Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon 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 Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue at 10 km and Papal Palace, Avignon at 10 km.

Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon, 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 10 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Papal Palace, Avignon

Castle at 10 km (direction west)

The Papal Palace in Avignon is the most imposing gothic palace in Europe...

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Avignon

Heritage Site at 10 km (direction west)

The Pope's Palace, the Pont d'Avignon and an attractive town centre make Avignon very...

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Avignon Bridge

Bridge at 11 km (direction west)

The Pont Saint-Benezet is the remaining part of the bridge on the Rhone in...

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Pernes-les-Fontaines

at 11 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Villeneuve-les-Avignon

at 11 km (direction west), in the Gard department

Losing out in visitor numbers to famous Avignon across the river, in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon you...

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape

at 14 km (direction north-west)

Chateauneuf-du-Pape is a pretty village in Vaucluse, overlooked by a ruined castle and well...

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Carpentras

at 14 km (direction north-east)

Carpentras is a sizeable town, and although not always considered a 'tourist town' we...

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Le Beaucet

at 15 km (direction east)

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

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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

at 16 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 16 km (direction south-east)

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

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Venasque

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

The ancient baptistry and the scenery of the Nesque river valley are just two...

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Saint-Remy-de-Provence

at 20 km (direction south-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...

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Village des Bories

at 20 km (direction east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon

Markets in and near Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon

• Vedene: market Tuesday (3km)
• Le Thor: market Saturday (5km)
• Le Pontet: market Thursday (6km)
• Sorgues: market Sunday (7km)
• Avignon: market every day except Monday (10km)
• Pernes-les-Fontaines: market Saturday (10km)
• Chateaurenard: market Sunday (10km)
• Villeneuve-les-Avignon: market Thursday (11km)
• Carpentras: market Friday - seasonal market only (14km)
• Courthezon: market Friday (15km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Pont du Gard (32km)
• Mont Ventoux (37km)
• Aven d'Orgnac (57km)

Heritage sites

• Avignon Centre (10km)
• Orange Roman Theatre (23km)
• Roman Arles (39km)
• Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Venasque (18km)
• Gordes (22km)
• Menerbes (26km)
• Baux-de-Provence (26km)
• Seguret (29km)
• Roussillon (29km)
• Lourmarin (40km)
• La Roque-sur-Ceze (43km)
• Ansouis (49km)
• Aigueze (49km)

National Monuments

• Fort Saint-Andre (11km)
• Glanum (20km)
• Montmajour Abbey (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pernes-les-Fontaines (11km)
• Beaucaire (28km)
• Apt (38km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Alpilles (28km)
• Luberon (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (10km)
• Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (13km)
• Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (22km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (34km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (35km)
• Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (40km)
• Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (40km)
• Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Brantes (8km)
• Jarditrain (15km)
• Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (17km)
• Jardin de l'Alchimiste (22km)
• Jardin de la Louve (33km)
• Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (45km)
• Jardin d'Eguilles (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Avignon (10km)
• Villeneuve-les-Avignon (11km)
• Arles (39km)
• Saint-Gilles (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Dentelles de Montmirail (27km)
• Gorges de Régalon (31km)
• Gorges de la Nesque (33km)
• Cascades du Sautadet (42km)
• Colorado Provencal (44km)
• Grotte de Saint-Marcel (53km)
• Gorges de l'Ardèche (57km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des Gorges de l'Ardèche (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Carpentras (14km)
• Vaison-la-Romaine (34km)
• Uzes (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo de La Barben (43km)
• La Ferme aux crocodiles (48km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon is in the south-east of France at 10 kilometres from Avignon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon is 580 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 Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Althen-Des-Paluds, Chateauneuf-de-Gadagne, Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, Jonquerettes, Le Thor, Sorgues and Vedene.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon