Musée des arts et traditions populaires de Moyenne Provence opens Draguignan’s list
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 9 of 12. 11 places to visit are mapped in Draguignan, and one more within 5 km of its centre. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 11 of them. Beyond the town, Gorges du Verdon sits 26 km away.
Draguignan’s big names
The list goes on from Musée des arts et traditions populaires de Moyenne Provence to 2 museums, 2 galleries and an attraction.
MuseumMusée des arts et traditions populaires de Moyenne Provencein town
MuseumMusée de l'artilleriein townArt galleryArt galleryMusée d'art et d'histoire de Draguignanin townMuseumMuseumHôtel Départemental des Expositions du Varin townAttractionAttractionLavoir de Capessein townArt galleryArt galleryArthothèque d'agglomérationin townBest 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 each one is
Puits Aérien marks the outer edge, 3.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Draguignan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
There are more museums or galleries (9) than anything else, then other sights (3).
Dark: in Draguignan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
First the 11 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
The 11 places in Draguignan first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Draguignan → · Parks and trails in Draguignan →
Trips out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Gorges du Verdon, 26 km away.
AbbeyAbbaye du Thoronet18 km southwest, in Le ThoronetCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus25 km southeast, in FréjusCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse39 km east, in GrasseAttractionAttractionCascade de Sillans23 km west, in Sillans-la-Cascade
ChâteauChâteau de la Napoule39 km east, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule
AttractionMémorial des guerres en Indochine25 km southeast, in FréjusManor houseManor houseChâteau de Miraval35 km west, in CorrensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pontevès35 km west, in PontevèsChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Colle Noire27 km east, in MontaurouxAttractionAttractionPlace des Lices33 km southeast, in Saint-TropezMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Saint-Benoît de Brignoles31 km southwest, in BrignolesPlaces within 40 km of Draguignan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Draguignan
What is there to see in Draguignan?
The first on our list in Draguignan are Musée des arts et traditions populaires de Moyenne Provence, Musée de l'artillerie, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Draguignan and Hôtel Départemental des Expositions du Var. We list 11 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Draguignan?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des arts et traditions populaires de Moyenne Provence, Musée de l'artillerie, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Draguignan and Hôtel Départemental des Expositions du Var.
What well-known places are within a day out of Draguignan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Gorges du Verdon (26 km), Abbaye du Thoronet (18 km), Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus (25 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse (39 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 Draguignan, 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 (5)
- Musée des arts et traditions populaires de Moyenne Provence: Edouard-rainaut, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'artillerie: René Dinkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye du Thoronet: SiefkinDR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de la Napoule: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mémorial des guerres en Indochine: Cyrilb1881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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