A château to see in Saumane-de-Vaucluse: Château de Saumane
Museums or galleries make up 9 of the 15 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped in Saumane-de-Vaucluse, with 14 more within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Drive 23 km to reach Palais des papes.
Best known, in and near Saumane-de-Vaucluse
Then come 3 museums, an attraction and a château, behind Château de Saumane.
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 each one is
The 14 outside town cluster to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saumane-de-Vaucluse; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Ahead are museums or galleries (9); next, châteaux or heritage sites (4).
Dark: in Saumane-de-Vaucluse. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
15 places in all: one in town and 14 within 5 km of its centre.
Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Important spring (exsurgence) in France, source of the Sorgue river.
9The one place in Saumane-de-Vaucluse, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saumane-de-Vaucluse → · Parks and trails in Saumane-de-Vaucluse →
The wider area
Allow a day for Palais des papes, 23 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionPalais des papes23 km west, in AvignonAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque7.2 km east, in GordesAttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon24 km west, in Avignon
AttractionThéâtre antique d'Orange33 km northwest, in Orange
AttractionArc antique d'Orange34 km northwest, in Orange
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon23 km west, in AvignonMuseumMuseumVillage des bories6.8 km east, in GordesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux25 km north, in Le Barroux
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt25 km east, in AptAttractionAttractionMonastère Saint-Paul-de-Mausole27 km southwest, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
MuseumMusée du Petit Palais24 km west, in Avignon
AttractionMausolée de Glanum27 km southwest, in Saint-Rémy-de-ProvencePlaces within 40 km of Saumane-de-Vaucluse with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Saumane-de-Vaucluse
What is there to see in Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
The one place mapped in Saumane-de-Vaucluse is Château de Saumane. We list 1 place in town. Another 14 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée-bibliothèque François Pétrarque, Musée Jean Garcin 39-45 : l'appel de la liberté, Le monde souterrain et spéléologie and Écomusée des santons et traditions provencales.
Which places in Saumane-de-Vaucluse are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Saumane-de-Vaucluse is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Saumane.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saumane-de-Vaucluse?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des papes (23 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque (7.2 km), Pont d'Avignon (24 km), Théâtre antique d'Orange (33 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 Saumane-de-Vaucluse, 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 (8)
- Musée de la filature Brun de Vian-Tiran: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théâtre antique d'Orange: Gromelle Grand Angle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc antique d'Orange: Xavier D'ABRIGEON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mausolée de Glanum: Theval55, 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.