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Visit Violes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Violes is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 26 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Violes is 559 km from Paris and 790 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Seguret at 8 km from Violes
Popular places to visit near Violes: these include Seguret at 8 km and Dentelles de Montmirail at 9 km.
Seguret is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 8km and Dentelles de Montmirail is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km. 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 Violes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Violes
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Violes.
Note that all distances from Violes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Violes holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Violes (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 Violes and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Brantes (18km) : Jarditrain (21km) : Jardin des herbes (30km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (37km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (44km) : Jardin de la Louve (47km) :
- National Monuments: Fort Saint-Andre (25km) : Glanum (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Seguret (8km) : Venasque (24km) : Gordes (34km) : La Roque-sur-Ceze (35km) : Aigueze (35km) : Roussillon (40km) : Menerbes (42km) : Baux-de-Provence (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (13km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (26km) : Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux) (26km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (La Garde-Adhemar) (30km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (34km) : Abbaye d'Aiguebelle (Montjoyer) (36km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Orange Roman Theatre (12km) : Avignon Centre (26km) : Pont du Gard (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vaison-la-Romaine (13km) : Carpentras (14km) : Uzes (45km) : Beaucaire (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pernes-les-Fontaines (20km) : Nyons (27km) : Apt (48km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (26km) : Aven d'Orgnac (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Violes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Violès
Canton: Orange-Est
Arrondissement: Avignon
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84150
Distance to Violes
from Avignon: 26 km
from Paris: 559 km
from Calais: 790 km
from Nice: 192 km
from Bordeaux: 445 km
from Strasbourg: 537 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 Violes): Gigondas, Jonquieres, Sablet, Seguret, Travaillan and Vacqueyras.
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 Violes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Violes