Cavaillon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Cavaillon: highlights and tourist information

Cavaillon is situated in the Vaucluse 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 Cavaillon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Luberon Natural Park at 1 km and L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue at 9 km.

Cavaillon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Luberon Natural Park

Natural Parc at 1 km (direction south-west)

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

See Luberon Natural Park guide

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

at 9 km (direction south-west)

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a pretty town well known for its rivers and their numerous water...

See L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue guide

Oppede-le-Vieux

at 10 km (direction east)

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

See Oppede-le-Vieux guide

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

at 12 km (direction north-east)

The highlight of your visit to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is the wooded valley and river emerging...

See Fontaine-de-Vaucluse guide

Menerbes

Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction east)

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

See Menerbes guide

Village des Bories

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

The Village des Bories, near Gordes in Provence, is a fascinating group of ancient...

See Village des Bories guide

Gordes

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

The exceptionally pretty-village of Gordes is also one of the most visited villages in...

See Gordes guide

Abbey of Senanque

Abbey at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

Senanque Abbey is a roman style abbey in Provence surrounded by lavender fields and...

See Abbey of Senanque guide

Saint-Remy-de-Provence

at 17 km (direction west-south-west), in the Bouches-du-Rhone department

The historic monuments here are a testament to St-Remy-de-Provence's claim to be one of...

See Saint-Remy-de-Provence guide

Le Beaucet

at 18 km (direction north-north-east)

The castle, the fortifications, the cliffs and the troglodyte dwellings come together to make...

See Le Beaucet guide

Pernes-les-Fontaines

at 18 km (direction north-north-east)

Pernes-les-Fontaines takes its name from the large number of historic fountains in the town...

See Pernes-les-Fontaines guide

Glanum

Ancient Monument at 18 km (direction west-south-west), in the Bouches-du-Rhone department

Glanum is a historic site in the Alpilles with an excavated Roman town to...

See Glanum guide

Chateau de Lacoste

Castle at 19 km (direction east)

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

See Chateau de Lacoste guide

Lacoste

at 19 km (direction east)

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

See Lacoste guide

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Markets in and near Cavaillon

Market days in Cavaillon: weekly market: Monday;

• Cavaillon: market Monday (0km)
• Maubec: market Sunday (8km)
• Le Thor: market Saturday (11km)
• Eygalieres: market Friday (11km)
• Gordes: market Tuesday (15km)
• Eyguieres: market Tuesday (16km)
• Chateaurenard: market Sunday (16km)
• Mallemort: market Friday (16km)
• Pernes-les-Fontaines: market Saturday (18km)
• Vedene: market Tuesday (18km)

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Tourist attractions near Cavaillon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Mont Ventoux (42km)
• Pont du Gard (42km)

Heritage sites

• Avignon Centre (22km)
• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Roman Arles (37km)
• Orange Roman Theatre (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Menerbes (13km)
• Gordes (15km)
• Venasque (20km)
• Roussillon (22km)
• Baux-de-Provence (22km)
• Lourmarin (27km)
• Ansouis (36km)
• Seguret (41km)
• La Roque-sur-Ceze (57km)

National Monuments

• Glanum (17km)
• Fort Saint-Andre (24km)
• Montmajour Abbey (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pernes-les-Fontaines (18km)
• Apt (29km)
• Beaucaire (32km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Alpilles (23km)
• Luberon (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (10km)
• Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (15km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (22km)
• Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (26km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (34km)
• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (38km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Alchimiste (11km)
• Jarditrain (20km)
• Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (21km)
• Jardin de la Louve (22km)
• Jardin du château de Brantes (23km)
• Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (33km)
• Jardin d'Eguilles (39km)
• Jardin du château de Val Joanis (40km)
• Jardin d'Albertas (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Avignon (22km)
• Villeneuve-les-Avignon (24km)
• Arles (37km)
• Aix-en-Provence (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de Régalon (16km)
• Gorges de la Nesque (33km)
• Colorado Provencal (37km)
• Dentelles de Montmirail (38km)
• Cascades du Sautadet (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Carpentras (24km)
• Vaison-la-Romaine (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Istres (36km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo de La Barben (27km)

Geography and distances

Cavaillon is in the south-east of France at 22 kilometres from Avignon, the department capital (general information: Cavaillon is 595 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Cavaillon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cheval-Blanc, Lagnes, Luberon Natural Park, Orgon, Plan-d'Orgon, Robion and Taillades.

This page in French: Visiter Cavaillon