Roussillon travel guide
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Visit Roussillon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Roussillon is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 38 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Roussillon is 595 km from Paris and 825 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Roussillon (page also includes a photo gallery for Roussillon)
Popular places to visit near Roussillon: these include Roussillon at 1 km and Gordes at 7 km. Roussillon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 1km and Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Roussillon: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Roussillon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Roussillon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Roussillon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la Louve (9km) : Jarditrain (18km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (19km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (29km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (31km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (35km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (37km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (39km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (39km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (42km) :
- National Monuments: Glanum (38km) : Fort Saint-Andre (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Roussillon (1km) : Gordes (7km) : Menerbes (10km) : Venasque (15km) : Lourmarin (17km) : Ansouis (23km) : Seguret (40km) : Baux-de-Provence (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (7km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (16km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (21km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (39km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Istres (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Avignon Centre (39km) : Orange Roman Theatre (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (25km) : Vaison-la-Romaine (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (9km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (21km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (30km) :
Map of places to visit near Roussillon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Roussillon
Canton: Gordes
Arrondissement: Apt
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 84220
Distance to Roussillon
from Avignon: 38 km
from Paris: 595 km
from Calais: 825 km
from Nice: 161 km
from Bordeaux: 477 km
from Strasbourg: 554 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Roussillon (within 6 km): Gargas : Goult : Joucas : Lioux : Murs : Saint-Pantaleon :
Roussillon holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Roussillon Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Provence
Car hire : great prices, all destinations at France car rentals
Holiday rentals: Vaucluse gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Roussillon