Nature discovery
Research 14 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Avignon, grouped across 8 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Avignon. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Avignon. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Avignon, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 14 places.
île de la Barthelasse is a forest reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — île de la Barthelasse, about 4 km (2 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Véronique PAGNIER / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Île de Miémar is a island reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Île de Miémar, about 13 km (8 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Neptune19 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alpilles is a small limestone mountain range forming a regional nature park south of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alpilles, about 22 km (14 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Vi..Cult... / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gorges du Gardon is a natural area reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gorges du Gardon, about 24 km (15 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Ravenclaw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sautadet Falls is a waterfall reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sautadet Falls, about 35 km (22 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: stephane deneits / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Luberon is a natural area reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Luberon, about 37 km (23 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Forcalquier / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Forêt des cèdres du Luberon is a forest reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt des cèdres du Luberon, about 42 km (26 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Turris at French Wikipedia . / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mont Ventoux is an isolated limestone mountain in the Vaucluse, designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mont Ventoux, about 45 km (28 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: NielsB at Dutch Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
bois des Rièges is a forest reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — bois des Rièges, about 55 km (34 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: SNPN-RNNC / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bois de Païolive is a forest reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bois de Païolive, about 71 km (44 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Raymond SÉNÈQUE / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Forêt de Saoû is a forest reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Saoû, about 83 km (51 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Olivier Cleynen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Chute de la Druise is a waterfall reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chute de la Druise, about 102 km (64 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Marsvintravelers / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cascade du Ray-Pic is a waterfall reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cascade du Ray-Pic, about 103 km (64 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Ikmo-ned / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cascade de Sillans is a waterfall reachable from Avignon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cascade de Sillans, about 119 km (74 mi) from Avignon
Image credit: Image: Arnaud.scherer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0