Velleron travel guide
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Visit Velleron: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Velleron is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 17 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Velleron is 582 km from Paris and 813 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Pernes-les-Fontaines at 6 km from Velleron
Popular places to visit near Velleron: these include Pernes-les-Fontaines at 6 km and Le Beaucet at 9 km.
Pernes-les-Fontaines is a listed 'recommended detour' at 6km and Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) 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 Velleron: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Velleron, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Velleron
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Velleron.
Note that all distances from Velleron shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Velleron holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Velleron (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 Velleron and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jarditrain (9km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (13km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (22km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (23km) : Jardin de la Louve (27km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (39km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (48km) :
- National Monuments: Fort Saint-Andre (18km) : Glanum (24km) : Montmajour Abbey (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Venasque (11km) : Gordes (15km) : Menerbes (20km) : Roussillon (22km) : Seguret (28km) : Baux-de-Provence (30km) : Lourmarin (34km) : Ansouis (43km) : La Roque-sur-Ceze (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (7km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (15km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (17km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (32km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (35km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (44km) : Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux) (49km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Avignon Centre (17km) : Orange Roman Theatre (27km) : Pont du Gard (39km) : Roman Arles (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (11km) : Vaison-la-Romaine (32km) : Beaucaire (34km) : Arles (44km) : Uzes (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pernes-les-Fontaines (6km) : Apt (31km) : Nyons (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Velleron & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Velleron
Canton: Pernes-les-Fontaines
Arrondissement: Carpentras
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84740
Distance to Velleron
from Avignon: 17 km
from Paris: 582 km
from Calais: 813 km
from Nice: 182 km
from Bordeaux: 455 km
from Strasbourg: 556 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Velleron): Althen-Des-Paluds, Chateauneuf-de-Gadagne, Le Thor and Pernes-les-Fontaines.
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 Velleron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Velleron