Château de Lauris and more: what to see in Lauris
Visitors to Lauris can choose from 6 attractions, 5 galleries and a garden. We list 4 places to visit in Lauris and 11 within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 3 of the places on the list. Beyond the town, the best known is Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, 22 km off.
Lauris’ best known
Château de Lauris aside, the next best known are 2 attractions, a garden and a gallery.
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 things are
Just outside town, most of the 11 sit to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lauris; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
6 are other sights; museums or galleries come next with 5.
Dark: in Lauris. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
4 in town lead, with 11 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 4 places in Lauris first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Start with Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, 22 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt16 km northeast, in Apt
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence27 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence
MuseumMusée Granet28 km southeast, in Aix-en-ProvenceArt galleryArt galleryChâteau de Lacoste9.6 km north, in LacosteAttractionAttractionAqueduc de Roquefavour26 km south, in Ventabren
Archaeological siteOppidum d'Entremont24 km southeast, in Aix-en-ProvenceMuseumMuseumVillage des bories20 km northwest, in Gordes
MuseumCamp des Milles28 km south, in Aix-en-ProvenceAttractionAttractionMonastère Saint-Paul-de-Mausole38 km west, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
MuseumPavillon Vendôme27 km southeast, in Aix-en-ProvencePlaces within 40 km of Lauris with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Lauris: the answers
What is there to see in Lauris?
The first on our list in Lauris are Château de Lauris, Base de l'AFDA (Au Fil De l'Aigo), Jardin des plantes tinctoriales and Le passage. We list 4 places in town. Another 11 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lauris?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Le passage, Galerie LE HANGART, Daniel Adel and Galerie du Dôme.
Which places in Lauris are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Lauris is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Lauris.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lauris?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque (22 km), Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (23 km), Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt (16 km), Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence (27 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 Lauris, 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 (6)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence: Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Granet: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oppidum d'Entremont: Mark Landon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp des Milles: Alaric Favier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavillon Vendôme: vallis-clausa, CC BY 2.0, 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.