Aurons tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Collegiate Church Saint-Laurent at 5 km from Aurons

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Visit Aurons: highlights and tourist information

Aurons is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aurons in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Collegiate Church Saint-Laurent at 5 km and Salon-de-Provence at 6 km.

Aurons, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Collegiate Church Saint-Laurent

Church at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

The Collegiate Saint-Laurent is an imposing 14th century church that contains the tomb of...

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Salon-de-Provence

at 6 km (direction west-south-west)

The castle and Collegiale church of Saint-Laurent are among the principal places of interest...

See Salon-de-Provence guide

Menerbes

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction north-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

One of our favourite Luberon villages, the streets of old Menerbes are overflowing with...

See Menerbes guide

Chateau de Lourmarin

Castle at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

The Chateau de Lourmarin is a castle on the edge of the village of...

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Cadenet

at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Cadenet is a small town in the south of the Luberon Regional Natural Park...

See Cadenet guide

Lourmarin

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Lourmarin is one of the most important scenic villages in the Luberon region...

See Lourmarin guide

Oppede-le-Vieux

at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Oppede might be less visited than the more famous of the Luberon villages, but...

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Chateau de Lacoste

Castle at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

The chateau de Lacoste is an 11th century castle in Provence, known for its...

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Luberon Natural Park

Natural Parc at 21 km (direction north-west), in the Vaucluse department

The Luberon Regional Natural Parc includes several of the most beautiful villages in France...

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Lacoste

at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

The small village of Lacoste, one of the most beautiful in the Luberon, stands...

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Bonnieux

at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Less visited than some of the Luberon villages, the upper town in Bonnieux and...

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Cucuron

at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Enter Cucuron through one of its medieval gateways to discover a picturesque old town...

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Extraordinary Museum of Georges Mazoyer

Museum at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

Museum featuring an eclectic collection of objects discovered in the ocean and various works...

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Ansouis

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Vaucluse department

The quaint medieval centre, the castle and the views from Ansouis make it one...

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Map of places to visit near Aurons

Markets in and near Aurons

• Mallemort: market Friday (7km)
• Lambesc: market Friday (9km)
• Eyguieres: market Tuesday (11km)
• Cadenet: market Monday (19km)
• Eygalieres: market Friday (20km)
• Lourmarin: market Friday (20km)
• Maubec: market Sunday (20km)
• Berre-l'Etang: market Thursday & Sunday (21km)
• Cavaillon: market Monday (21km)
• Istres: market Tuesday & Friday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Aurons, France

What to do at Aurons? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Aurons.

Grand sites of France

• Montagne Sainte-Victoire (42km)

Heritage sites

• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Avignon Centre (42km)
• Roman Arles (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Menerbes (19km)
• Lourmarin (20km)
• Ansouis (26km)
• Gordes (27km)
• Roussillon (28km)
• Baux-de-Provence (30km)
• Venasque (37km)

National Monuments

• Glanum (30km)
• Montmajour Abbey (40km)
• Fort Saint-Andre (44km)
• Chateau d'If (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Apt (30km)
• Pernes-les-Fontaines (38km)
• Beaucaire (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Alpilles (29km)
• Luberon (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (13km)
• Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (28km)
• Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (28km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (40km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (42km)
• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eguilles (19km)
• Jardin de l'Alchimiste (20km)
• Jardin de la Louve (21km)
• Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (26km)
• Jardin du château de Val Joanis (28km)
• Jardin d'Albertas (31km)
• Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (37km)
• Jarditrain (38km)
• Jardin du château de Brantes (44km)
• Parc du 26e Centenaire (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Aix-en-Provence (28km)
• Avignon (41km)
• Arles (42km)
• Villeneuve-les-Avignon (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de Régalon (11km)
• Colorado Provencal (39km)
• Gorges de la Nesque (45km)

Amusement park / theme park

• OK Corral (62km)

Towns of Art and history

• Carpentras (44km)
• Marseille (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Istres (22km)
• Martigues (30km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo de La Barben (6km)

Geography and distances

Aurons is in the south-east of France at 44 kilometres from Marseille, the department capital (general information: Aurons is 616 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the airport at Marseille or drive from the UK with a journey time of around 10-11 hours. For driving distances to Aurons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alleins, La Barben, Lamanon, Pelissanne, Salon-de-Provence and Vernegues.

This page in French: Visiter Aurons