Vacheres travel guide
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Visit Vacheres: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vacheres is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 51 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Vacheres is 603 km from Paris and 830 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Oppedette at 4 km from Vacheres
Popular places to visit near Vacheres: these include Oppedette at 4 km and Simiane-la-Rotonde at 8 km.
Jardins du prieuré de Salagon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km and Jardins du château de Sauvan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km. 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 Vacheres, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vacheres
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 Vacheres.
Note that all distances from Vacheres shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vacheres holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vacheres (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 Vacheres and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (11km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (11km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (24km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (28km) : Jardin de la Louve (29km) : Clos de Villeneuve (30km) : Jarditrain (43km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ansouis (26km) : Roussillon (28km) : Lourmarin (29km) : Gordes (35km) : Menerbes (36km) : Venasque (40km) : Moustiers (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (23km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (35km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (35km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (20km) : Sisteron (38km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (47km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (39km) : Montagne Sainte-Victoire (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Vacheres & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vachères
Canton: Reillanne
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04110
Distance to Vacheres
from Digne-les-Bains: 51 km
from Paris: 603 km
from Calais: 830 km
from Nice: 133 km
from Bordeaux: 504 km
from Strasbourg: 542 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 Vacheres): Aubenas-les-Alpes, Oppedette, Reillanne, Revest-Des-Brousses, Simiane-la-Rotonde and Viens.
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 Vacheres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vacheres