Le Thor tourism and travel guide
Photo is of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue at 5 km from Le Thor
Visit Le Thor: highlights and tourist information
Le Thor 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 Le Thor in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Popular places to visit nearby include L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue at 5 km and Pernes-les-Fontaines at 9 km.
Le Thor, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
at 5 km (direction east)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
Pernes-les-Fontaines
at 9 km (direction north-east)Pernes-les-Fontaines takes its name from the large number of historic fountains in the town...
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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
at 11 km (direction east)The highlight of your visit to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is the wooded valley and river emerging...
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Luberon Natural Park
Natural Parc at 12 km (direction south-south-east)The Luberon Regional Natural Parc includes several of the most beautiful villages in France...
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Le Beaucet
at 12 km (direction east-north-east)The castle, the fortifications, the cliffs and the troglodyte dwellings come together to make...
See Le Beaucet guide
Venasque
Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction east-north-east)The ancient baptistry and the scenery of the Nesque river valley are just two...
See Venasque guide
Carpentras
at 15 km (direction north-north-east)Carpentras is a sizeable town, and although not always considered a 'tourist town' we...
See Carpentras guide
Village des Bories
at 15 km (direction east)The Village des Bories, near Gordes in Provence, is a fascinating group of ancient...
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Papal Palace, Avignon
Castle at 15 km (direction west)The Papal Palace in Avignon is the most imposing gothic palace in Europe...
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Avignon
Heritage Site at 15 km (direction west)The Pope's Palace, the Pont d'Avignon and an attractive town centre make Avignon very...
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Abbey of Senanque
Abbey at 15 km (direction east)Senanque Abbey is a roman style abbey in Provence surrounded by lavender fields and...
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Avignon Bridge
Bridge at 15 km (direction west)The Pont Saint-Benezet is the remaining part of the bridge on the Rhone in...
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Villeneuve-les-Avignon
at 16 km (direction west-north-west), in the Gard departmentLosing out in visitor numbers to famous Avignon across the river, in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon you...
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Gordes
Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction east)The exceptionally pretty-village of Gordes is also one of the most visited villages in...
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Markets in and near Le Thor
Market days in Le Thor: weekly market: Saturday;
- Le Thor: market Saturday (0km)
- Vedene: market Tuesday (8km)
- Pernes-les-Fontaines: market Saturday (9km)
- Cavaillon: market Monday (11km)
- Le Pontet: market Thursday (11km)
- Chateaurenard: market Sunday (12km)
- Sorgues: market Sunday (13km)
- Carpentras: market Friday - seasonal market only (14km)
- Avignon: market every day except Monday (14km)
- Maubec: market Sunday (15km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Thor, France
What to do at Le Thor? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Thor.
Grand sites of France
- Mont Ventoux (35km)
- Pont du Gard (37km)
Heritage sites
- Avignon Centre (15km)
- Orange Roman Theatre (28km)
- Roman Arles (40km)
- Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Venasque (14km)
- Gordes (17km)
- Menerbes (20km)
- Roussillon (24km)
- Baux-de-Provence (26km)
- Seguret (31km)
- Lourmarin (35km)
- Ansouis (43km)
- La Roque-sur-Ceze (48km)
- Aigueze (54km)
National Monuments
- Fort Saint-Andre (16km)
- Glanum (20km)
- Montmajour Abbey (36km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Pernes-les-Fontaines (9km)
- Beaucaire (31km)
- Apt (33km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Alpilles (28km)
- Luberon (39km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (7km)
- Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (15km)
- Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (17km)
- Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (35km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (35km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (36km)
- Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jarditrain (13km)
- Jardin du château de Brantes (13km)
- Jardin de l'Alchimiste (19km)
- Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (20km)
- Jardin de la Louve (28km)
- Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (40km)
- Jardin du château de Val Joanis (48km)
- Jardin d'Eguilles (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Avignon (14km)
- Villeneuve-les-Avignon (16km)
- Arles (40km)
- Aix-en-Provence (57km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges de Régalon (25km)
- Dentelles de Montmirail (28km)
- Gorges de la Nesque (30km)
- Colorado Provencal (39km)
- Cascades du Sautadet (47km)
- Grotte de Saint-Marcel (58km)
Towns of Art and history
- Carpentras (14km)
- Vaison-la-Romaine (35km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo de La Barben (38km)
Geography and distances
Le Thor is in the south-east of France at 14 kilometres from Avignon, the department capital (general information: Le Thor is 584 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Le Thor
from Avignon (prefecture): 14 km
from Paris: 584 km
from Calais: 815 km
from Nice: 184 km
from Bordeaux: 454 km
from Strasbourg: 559 km
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 Le Thor from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Caumont-sur-Durance, Chateauneuf-de-Gadagne, Jonquerettes, Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon and Velleron.
This page in French: Visiter Le Thor