Palais des papes de Sorgues
Palace of the Popes located in Vaucluse, in France.
Attractions in Sorgues
Photo: Palais des papes, Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)Palais des papes de Sorgues heads what Sorgues has to see
Of the 9 places to visit in and around Sorgues, 5 are châteaux or heritage sites. The commune itself has 7 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its centre. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. On foot, 6 are within 1 km of the centre. Further out, Palais des papes is 8.3 km away.
In Sorgues
7
inside the commune
Within 5 km
2
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
1
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
5
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
2
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known
The names to know in Sorgues
The list goes on from Palais des papes de Sorgues to 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
Historic houseHistoric housePalais des papes de Sorguesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brantesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Hubertin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Génératin townAttractionAttractionDouble roue à aubesin townAttractionAttractionRoue a aubesin 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
Where to find them
The farthest of them, Château la Nerthe, is 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sorgues; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Kind by kind
5 châteaux or heritage sites and 3 other sights top the count.
Museums & galleries 1 gallery0 in town · 1 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 4 châteaux · 1 house4 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions3 in town
Dark: in Sorgues. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
Everything to see
First the 7 in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The 7 places in Sorgues first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Day trips
Palais des papes, 8.3 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionPalais des papes8.3 km southwest, in AvignonAttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon8.1 km southwest, in Avignon
AttractionThéâtre antique d'Orange15 km north, in OrangeAttractionAttractionPont du Gard28 km west, in Vers-Pont-du-Gard
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon8.2 km southwest, in Avignon
AttractionArc antique d'Orange16 km north, in Orange
MuseumMusée du Petit Palais8.2 km southwest, in AvignonAttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse23 km southeast, in Fontaine-de-VaucluseAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque27 km east, in GordesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-du-Pape6.6 km northwest, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
AttractionFort Saint-André7.4 km southwest, in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
MuseumMusée Calvet8.8 km southwest, in AvignonPlaces within 40 km of Sorgues with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Sorgues: questions
What is there to see in Sorgues?
The first on our list in Sorgues are Palais des papes de Sorgues, Château de Brantes, Château de Saint-Hubert and Château de Générat. We list 7 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sorgues?
One, in town or within 5 km: Espace du Lavoir.
Which places in Sorgues are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Sorgues are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de Brantes and Château de Saint-Hubert.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sorgues?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des papes (8.3 km), Pont d'Avignon (8.1 km), Théâtre antique d'Orange (15 km), Pont du Gard (28 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 Sorgues, 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 (7)
- 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
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc antique d'Orange: Xavier D'ABRIGEON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-André: Vi..Cult..., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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