Roussillon travel guide
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Visit Roussillon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Roussillon is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 38 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Roussillon is 595 km from Paris and 825 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Roussillon (page also includes a photo gallery for Roussillon)
Popular places to visit near Roussillon: these include Roussillon at 1 km and Gordes at 7 km.
Roussillon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 1km and Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Roussillon: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Roussillon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Roussillon
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Roussillon.
Note that all distances from Roussillon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Roussillon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Roussillon (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 Roussillon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la Louve (9km) : Jarditrain (18km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (19km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (29km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (31km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (35km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (37km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (39km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (39km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (42km) :
- National Monuments: Glanum (38km) : Fort Saint-Andre (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Roussillon (1km) : Gordes (7km) : Menerbes (10km) : Venasque (15km) : Lourmarin (17km) : Ansouis (23km) : Seguret (40km) : Baux-de-Provence (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (7km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (16km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (21km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (39km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Avignon Centre (39km) : Orange Roman Theatre (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (25km) : Vaison-la-Romaine (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (9km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (21km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (30km) :
Map of places to visit near Roussillon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Roussillon
Canton: Gordes
Arrondissement: Apt
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84220
Distance to Roussillon
from Avignon: 38 km
from Paris: 595 km
from Calais: 825 km
from Nice: 161 km
from Bordeaux: 477 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 Roussillon): Gargas, Goult, Joucas, Lioux, Murs and Saint-Pantaleon.
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 Roussillon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Roussillon