Villeneuve-les-Avignon tourism and travel guide

Visit Villeneuve-les-Avignon: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: Losing out in visitor numbers to famous Avignon across the river, in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon you will also find several places and sights that are interesting
Villeneuve-les-Avignon is situated in the Gard department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Villeneuve-les-Avignon. For detailed visitor information see the Villeneuve-les-Avignon travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Villeneuve-les-Avignon include "secteur sauvegarde".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Villeneuve-les-Avignon in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Papal Palace, Avignon at 2 km and Avignon at 2 km.
Villeneuve-les-Avignon, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Avignon Bridge
Bridge at 1 km (direction south-east), in the Vaucluse departmentThe Pont Saint-Benezet is the remaining part of the bridge on the...
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Papal Palace, Avignon
Castle at 2 km (direction south-east), in the Vaucluse departmentThe Papal Palace in Avignon is the most imposing gothic palace in...
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Avignon
Heritage Site at 2 km (direction south-south-east), in the Vaucluse departmentThe Pope's Palace, the Pont d'Avignon and an attractive town centre make...
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Chateauneuf-du-Pape
at 11 km (direction north-north-east), in the Vaucluse departmentChateauneuf-du-Pape is a pretty village in Vaucluse, overlooked by a ruined castle...
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Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
at 13 km (direction north-west)Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres is a small historic village with several imposing historic monuments in...
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Saint-Victor-la-Coste
at 17 km (direction west-north-west)Saint-Victor-la-Coste in Languedoc-Roussillon has several historic monuments including an ancient castle on...
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Ancient Theatre of Orange
at 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Vaucluse departmentThe Antique Theatre in Orange is one of the best preserved Roman...
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Saint-Remy-de-Provence
at 19 km (direction south-south-east), in the Bouches-du-Rhone departmentThe historic monuments here are a testament to St-Remy-de-Provence's claim to be...
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Orange
Heritage Site at 19 km (direction south-south-east), in the Vaucluse departmentOrange is best known for its Roman monuments such as the very...
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Tarascon
at 21 km (direction south-west), in the Bouches-du-Rhone departmentTarascon is a pleasant town with a substantial castle on the Rhone...
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Chateau de Tarascon
Castle at 21 km (direction south-west), in the Bouches-du-Rhone departmentThe Chateau de Tarascon is an imposing 15th century castle on the...
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Pont du Gard
Heritage Site at 21 km (direction west)The Pont-du-Gard is a 2000 year old Roman aquaduct, an extraordinary feat...
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Beaucaire
at 21 km (direction south-west)Beaucaire is well situtaed for exploring the popular towns of Arles, Nimes...
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L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
at 21 km (direction east), in the Vaucluse departmentL'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a pretty town well known for its rivers and their...
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Markets in and near Villeneuve-les-Avignon
Market days in Villeneuve-les-Avignon: weekly market: Thursday;
- Villeneuve-les-Avignon: market Thursday (0km)
- Avignon: market every day except Monday (3km)
- Le Pontet: market Thursday (5km)
- Sorgues: market Sunday (7km)
- Vedene: market Tuesday (9km)
- Roquemaure: market Tuesday (10km)
- Chateaurenard: market Sunday (10km)
- Aramon: market Wednesday (12km)
- Courthezon: market Friday (15km)
- Le Thor: market Saturday (16km)
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Tourist attractions near Villeneuve-les-Avignon, France
What to do at Villeneuve-les-Avignon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Villeneuve-les-Avignon.
Grand sites of France
- Pont du Gard (21km)
- Mont Ventoux (45km)
- Aven d'Orgnac (49km)
- Camargue (52km)
Heritage sites
- Avignon Centre (2km)
- Orange Roman Theatre (19km)
- Roman Arles (34km)
- Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
- Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Baux-de-Provence (24km)
- Venasque (28km)
- Seguret (33km)
- Gordes (33km)
- La Roque-sur-Ceze (34km)
- Menerbes (36km)
- Roussillon (40km)
- Aigueze (43km)
National Monuments
- Fort Saint-Andre (0km)
- Glanum (19km)
- Montmajour Abbey (31km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Beaucaire (21km)
- Pernes-les-Fontaines (21km)
- Nyons (52km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Alpilles (27km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (2km)
- Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (24km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (31km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (31km)
- Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (33km)
- Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (35km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (38km)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux) (43km)
- Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du château de Brantes (8km)
- Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (13km)
- Jarditrain (25km)
- Jardin de l'Alchimiste (26km)
- Jardins de la Fontaine (38km)
- Jardin de la Louve (44km)
- Jardin d'Eguilles (63km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Avignon (3km)
- Arles (34km)
- Nimes (38km)
- Saint-Gilles (43km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Dentelles de Montmirail (32km)
- Cascades du Sautadet (33km)
- Gorges de Régalon (40km)
- Gorges de la Nesque (44km)
- Grotte de Saint-Marcel (46km)
- Gorges de l'Ardèche (50km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des Gorges de l'Ardèche (50km)
- Etang de Scamandre (52km)
Towns of Art and history
- Carpentras (22km)
- Uzes (31km)
- Vaison-la-Romaine (38km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- La Ferme aux crocodiles (44km)
- Zoo de La Barben (50km)
Geography and distances
Villeneuve-les-Avignon is in the south of France at 38 kilometres from Nimes, the department capital (general information: Villeneuve-les-Avignon is 575 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Villeneuve-les-Avignon
Canton: Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Arrondissement: Nîmes
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 30400
Distance to Villeneuve-les-Avignon
from Nimes (prefecture): 38 km
from Paris: 575 km
from Calais: 808 km
from Nice: 200 km
from Bordeaux: 438 km
from Strasbourg: 562 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Villeneuve-les-Avignon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avignon, Le Pontet, Les Angles, Pujaut and Sorgues.
This page in French: Visiter Villeneuve-les-Avignon
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