Enceinte romaine de Venasque is the place to visit in Venasque
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Venasque, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Venasque, but 5 more are within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Set 27 km out, Palais des papes makes a day trip.
Venasque’s big names
Behind Enceinte romaine de Venasque on the list are 2 châteaux, a monastery and a museum.
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.
The places, mapped
Of the 5 nearby, most are to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Venasque; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 6.
Dark: in Venasque. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Venasque
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 5 more.
The one place in Venasque, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Palais des papes (27 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionPalais des papes27 km west, in AvignonAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque9.2 km southeast, in GordesAttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse9.7 km south, in Fontaine-de-VaucluseAttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon27 km west, in Avignon
AttractionThéâtre antique d'Orange30 km northwest, in Orange
AttractionArc antique d'Orange31 km northwest, in Orange
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon27 km west, in AvignonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux17 km north, in Le BarrouxMuseumMuseumVillage des bories11 km south, in Gordes
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt25 km southeast, in AptMuseumMuseumBibliothèque Inguimbertine9 km northwest, in Carpentras
MuseumMusée du Petit Palais27 km west, in AvignonPlaces within 40 km of Venasque with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Venasque: questions and answers
What is there to see in Venasque?
The one place mapped in Venasque is Enceinte romaine de Venasque. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Venasque?
One, in town or within 5 km: Ecomusée des Appeaux et le la Faune.
Which places in Venasque are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Venasque is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Enceinte romaine de Venasque.
What well-known places are within a day out of Venasque?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des papes (27 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque (9.2 km), Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (9.7 km), Pont d'Avignon (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 Venasque, 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)
- 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
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.