Château d'Esclans and one more: what to see in La Motte
We list 2 places to visit in La Motte and 4 within 5 km of its centre. On the list: 3 châteaux and 3 museums, among others. Further afield, Gorges du Verdon is 33 km from the centre.
Must-know places in La Motte
Once you have seen Château d'Esclans, try 3 museums and 2 châteaux.
ChâteauChâteau Sainte-Roseline3.4 km southwest, in Les ArcsMuseumMuseumVenet Foundation2.7 km southeast, in Le MuyChâteauChâteauCastelet du Muy3.4 km southeast, in Le MuyMuseumMuseumMusée de la Libération3.4 km southeast, in Le MuyBest 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.
Mapped around La Motte
Head southeast for most of the 4 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Motte; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites number 3, museums or galleries 3.
Dark: in La Motte. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
After the 2 in town come 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in La Motte first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from La Motte
Gorges du Verdon (33 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AbbeyAbbaye du Thoronet23 km west, in Le Thoronet
AttractionPalais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes39 km east, in CannesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus17 km southeast, in FréjusCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse36 km northeast, in Grasse
AttractionMémorial des guerres en Indochine18 km east, in Fréjus
ChâteauChâteau de la Napoule32 km east, in Mandelieu-la-NapouleGardenGardenDomaine du Rayol38 km south, in Rayol-Canadel-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau Vallombrosa38 km east, in CannesAttractionAttractionCascade de Sillans30 km west, in Sillans-la-CascadeChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Colle Noire23 km northeast, in MontaurouxAttractionAttractionPlace des Lices26 km south, in Saint-TropezPlaces within 40 km of La Motte with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to La Motte
What is there to see in La Motte?
The first on our list in La Motte are Château d'Esclans and Musée de l'Histoire et des traditions mottoises. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near La Motte?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'Histoire et des traditions mottoises, Venet Foundation and Musée de la Libération.
What well-known places are within a day out of La Motte?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Gorges du Verdon (33 km), Abbaye du Thoronet (23 km), Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes (39 km), Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus (17 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 La Motte, 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)
- Château Sainte-Roseline: Sainte-Roseline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye du Thoronet: SiefkinDR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes: Timantha102938, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mémorial des guerres en Indochine: Cyrilb1881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de la Napoule: Florian Pépellin, 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.