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Visit Murs: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Murs is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 34 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Murs is 589 km from Paris and 819 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Gordes at 6 km from Murs
Popular places to visit near Murs: these include Gordes at 6 km and Roussillon at 7 km.
Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Gordes is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 6km. 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 Murs, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Murs
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Murs.
Note that all distances from Murs shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Murs holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Murs (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 Murs and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jarditrain (12km) : Jardin de la Louve (15km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (25km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (30km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (32km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (35km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (39km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (42km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (42km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (43km) :
- National Monuments: Fort Saint-Andre (36km) : Glanum (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Gordes (6km) : Roussillon (7km) : Venasque (9km) : Menerbes (14km) : Lourmarin (23km) : Ansouis (30km) : Seguret (33km) : Baux-de-Provence (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (6km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (13km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (27km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (35km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (35km) :
- Heritage Sites: Avignon Centre (35km) : Orange Roman Theatre (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (19km) : Vaison-la-Romaine (35km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (15km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (16km) : Nyons (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Murs & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Murs
Canton: Gordes
Arrondissement: Apt
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84220
Distance to Murs
from Avignon: 34 km
from Paris: 589 km
from Calais: 819 km
from Nice: 165 km
from Bordeaux: 473 km
from Strasbourg: 550 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Murs): Gordes, Joucas, Lioux and Roussillon.
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 Murs from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Murs