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Attractions in Gordes

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque tops the list in Gordes

Visitors to Gordes can choose from 6 attractions, 2 museums and 2 châteaux. There are 10 places to visit in Gordes, plus one within 5 km of its centre. In town, 3 sites are listed historic monuments. Travel 5.5 km and you reach Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.

Photo: Palais des papes, Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Gordes
10
inside the commune
Within 5 km
1
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
3
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
2
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
3
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

The headline places in Gordes

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a château.

AttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanquein townMuseumMuseumVillage des boriesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gordesin townMuseumMuseumCaves du Palais Saint-Firminin townAttractionAttractionAvenin townAttractionAttractionBoriein town

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.

Map

Plotted on the map

Out at 4 km is Château de Cabrières, the farthest.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gordes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

Kind by kind

Other sights are the biggest group (6), then museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 gallery3 in town
Châteaux & heritage 2 châteaux1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions6 in town

Dark: in Gordes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything on the list

First the 10 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.

The 10 places in Gordes first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Gordes → · Parks and trails in Gordes →

Further afield

Well-known places further afield

Most famous of the 12 is Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, 5.5 km from the centre.

AttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse5.5 km west, in Fontaine-de-VaucluseAttractionPalais des papes32 km west, in AvignonAttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon32 km west, in AvignonCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon32 km west, in AvignonCathedralCathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt16 km east, in AptAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux29 km north, in Le BarrouxArt galleryArt galleryChâteau de Lacoste9.5 km southeast, in LacosteAttractionAttractionMonastère Saint-Paul-de-Mausole32 km southwest, in Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceMuseumMusée du Petit Palais32 km west, in AvignonAttractionMausolée de Glanum32 km southwest, in Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceAttractionAttractionChâteau des Baux36 km southwest, in Les Baux-de-ProvenceAttractionAttractionChâteau de Lourmarin20 km southeast, in Lourmarin

Places within 40 km of Gordes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Visiting Gordes: questions

What is there to see in Gordes?

The first on our list in Gordes are Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, Village des bories, Château de Gordes and Caves du Palais Saint-Firmin. We list 10 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Gordes?

3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Village des bories, Caves du Palais Saint-Firmin and Galerie des pierres.

Which places in Gordes are listed historic monuments?

3 places on this page in Gordes are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, Village des bories and Château de Gordes.

What well-known places are within a day out of Gordes?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (5.5 km), Palais des papes (32 km), Pont d'Avignon (32 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (32 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 Gordes, 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)

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.