes (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (23km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (37km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (44km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (26km) : Sisteron (30km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Banon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Banon
Canton: Banon
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04150
Distance to Banon
from Digne-les-Bains: 49 km
from Paris: 591 km
from Calais: 819 km
from Nice: 137 km
from Bordeaux: 500 km
from Strasbourg: 531 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Banon): La Rochegiron, Montsalier and Saumane.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Banon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Banon