Pont d'Arc and more: what to see in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Among the places to visit in and near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc are 6 museums, 4 attractions and 2 châteaux. We list 6 places to visit in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc and 7 within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Aven d'Orgnac, 10 km away, is the best-known day out.
Where to start in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Next to Pont d'Arc, the best known are 3 museums, a château and an attraction.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where to find them
Vieux moulin du Tiourre, 5.6 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
There are more museums or galleries (6) than anything else, then other sights (4).
Dark: in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
The 6 inside Vallon-Pont-d'Arc come first, then 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 6 places in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc → · Parks and trails in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc →
Day trips
Allow a day for Aven d'Orgnac, 10 km away, the pick of 12.
ChâteauChâteau des Adhémar33 km northeast, in MontélimarChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Allègre26 km south, in Allègre-les-FumadesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ventadour30 km north, in MeyrasChâteauChâteauChâteau de Portes33 km southwest, in PortesAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Alba-la-Romaine23 km northeast, in Alba-la-RomaineAttractionAttractionChâteau de Boulogne31 km north, in Saint-Michel-de-BoulognePlaces within 40 km of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
What is there to see in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc?
The first on our list in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc are Pont d'Arc, Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche, Château de Vallon-Pont-d'Arc and Galerie de l'Aurignacien. We list 6 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche, Galerie de l'Aurignacien, La Caverne du Pont d'Arc and Musée vivant du ver à soie.
Which places in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Aven d'Orgnac (10 km), Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers (25 km), Firecat (14 km), Melvita (8.6 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Château des Adhémar: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.