Château Le Martinet, the place to visit in Violès
Only one place to visit is in Violès, but 2 more are within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 châteaux and a monastery. Allow a day for Théâtre antique d'Orange, 12 km off.
First stops in Violès
Along with Château Le Martinet, see a monastery and a château.
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
At 4.4 km, Château de Causans is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Violès; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 3 in all.
Dark: in Violès. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
The one inside Violès comes first, then 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Violès, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Violès
Théâtre antique d'Orange, at 12 km, heads the 12.
AttractionThéâtre antique d'Orange12 km west, in Orange
AttractionArc antique d'Orange12 km west, in Orange
AttractionPalais des papes27 km southwest, in AvignonAttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon26 km southwest, in AvignonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux12 km east, in Le Barroux
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon26 km southwest, in AvignonAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque32 km southeast, in GordesAttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse31 km southeast, in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange12 km west, in OrangeAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison13 km northeast, in Vaison-la-RomaineAttractionAttractionPont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine13 km northeast, in Vaison-la-RomaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-du-Pape15 km southwest, in Châteauneuf-du-PapePlaces within 40 km of Violès with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Violès
What is there to see in Violès?
The one place mapped in Violès is Château Le Martinet. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Violès?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Violès or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Violès?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Théâtre antique d'Orange (12 km), Arc antique d'Orange (12 km), Palais des papes (27 km), Pont d'Avignon (26 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 Violès, 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 (5)
- 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
- Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange: H2k4, 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.