Oppidum du Grand Clapier heads the list around Viens
There is no place to visit in Viens; there are 4 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 2 attractions, a château and a ruin. Day-trippers head 13 km out to Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt.
Where to start near Viens
Behind Oppidum du Grand Clapier on the list are 2 attractions and a ruin.
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.
Places on the map
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 4 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Viens; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Châteaux or heritage sites number 2, other sights 2.
Dark: in Viens. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
4 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Viens itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt, 13 km off.
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt13 km west, in AptAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque30 km west, in GordesAttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse34 km west, in Fontaine-de-VaucluseAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Ganagobie30 km east, in GanagobieCathedralCathedralConcathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet de Forcalquier19 km east, in ForcalquierAttractionAttractionPont roman de Mane16 km east, in ManeAttractionAttractionChâteau de Lourmarin22 km southwest, in Lourmarin
Archaeological siteOppidum d'Entremont39 km south, in Aix-en-ProvenceMuseumMuseumVillage des bories31 km west, in GordesMuseumMuseumMusée de Salagon17 km east, in ManeArt galleryArt galleryChâteau de Lacoste24 km west, in LacosteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sauvan16 km east, in ManePlaces within 40 km of Viens with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Viens: questions
Are there attractions near Viens?
Nothing is mapped in Viens itself, but within 5 km there are Oppidum du Grand Clapier, Pont romain de Céreste, Borie and Porte Notre-Dame.
Are there museums in or near Viens?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Viens or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Viens?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt (13 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque (30 km), Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (34 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Ganagobie (30 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 Viens, 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 (2)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oppidum d'Entremont: Mark Landon, CC BY 4.0, 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.